733   Evidentiary certificates

(1)  A certificate that is issued by the Bar Council and that states that, on a date or during a period specified in the certificate:

(a)  a specified person was or was not the holder of a barristers’ practising certificate, or

(b)  a specified barrister’s practising certificate was or was not subject to a specified condition,

      is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.

(2)  A certificate that is issued by the Law Society Council and that states that, on a date or during a period specified in the certificate:

(a)  a specified person was or was not the holder of a solicitor’s practising certificate, or

(b)  a specified solicitor’s practising certificate was or was not subject to a specified condition,

      is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.

(3)  A certificate issued by a regulatory authority of another State or a Territory and that states that, on a date or during a period specified in the certificate:

(a)  a specified person was or was not the holder of an interstate practising certificate, or

(b)  that a specified interstate legal practitioner’s practising certificate was or was not subject to a specified condition,

      is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.

(4)  A certificate that is issued by the Bar Council or Law Society Council and that states that, on a date or during a period specified in the certificate:

(a)  a specified person was or was not registered as a locally registered foreign lawyer, or

(b)  a specified locally registered foreign lawyer was or was not subject to a specified condition,

      is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.

(5)  A certificate that is issued by a foreign registration authority (within the meaning of Part 2.7) and that states that, on a date specified in the certificate, specified foreign regulatory action (within the meaning of Part 2.5) was taken in relation to a person is admissible in any legal proceedings and is evidence of the fact or facts so stated.