Employment Relations Act 2000

Institutions - Miscellaneous provisions

220: Documents under seal and certain signatures to be judicially noticed

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"Some official documents and signatures are automatically accepted as true in court."

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If you are in court, some documents are accepted as evidence without needing extra proof. These documents have the seal of the Authority or the court on them. The signature of certain people, like a member of the Authority or a Judge, is also accepted as genuine.

You do not need to prove that the person who signed the document actually signed it. Their official position is also accepted without needing extra proof. This applies to documents made under the Employment Relations Act 2000 or other related Acts.

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219: Validation of informal proceedings, etc, or

"Fixing mistakes in employment cases when you did things late or not quite right"

221: Joinder, waiver, and extension of time, or

"Adding or removing people from a job court case, fixing mistakes, or changing deadlines"

Part 10Institutions
Miscellaneous provisions

220Documents under seal and certain signatures to be judicially noticed

Every document bearing the seal of the Authority or the court is to be received in evidence without further proof, and the signature of a member of the Authority, or of a Judge, or of the Registrar of the court, or of an officer of the Authority is to be judicially noticed in or before any court or before any person or officer acting judicially or under any power or authority conferred by this Act, if the signature is attached to some order, certificate, or other official document made or purporting to be made under this Act or under any Act or provision of an Act repealed by this Act.
No proof is required of the handwriting or official position of any person acting under this section.

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1991 No 22 s 139