Section 166 — Family Proceedings Act 1980: Proof of certain matters

166 Proof of certain matters (1) In any proceedings under this Act, a document purporting to be the original or a certified copy of a certificate, entry, or record of a birth, death, or marriage or civil union 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 proceedings under this Act, a document purporting to be a decree or order or a certified copy or duplicate of any decree or order made by any Court or public authority, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere,— (a) May be received without further proof as evidence of the existence, nature, and purport of that decree or order; and (b) Every such decree or order shall be presumed to be valid unless the contrary is proved. (3) [Repealed] Compare: 1968 No 62 s 116 Subsection (1) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 44(1) Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102) by inserting the words “ or civil union ” after the word “ marriage ” . Subsection (3) was repealed, as from 1 July 1992, by section 24 Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 144).