Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 5

             (1)  There is hereby established an institute to be known as the Australian Institute of Criminology.

             (2)  The Institute:

                     (a)  is a body corporate; and

                     (b)  shall have a seal.

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

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

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