Establishment of the Board
16 Establishment of the Board
Pt 3 (Heading) substituted by No. 61/1996 s. 8.
S. 16(1) amended by No. 61/1996 s. 9(a).
There is established a Board called the Library Board of Victoria.
S. 16(2) amended by No. 61/1996 s. 9(b).
The Board—
is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
has an official seal; and
may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
is capable of acquiring, holding, dealing with or disposing of property for the purpose of performing its functions and exercising its powers; and
is capable of doing and suffering anything that a body corporate may by law do and suffer, and that is necessary or expedient for performing its functions and exercising its powers.
S. 16(3) amended by No. 61/1996 s. 9(c).
The official seal must be kept as directed by the Board and must only be used as authorised by the Board.
All courts must take judicial notice of the imprint of the official seal on a document and, until the contrary is proved, must presume that the document was properly sealed.
S. 17 repealed by No. 61/1996 s. 10.
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