Parks and Trees Act 2005 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Offences, Penalties and Proceedings
53. Evidence
Feedback & supportSubject to this section, the contents of any document prepared, issued or served under, by virtue of or for the purposes of this Act are, until the contrary is proved, presumed to be correct.
In any proceedings instituted for the carrying out of any works in contravention of the provisions of this Act, the occupier of the premises at the time the works were carried out is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be the person carrying out the works.
occupier
“occupier”, in relation to any premises, means —(a)the person in actual occupation of the premises (whether or not the person is also the owner thereof) or, if there is no person in actual occupation, the person entitled to possession of the premises; and(b)if there is more than one occupier of the premises — any one of the occupiers;
Where any information in respect of any works or any matter relating to or for the purposes of this Act is provided by electronic means, the production of any document under the hand of the officer responsible for providing such information purporting to be a hard copy transcript of all or any such information is, in all courts and in all proceedings, sufficient evidence of the information provided electronically and all courts in all proceedings are to take judicial notice of the signature of the officer.