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amended by omitting "Seat of Government Act 1909" from the definition of "'the Territory' or 'the Australian Capital Territory'" and substituting "Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909".
134. After section 38 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part III:

Evidence
"38a. For the purposes of a relevant Act, a certificate that—
     (a) purports to be signed by the registrar or other proper officer of a federal court or of a court of a State or Territory; and
     (b) states—
          (i) that a person was convicted by that court on a specified date of a specified offence; or
          (ii) that a person charged before that court with a specified offence was, on a specified date, found in that court to have committed

          the offence but that the court did not proceed to convict the person of the offence,
is, unless it is proved that the conviction was quashed or set aside, or that the finding was set aside or reversed, as the case may be, conclusive evidence—
     (c) in a case to which sub-paragraph (b) (i) applies—that the person was convicted of the offence on that date; and
     (d) in any case, where the offence was constituted by a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, a provision of a law—that the person contravened, or failed to comply with, that provision.".

PART VI—AMENDMENTS OF NATIONAL COMPANIES AND SECURITIES COMMISSION ACT 1979

Principal Act
135. The National Companies and Securities Commission Act 19795 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
136. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting before the definition of "acting member" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
     " 'Accounting Standards Review Board' means the body, known as the Accounting Standards Review Board, established by the Ministerial Council;".

Application of moneys
137. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in paragraph (1) (a) ", by the Accounting Standards Review Board" after "Commission" (first occurring);
     (b) by inserting in paragraph (1) (a) "or that Board," after "Commission" (second occurring); and
     (c) by inserting in paragraph (1) (b) "the Accounting Standards Review Board or of after "members of'.

Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
138. Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (3) "answers he will give to the questions asked him" and substituting "evidence he will give".
139. After section 43 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Accounting Standards Review Board
"43a. For the purpose of the performance of the functions and the exercise of the powers of the Accounting Standards Review Board, the Commission shall provide to the Board such staff and facilities as are