Section 25 — Citizenship Act 1977: Evidence

25 Evidence (1) Every document purporting to be a notice, certificate, or declaration, or an entry in a register, or a subscription of an oath of allegiance given, granted, or made under this Act, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Act 1923 or any enactment repealed by that Act, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Act 1928, or the Registration of Aliens Act 1917, or any enactment repealed by section 30 of this Act shall be received in evidence, and shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been given, granted, or made by or on whose behalf it purports to have been given, granted, or made. (2) Evidence of any document to which subsection (1) of this section applies may be given by production of a document purporting to be certified as a true copy thereof by such person and in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) Any entry in a register made under this Act or any other Act referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be received as evidence of the matters stated in the entry. (4) For the purposes of this Act, a certificate given by or on behalf of the Minister that a person was at any time in Crown service under the New Zealand Government shall be conclusive evidence of that fact. Compare: 1948 No 15 s 30