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Property Law Act 2023
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### sec.59 Protection for third parties
A person may assume that a document has been duly executed by a corporation if—
the document appears to have been signed under section 52 (1) or (3) ; or
for a corporation using a seal—
the seal of the corporation appears to have been fixed to the document; and
the fixing of the seal appears to have been witnessed under section 52 (2) or (4) .
This section does not limit or otherwise affect any requirement to be satisfied that a person signing a document is a director, secretary, or lawfully authorised agent or attorney, of a corporation.
(sec.59-ssec.1) A person may assume that a document has been duly executed by a corporation if— the document appears to have been signed under section 52 (1) or (3) ; or for a corporation using a seal— the seal of the corporation appears to have been fixed to the document; and the fixing of the seal appears to have been witnessed under section 52 (2) or (4) .
(sec.59-ssec.2) This section does not limit or otherwise affect any requirement to be satisfied that a person signing a document is a director, secretary, or lawfully authorised agent or attorney, of a corporation.
- (a) the document appears to have been signed under section 52 (1) or (3) ; or
- (b) for a corporation using a seal— (i) the seal of the corporation appears to have been fixed to the document; and (ii) the fixing of the seal appears to have been witnessed under section 52 (2) or (4) .
- (i) the seal of the corporation appears to have been fixed to the document; and
- (ii) the fixing of the seal appears to have been witnessed under section 52 (2) or (4) .
- (i) the seal of the corporation appears to have been fixed to the document; and
- (ii) the fixing of the seal appears to have been witnessed under section 52 (2) or (4) .