Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES AMENDMENT ACT 1976 No. 185 of 1976 - SECT 8

8. (1) Parts II, III, IV and V of the Principal Act are repealed and the
following Part substituted:-

''PART II-THE DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES CORPORATION Defence Service Homes
Corporation.
''5. (1) For the purposes of the Defence Service Homes Act 1918 there shall be
a body corporate under the name 'Defence Service Homes Corporation'.

''(2) The body corporate that was established by the Part for which this Part
was substituted by the Defence Service Homes Amendment Act 1976-

   (a)  continues in existence by force of this section as the body corporate
        referred to in sub-section (1), under the name 'Defence Service Homes
        Corporation';

   (b)  shall have a seal;

   (c)  may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and

   (d)  may sue and be sued in its corporate name. Secretary to conduct
        affairs of Corporation.
''6. (1) The affairs of the corporation shall be conducted and controlled by
the Secretary.

''(2) All acts and things done in the name of, or on behalf of, the
Corporation by the Secretary, or under the authority of the Secretary, shall
be deemed to have been done by the Corporation. Functions of Corporation.
''7. The Corporation has the functions conferred on it by the Defence  Service
Homes Act 1918 . Seal.
''8. (1) The seal of the Corporation shall be kept in the custody of the
Secretary and shall not be used except as authorized by the Secretary.

''(2) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial
notice of the seal of the Corporation affixed to a document and shall presume
that it was duly affixed.''.

(2) The alteration of name and constitution resulting from the amendments made
by sub-section (1) does not affect any property, powers, rights, liabilities
or obligations of the corporation continued in existence by the Principal Act,
as amended by this Act, or render defective any legal or other proceedings
instituted or to be instituted by or against the corporation, and any legal or
other proceedings may be continued or commenced by or against the corporation
by the name of the Defence Service Homes Corporation that might have been
continued or commenced by or against the corporation by the name of the
Australian Housing Corporation.

(3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial
notice of the seal of the Australian Housing Corporation affixed to a document
before the commencement of this section and shall presume that it was duly
affixed.