National Museum of Australia Act 1980
4Establishment of Museum
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4 Establishment of Museum
(1) There is established by this Act a National Museum of Australia. (2) The Museum: (a) is a body corporate, with perpetual succession; (b) shall have a common seal; (c) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and (d) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
Note: The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to the Museum. That Act deals with matters relating to corporate Commonwealth entities, including reporting and the use and management of public resources.
(3) The common seal of the Museum shall be kept in such custody as the Council directs and shall not be used except as authorized by the Council. (4) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the common seal of the Museum affixed to a document and shall presume that it was duly affixed.