Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800:section:271:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00800
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 271 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 933535–935345

an officer stating:
 (i) whether or not a specified person used a specified computer system at a specified time, or during a specified period, to obtain information about another specified person; and
 (ii) if the specified computer system was so used—the information about the other specified person that was provided by the system to the user at that time or during that period;
  is prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.
Note: Functioning correctly is defined in subsection (5).
 (2) In subsection (1), the reference to official documents of a Territory shall be read, in the case of the Territory of Christmas Island, as including official documents of that Territory that were in existence at the commencement of this subsection.
 (3) In subsection (1), the reference to official documents of a Territory shall be read, in the case of the Coral Sea Islands Territory or the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, as including official documents of that Territory that were in existence at the commencement of this subsection.
 (4) In this section:
migration proceedings means:
 (a) proceedings in a court (including criminal proceedings):
 (i) under this Act, or in relation to an offence against this Act or a contravention of a civil penalty provision; or
 (ii) in relation to a deportation order; or
 (b) proceedings in the ART for the review of a decision under this Act, including a decision to make a deportation order.
Note: For offence against this Act, see subsection 5(1).
 (5) For the purposes of paragraph 271(1)(l), a computer program is functioning correctly if:
 (a) outcomes from its operation comply with this Act and the regulations; and
 (b) those outcomes would be valid if they were made by the Minister otherwise than by the operation of the computer program.