Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A council is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.
(2) The corporate name of a council –
(a) in a municipal area in which there is a city, is to contain the name of the city or the name of the municipal area; or
(b) in a municipal area which is not a city, is to contain the name of the municipal area.
(3) The common seal is to be kept and used as authorized by the council.
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(5) The execution of a document sealed by a council is to be attested by such persons as the council determines.
(6) All courts and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the common seal on a document and presume that it was duly sealed by a council.