Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL ACT 1975 - SECT 8

             (1)  The Council:

                     (a)  is a body corporate, with perpetual succession;

                     (b)  shall have a common seal; and

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

Note:          The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 applies to the Council. That Act deals with matters relating to Commonwealth authorities, including reporting and accountability, banking and investment, and conduct of officers.

             (2)  All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the common seal of the Council affixed to a document and assume that it was duly affixed.