Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987
4Establishment of Institute
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4 Establishment of Institute
(1) There is hereby established a body to be known as the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2) The Institute: (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; (b) shall have a common seal; and (c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
Note: The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to the Institute. That Act deals with matters relating to corporate Commonwealth entities, including reporting and the use and management of public resources.
(3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the imprint of the common seal of the Institute affixed to a document and shall presume that it was duly affixed.