Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1976 No. 186 of 1976 - SECT 19

19. (1) On the constitution of an Aboriginal Council area under section 16, 17
or 27, there is established by this Act an Aboriginal Council for that area.

(2) An Aboriginal Council shall be known as the Aboriginal Council for the
Aboriginal Council area for which it is established.

(3) An Aboriginal Council-

   (a)  is a body corporate with perpetual succession;

   (b)  shall have a common seal;

   (c)  may acquire, hold and dispose of property, other than an estate or
        interest in land;

   (d)  may acquire and hold an estate or interest in land and may-

        (i)    in the case of a disposable estate or interest-mortgage, charge
               or otherwise dispose of the estate or interest; or

        (ii)   in any other case-dispose of the estate or interest, with the
               consent of the Minister, to another Aboriginal Corporation; and

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

(4) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial
notice of the seal of an Aboriginal Council affixed to a document and shall,
unless the contrary is proved, presume that it was duly affixed.