Section 151 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Proof of documents

151 Proof of documents (1) For the purposes of this Part of this Act, a document purporting to be signed by a Judge, District Court Judge, or officer of a Court in a Commonwealth country or designated country or Convention country shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been so signed without proof of the signature or judicial or official character of the person appearing to have signed it; and the officer of a Court by whom a document purports to be signed shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been the proper officer of the Court to sign the document. (2) Every document purporting to be signed, certified, or verified by any of the persons mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shall be admitted in evidence in proceedings under this Part of this Act if it appears to be relevant to those proceedings. Compare: 1968 No 62 s 69 The words “ District Court Judge ” were substituted for the word “ Magistrate ” , as from 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18 District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).