Royal Society Act 1911

All persons who are now or who may hereafter become members of the Royal Society of Tasmania are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of the "The Royal Society of Tasmania" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Society"), by which name such body corporate shall have perpetual succession, and be capable in law to sue and be sued in all courts and to take, purchase, and hold land and personal estate, and to alienate the same for any estate, term, or interest; and such body corporate shall have a common seal.