s 39
In forceLesser formalities for authentication etc
Part 5Authenticating foreign public documents
39 Lesser formalities for authentication etc
This Part does not prevent an Australian court, or a person exercising a function or power under an Australian law, requiring or accepting as evidence of:
(a)
the authenticity of the signature on a foreign public document; or
(b)
the capacity in which the person signing a foreign public document has acted; or
(c)
where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp that a foreign public document bears;
a lesser formality than a certificate, issued under the Convention, placed on or annexed to the foreign public document.
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