Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Authority is
to have a common seal.
(2) A document is duly
executed by the Authority if —
(a) the
common seal of the Authority is affixed to it in accordance with
subsections (3) and (4); or
(b) it
is signed on behalf of the Authority by a person or persons authorised to do
so under subsection (5).
(3) The common seal of
the Authority is not to be affixed to any document except as authorised by the
Authority.
(4) The common seal of
the Authority is to be affixed to a document in the presence of 2 members of
the Authority, and each of them is to sign the document to attest that the
common seal was so affixed.
(5) The Authority may,
by writing under its seal, authorise a member or members of the Authority or a
member or members of staff to sign documents on behalf of the Authority,
either generally or subject to such conditions or restrictions as are
specified in the authorisation.
(6) A document
purporting to be executed in accordance with this section is to be presumed to
be duly executed until the contrary is shown.
(7) When a document is
produced bearing a seal purporting to be the common seal of the Authority, it
is to be presumed that the seal is the common seal of the Authority until the
contrary is shown.
[Section 25A inserted by No. 46 of 1998
s. 11.]