Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION ACT 1991 - SECT 10

             (1)  The Authority:

                     (a)  is a body corporate; and

                     (b)  must have a seal; and

                     (c)  may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

             (2)  The seal of the Authority must be kept in such custody as the CEO directs, and must not be used except as authorised:

                     (a)  in relation to the performance and exercise of the domestic fisheries management functions and powers of the Authority--by the Commission; or

                     (b)  in relation to the performance and exercise of the foreign compliance functions and powers of the Authority--by the CEO.

             (3)  All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must:

                     (a)  take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal of the Authority appearing on a document; and

                     (b)  presume that it was duly sealed.