Section 37: Evidence as to existence of certain facts, etc.

(1) Any question as to-
(a) whether a surface working is a quarry within the meaning of this Act; or
(b) whether any substance (apart from any of the substances listed in section 41(1) of this Act) is a quarriable mineral within the meaning of this Act, shall be determined, and may by notice published in the Federal Gazette be so designated, by the Chief Inspector.
(2) A certificate signed by the Chief Inspector or a person duly authorised by him in that behalf giving particulars of anything determined (and nothing else) under subsection (1) of this section shall, for all purposes, be accepted as conclusive evidence of the matters stated in the certificate, and a document purporting to be a certificate issued under this subsection shall be deemed to be such a certificate unless the contrary is shown.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section shall have effect without prejudice to section 41 of the Evidence Act (which deals with certificates signed by certain specified Government officers for purposes of criminal trials).