Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If, under a New Zealand Act, a public document is admissible in evidence to any extent or for any purpose , then the document is, without further proof, admissible in evidence to the same extent and for the same purpose if it purports to be :
(a) sealed, signed and stamped ; or
(b) signed and sealed; or
(c) signed and stamped;
in accordance with that Act.
(2) If a document is admissible in evidence under subsection ( 1), a certified copy of it, or a certified extract from it, is also admissible in evidence.