Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01083:section:32
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C01083
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 32
Character Range: 20747–21578

32  Evidence of certain matters
  A certificate by the Attorney‑General, or a person authorised by the Attorney‑General to give such a certificate, stating any of the following:
 (a) that a specified State was, at specified times, a Convention or Protocol State;
 (b) the extent to which a specified Convention or Protocol State had, at specified times, extended its jurisdiction under Article 6(2) of the Convention or Article 3(2) of the Protocol;
 (c) that specified waters were, at a specified time:
 (i) within the internal waters or territorial sea, or above the continental shelf, of Australia or of a specified foreign country; or
 (ii) beyond the territorial sea of Australia and of any foreign country;
is, for the purposes of any proceedings under this Act, prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.