150Seals and signatures

### 150 Seals and signatures > > (1)  If the imprint of a seal appears on a document and purports to be the imprint of – > > > > > > (a) the Public Seal of the State; or > > > > > > > (b) a Royal Great Seal; or > > > > > > > (c) the Great Seal of Australia; or > > > > > > > (d) another seal of the Commonwealth; or > > > > > > > (e) a seal of another State, a Territory or a foreign country; or > > > > > > > (f) the seal of a body, court, tribunal or body corporate, established by or under Royal Charter or by an Australian law or the law of a foreign country – > > > > it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the imprint is the imprint of that seal, and the document was duly sealed as it purports to have been sealed. > > > (2)  If the imprint of a seal appears on a document and purports to be the imprint of the seal of an office holder, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that – > > > > > > (a) the imprint is the imprint of that seal; and > > > > > > > (b) the document was duly sealed by the office holder acting in an official capacity; and > > > > > > > (c) the office holder held the relevant office when the document was sealed. > > > (3)  If a document purports to have been signed by an office holder in an official capacity, it is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that – > > > > > > (a) the document was signed by the office holder acting in that capacity; and > > > > > > > (b) the office holder held the relevant office when the document was signed. > > > (4)  In this section, > > > > > ***office holder*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) the Sovereign; or > > > > > > > > > (b) the Governor-General; or > > > > > > > > > (c) the Governor of a State; or > > > > > > > > > (d) the Administrator of a Territory; or > > > > > > > > > (e) a person holding any other office under an Australian law or a law of a foreign country. > > > (5)  This section applies to documents sealed and documents signed before the commencement of this Act.