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Evidence Act 1977
sec.42ACertain seals to be judicially noticed etc.
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### sec.42A Certain seals to be judicially noticed etc.
Judicial notice must be taken of the imprint of any seal of an office or entity established under an Act, and a document on which the imprint appears must be presumed to have been properly sealed unless the contrary is established.
This section is in addition to, and does not limit, the common law, another provision of this Act or a provision of another Act.
s 42A ins 1995 No. 51 s 4 sch
(sec.42A-ssec.1) Judicial notice must be taken of the imprint of any seal of an office or entity established under an Act, and a document on which the imprint appears must be presumed to have been properly sealed unless the contrary is established.
(sec.42A-ssec.2) This section is in addition to, and does not limit, the common law, another provision of this Act or a provision of another Act.