Infectious Diseases Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · General
67. Evidence
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
All records, registers and other documents kept by the
Director-General or by any health officer for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made thereunder are deemed to be public documents, and copies thereof or extracts therefrom certified by the officer responsible for the custody thereof to be true copies or extracts, as the case may be, subscribed by such officer with his name and his official title shall be admissible in evidence as proof of the contents of the documents or extracts therefrom.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
In any proceedings for the recovery of costs and expenses incurred by the Director-General or any health officer, a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Director-General and specifying the costs and expenses claimed as due and payable and the person named in the certificate as liable for the payment thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the facts certified therein and of the signature of the Director-General.
health officer
“health officer” means any person who is authorised by the Director-General to carry into effect any provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and includes any person appointed as a health officer or a port health officer under the repealed Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act;
Terms defined in s 2
Director-General
Defined · s 2“Director-General” means the Director-General of Health Services;
health officer
Defined · s 2“health officer” means any person who is authorised by the Director-General to carry into effect any provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder, and includes any person appointed as a health officer or a port health officer under the repealed Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Act;