(1) A certificate that appears to be signed by or for any of the following and which states any matter relevant to anything done or not done under this part in relation to a person, is evidence of the matter:
(a) the director-general;
(b) the health director-general;
(c) the director-general responsible for the Corrections Management Act 2007
;
(d) an analyst.
(2) The court must accept a certificate mentioned in subsection (1) as proof of the matters stated in it if there is no evidence to the contrary.
(3) The director-general may appoint analysts for this part.
Note For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act
, pt 19.3.
(4) An appointment under subsection (3) is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act
.
(5) In this section:
"analyst" means a person who is appointed as an analyst under subsection (3).