Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act, there shall be established a commission by the name of the
“Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia”.
(2) The
Commission —
(a) is a
body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) in
its corporate name may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal
property;
(c) may
sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
(d) may
exercise and discharge the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred
or imposed upon it by or under this Act.
(3) Where in any
judicial proceedings, whether under this Act or not, a document is produced
bearing a seal purporting to be the common seal of the Commission the court,
tribunal or person before which or before whom those proceedings are brought
shall in the absence of proof to the contrary presume that —
(a) the
seal is the common seal of the Commission; and
(b) the
seal was duly affixed.