(1) At the trial of a person charged with an offence, of which the giving of false testimony by the person at the trial is an element, a certificate setting out the substance and effect only, without the formal parts of the indictment or complaint and the proceedings at the trial and purporting to be signed by the officer having the custody of the records of the Court or by his or her deputy is sufficient evidence of the trial without proof of the signature or official status of the person, who appears to have signed the certificate.
(2) A fee of $10 shall be charged for a certificate by the person who demands the certificate but no such fee shall be charged in respect of a certificate demanded by the Director of Public Prosecutions.