Veterinary Practice Act 1997
61Establishment of Board
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61 Establishment of Board
(1) There is established a Board to be called the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria.
(2) The Board—
(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 must be kept as directed by the Board and must not be used except as authorised by the Board.
(4) All courts must take judicial notice of the seal of the Board on a document and, until the contrary is proved, must presume that the document was properly sealed.