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Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021

Operation of Reserve Bank - Miscellaneous

201: Evidence

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"What counts as evidence in a court case about the Reserve Bank of New Zealand"

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When you are in a court case about the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021, you need to know what counts as evidence. A copy of a decision made by the Bank is enough evidence if it is signed by the chairperson, who is the person in charge of the board. This is true unless someone can prove that the copy is not correct. If the chairperson signs a certificate, it is enough evidence of what the certificate says, unless someone can prove it is wrong. The certificate can say things like whether the Bank has given approval for something or not, or whether a document has been signed by the Bank or its representatives. If a certificate looks like it was signed by the chairperson, you should assume it was signed by them, unless someone can prove it was not. You can find more information about this by looking at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989.

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Part 4Operation of Reserve Bank
Miscellaneous

201Evidence

  1. In any proceeding under this Act or any other legislation, a copy of a decision of the Bank certified by the chairperson of the board (the chairperson) to be correct is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, sufficient evidence of the decision.

  2. A certificate signed by the chairperson to the following effect is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, sufficient evidence of the matters stated in it in any proceeding under this Act or any other legislation:

  3. any approval or consent required under this Act or any other legislation has or has not been given by the Bank, or is or is not for the time being in force; or
    1. any document has been signed by, or on behalf of, the Bank, the board, or the chairperson.

      1. A certificate purporting to have been signed by the chairperson must, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be treated for all purposes to have been duly signed by the chairperson.

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