Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the signature of any person who:
(a) holds or has held the office of Secretary; or
(b) is or was an officer of the Department;
purports to be attached or appended to any official document, the document must be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the facts and statements contained in it.
(2) A statement in writing, signed by a person referred to in subsection (1), that a person is or was receiving a pension, allowance or other benefit under this Act on a certain date or at a certain rate must be received in all courts as prima facie evidence that the person is or was receiving the pension, allowance or benefit on the date or at the rate stated.
(3) If a written statement signed by a person referred to in subsection (1) is to the effect that, on a specified day, a specified person received a specified amount by way of pension bonus under this Act, the statement is prima facie evidence of the matters in the statement.