17Signing and sealing documents

17 Signing and sealing documents

(1) If the Registrar causes (by stamp, machine imprint or some other method authorised by the regulations) a facsimile of: (a) the Registrar’s signature; and (b) the relevant State or Territory seal; to appear on: (c) a document (including a Certificate of Death Abroad and an entry in the Register) under this Act; or (d) a copy or extract made under this Act; the Registrar is taken to have: (e) signed the document, copy or extract; and (f) sealed the document, copy or extract with the relevant State or Territory seal. (2) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must: (a) take judicial notice of the relevant State or Territory seal appearing on: (i) a document (including a Certificate of Death Abroad and an entry in the Register) under this Act; or (ii) a copy or extract made under this Act; and (b) in the absence of proof to the contrary, presume the document, copy or extract was duly sealed with the relevant State or Territory seal.