(1) The trustees may
appoint officers of the body corporate, and a certificate under the seal of
the body corporate of the appointment of a secretary or other officer shall be
prima facie evidence and in favour of the Crown, the Registrar of Deeds and
Transfers, the Registrar of Titles, the chief executive officer of the
department principally assisting in the administration of the
Land Administration Act 1997 , and every person who deals for value with the
trustees conclusive evidence of his or their due appointment.
(2) A certificate
signed by the secretary for the time being of the body corporate as to who are
the persons for the time being constituting the body corporate, and a
certificate of such secretary certifying to any resolutions of the trustees
shall be prima facie evidence and in favour of the Crown, the Registrar of
Deeds and Transfers, and the Registrar of Titles, the chief executive officer
of the department principally assisting in the administration of the
Land Administration Act 1997 , and every person who deals for value with the
trustees, conclusive evidence as to who are the trustees for the time being,
and of any such resolution (as the case may be), and judicial notice shall be
taken of the signature of the secretary for the time being appearing on every
such certificate.
[Section 17 amended: No. 60 of 2006 s. 162(3); No.
47 of 2011 s. 16.]