4ARegistrar-General—delegation and seal of office

#### 4A Registrar-General—delegation and seal of office 4A Registrar-General—delegation and seal of office > > (1) The Registrar-General may delegate any of the powers and functions of the Registrar-General under this or any other Act, other than this power of delegation, to a Deputy Registrar-General or member of staff of the Department. > > > (2) The Registrar-General is to have a seal of office that bears an impression of the Arms of the State of New South Wales and has inscribed in the margin the words “Registrar-General, New South Wales”. > > > (3) An instrument or document issued by the Registrar-General or a Deputy Registrar-General, acting or purporting to act under the authority of any Act, is not invalid only because of— > > > > > (a) any irregularity in the manner or time of affixing, impressing or printing the seal of the Registrar-General to or on the instrument or document, or > > > > > (b) a failure to affix, impress or print the seal of the Registrar-General to or on the instrument or document. > > > (4) All courts and persons acting judicially— > > > > > (a) are required to take judicial notice of the seal of the Registrar-General, and > > > > > (b) must, until the contrary is proved, presume that the seal was properly affixed. > > > (5) The seal of the Registrar-General may be affixed by electronic or mechanical means. > > **s 4A:** Ins 2010 No 17, Sch 1.3. Am 2010 No 119, Sch 2.36; 2015 No 23, Sch 1.7 \[2\]; 2016 No 46, Sch 4.4 \[6\].