South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts (1) In any proceedings
for a criminal offence, a certificate—
(a)
purporting to be signed by a senior police officer and to certify—
(i)
that a forensic procedure was carried out on a person
specified in the certificate on a date and at a time and place specified in
the certificate and that the procedure was carried out in compliance with the
provisions of this Act relating to the conduct of forensic procedures; or
(ii)
that forensic material obtained by carrying out a
specified forensic procedure was dealt with in a manner specified in the
certificate; or
(b)
purporting to be signed by the Commissioner of Police and to certify that
powers or functions specified in the certificate were exercised in accordance
with an arrangement entered into under section 56; or
(c)
purporting to be signed by an analyst and to certify that specified
forensic material was dealt with in a manner specified in the certificate,
is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the matters so
certified.
(2) In this
section—
"analyst" means—
(a) a
person appointed by the Minister as an analyst for the purposes of this Act;
or
(b) a
person holding an office of a class approved by the Minister for the purposes
of this Act.