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Heritage Act 2017
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8 Application of Act
This Act does not apply to a place or object that is of cultural heritage significance only on the ground of its association with Aboriginal tradition.
Part 2—Heritage administration
Division 1—Heritage Council
9 Establishment of the Heritage Council
(1) The Heritage Council is established.
(2) The Heritage Council—
(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and
(b) has a common seal; and
(c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
(d) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and
(e) may do and suffer all acts and things that a body corporate may by law do and suffer.
(3) The common seal of the Heritage Council must be kept as directed by the Heritage Council.
(4) All courts must take judicial notice of the seal of the Heritage Council on a document and, until the contrary is proved, must presume that the document was properly sealed.