##### 35BG  Evidentiary certificates - \(1\) The Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security may issue a written certificate setting out any facts relevant to the question of whether anything done, or omitted to be done, by the authorised agency, or an approved staff member of the authorised agency, was done, or omitted to be done, in the exercise of any power or authority conferred by this Division\. - \(2\) A certificate issued under subsection \(1\) is admissible in evidence in any proceedings as prima facie evidence of the matters stated in the certificate\. --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_205 Compiled 2026\-06\-04\. This does not establish legal commencement\. Official source: https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au/C2018A00029/2026\-06\-04/2026\-06\-04/text/1/epub/OEBPS/document\_1/document\_1\.html Licence: https://creativecommons\.org/licenses/by/4\.0/ Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 1 October 2026\. For the latest information on Australian Government legislation please go to https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au\. Converted XHTML into Tiptap JSON; recovered lists from paragraph classes; kept literal labels and text\. Print layout is changed\. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is not covered by the CC BY licence\.