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Child Support Act 1991

General provisions - Miscellaneous provisions

230: Proof of certain matters

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“How certain documents can be used as proof in child support cases”

This law is about how certain documents can be used as proof in child support cases.

You can use a document that claims to be an original or certified copy of a birth, death, civil union, or marriage certificate as evidence without needing to prove it further. This applies whether the event happened in New Zealand or another country.

You can also use a document that claims to be a decision or order made by a court or public authority as evidence. This is true whether it’s from New Zealand or elsewhere. You don’t need to prove it further to show that the decision or order exists, what kind it is, and what it means. These decisions or orders are assumed to be valid unless someone can prove they’re not.

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Part 14 General provisions
Miscellaneous provisions

230Proof of certain matters

  1. In any proceeding under this Act, a document purporting to be the original or a certified copy of a certificate, entry, or record of a birth, death, civil union, or marriage alleged to have taken place, whether in New Zealand or in any other country, may be received without further proof as evidence of the facts stated in the document.

  2. In any proceeding under this Act, a document purporting to be a decree or order made by the court or public authority, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere—

  3. may be received without further proof as evidence of the existence, nature, and purport of that decree or order; and
    1. every such decree or order shall be presumed to be valid unless the contrary is proved.

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      Notes
      • Section 230(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
      • Section 230(2): amended, on , by section 43 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 42).