After section 67 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 8:67A. Evidence of measurement
(1) In any proceedings in a court, a certificate certifying a measurement in accordance with this Act is admissible in evidence and, in the absence of proof to the contrary, is proof of the accuracy of that measurement.(2) A certificate signed by a person authorised by the Secretary of the Department that, at a specified time on a specified date, a weighing device or other measuring instrument is admissible in evidence of the matter so certified and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as proof of those matters.(a) was in proper working order; and(b) was accurate; and(c) had been tested in accordance with this Act; and(d) was marked with the number specified in the certificate (3) A certificate or copy of a certificate issued under the regulations and signed by a police officer, or an authorised officer, who inspected a vehicle or combination is evidence of the matters contained in the certificate, in particular and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of those matters.(a) the mass of a vehicle or combination with or without its load; and(b) the wheel load, single axle load, axle group load, aggregate axle load or mass on a tyre (4) A certificate signed by a police officer or an authorised officer certifying that a wheel, axle or tyre of the vehicle or combination is of a specified type or class is evidence of that matter and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of that matter.