Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Professions Registration Act 2005 - SECT 117

Existing and new boards

117. Existing and new boards



(1) The responsible boards referred to in Schedule 1 are established or
continue in operation under and subject to this Act.

(2) A responsible board-

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

   (b)  has a common seal; and

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

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

   (e)  may do and suffer all acts and things that a body corporate may, by
        law, do and suffer.

(3) The common seal must be kept as directed by the responsible board and must
not be used except as authorised by the responsible board.

(4) All courts must take judicial notice of the seal of the responsible board
on a document and, until the contrary is proved, must presume that the
document was properly sealed.