Queensland Consolidated Acts

MOTOR ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACT 1994 - SECT 8

8 Commission to be body corporate

(1) The commission—

(a) is a body corporate; and

(b) has a seal; and

(c) may sue and be sued under the name Motor Accident Insurance Commission.

(2) The commission has all the powers of an individual and may, for example—

(a) enter into contracts; and

(b) acquire, hold, dispose of, and deal with, property; and

(c) employ staff (including temporary staff); and

(d) appoint agents and attorneys; and

(e) engage consultants; and

(f) fix charges, and other terms, for the provision of services by the commission.

(3) The commission’s seal is to be kept as directed by the commissioner and may be used only as directed or authorised by the commissioner.

(4) Judicial notice must be taken of the imprint of the seal appearing on a document and the document must be presumed to have been properly sealed unless the contrary is proved.