Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 34

             (1)  There is hereby established a council to be known as the Criminology Research Council.

             (2)  The Council:

                     (a)  is a body corporate with perpetual succession;

                     (b)  shall have a common seal;

                     (c)  may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and

                     (d)  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.

             (3)  The common seal of the Council shall be kept in such custody as the Council directs and shall not be used except as authorized by the Council.

             (4)  All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the imprint of the common seal of the Council appearing on a document and shall presume that the document was duly sealed.