(1)  A certificate sealed by, or signed on behalf of, the prescribed authority, specifying that, on a date or during a period specified in the certificate –

(a) a person held or did not hold a local practising certificate; or

(b) the local practising certificate of a person was subject to a specified condition or restriction –

is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the matters stated in it.

(2)  A certificate issued by a regulatory authority of another jurisdiction that states that, on a date or during a period specified in the certificate –

(a) a specified person was or was not the holder of an interstate practising certificate; or

(b) that a specified interstate legal practitioner's interstate practising certificate was or was not subject to a specified condition –

is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.

(3)  A certificate that is issued by the domestic registration authority and that states that, on a date or during a period specified in the certificate –

(a) a specified person was or was not a locally registered foreign lawyer; or

(b) the registration of a specified locally registered foreign lawyer was or was not subject to a specified condition –

is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.

(4)  A certificate that is issued by a foreign registration authority (within the meaning of Part 2.6 (Legal practice by foreign lawyers)) and that states that, on a date specified in the certificate, specified foreign regulatory action (within the meaning of Part 2.4 (Inter-jurisdictional provisions regarding admission and practising certificates)) was taken in relation to a person is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.

(5)  For the purposes of this section –

domestic registration authority means the prescribed authority.

PART 8.2 - General