Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS (ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER) ACT 2006 - SECT 42.25

             (1)  An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may have a common seal. If an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation does have a common seal, the corporation must set out on it the corporation's name and ICN.

Note 1:       An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may make contracts and execute documents without using a seal (see sections 99-1 and 99-5).

Note 2:       For abbreviations that can be used on a seal, see section 85-10.

             (2)  An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may have a duplicate common seal. The duplicate must be a copy of the common seal with the words "duplicate seal" added.

             (3)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person uses, or authorises the use of, a seal; and

                     (b)  the seal purports to be the common seal of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation or a duplicate; and

                     (c)  the seal does not comply with the requirements set out in subsection (1) or (2).

Penalty:  10 penalty units.

             (4)  An offence against paragraph (3)(a) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .