Sean Barrett (Independent)

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 10, subsection (3), line 26, to delete "without" and substitute "with".

These are important documents which affect people's livelihood and they are offered "without proof of the signature of the person purporting to sign the certificate or that he or she was an officer of the Minister". Is there larger proof that the documents are authentic, were properly signed and the person was an officer of the Minister. This seems a strange exemption in a matter where we have paid so much attention to the importance of ensuring everything is correct with regard to access to the profession. It seems strange to me that one does not have to validate the signature or prove the person was an officer of the Minister. Why are the exemptions in this regard in the legislation?