Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01041:clause:1b_214
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01041
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1B cl 214
Character Range: 293018–294208

214  Certificate of registrar etc. is evidence of facts

 (1) A certificate purporting to be signed by the registrar or other proper officer of a federal court, a court of a State or Territory, or a court of another country, stating that a person was convicted by the court of a specified offence on a specified day is, for the purpose of an application made under section 215, 216 or 217, evidence that the person was convicted of the offence on that day.

 (2) A certificate purporting to be signed by the registrar or other proper officer of a federal court, a court of a State or Territory, or a court of another country, stating that a person was acquitted by the court of a specified offence, or that a specified charge against the person was dismissed by the court, is, for the purpose of an application made under section 215, 216 or 217, evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.

 (3) A certificate purporting to be signed by the officer in charge of a prison stating that a person was released from the prison on a specified day is, for the purpose of an application made under section 215, 216 or 217, evidence that the person was released from the prison on that day.