Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00156:section:43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 43
Character Range: 51747–52508

43  Evidence of matters relating to Conventions
 (1) The Foreign Affairs Minister may give a written certificate stating:
 (a) that a particular Convention entered into force for a particular country on a particular day; or
 (b) that a particular country has not denounced a particular Convention; or
 (c) that a particular country has denounced a particular Convention and the denunciation took effect on a particular day.
 (2) Australia may be named in a certificate under subsection (1).
 (3) A certificate given under subsection (1) is admissible in any proceedings as prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.
 (4) In this section:
Convention means the Hague Convention, the Montreal Convention, the Tokyo Convention or the Protocol.