s 38
In forceForeign public documents not requiring legalisation
Part 5Authenticating foreign public documents
38 Foreign public documents not requiring legalisation
If a foreign public document is not subject to a requirement of legalisation, an Australian court, or a person performing a function or exercising a power under an Australian law, must not require a certificate issued under the Convention to be placed on or annexed to the foreign public document in order to certify:
(a)
the authenticity of the signature on the foreign public document; and
(b)
the capacity in which the person signing the foreign public document has acted; and
(c)
where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp that the foreign public document bears.
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