585. The certificates issued by the Authority, the copies of articles attached thereto and all documents issued by the Authority under this Act are authentic.
The signature of the president and director general of the Authority, or any staff member authorized by by-law, on copies of documents, registers or archives is proof of the fact that such documents exist and are in the lawful possession of the Authority.
Any copy signed by one of the persons referred to in the second paragraph is equivalent to the original itself in any court of justice, and any document or copy purporting to bear the signature of the such person is presumed to do so until proof to the contrary.
2000, c. 29, s. 585; 2002, c. 45, s. 331; 2004, c. 37, s. 90.