Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may have a common seal. If an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation does have a common seal, the corporation must set out on it the corporation's name and ICN.
Note 1: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may make contracts and execute documents without using a seal (see sections 99 - 1 and 99 - 5).
Note 2: For abbreviations that can be used on a seal, see section 85 - 10.
(2) An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation may have a duplicate common seal. The duplicate must be a copy of the common seal with the words "duplicate seal" added.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person uses, or authorises the use of, a seal; and
(b) the seal purports to be the common seal of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation or a duplicate; and
(c) the seal does not comply with the requirements set out in subsection (1) or (2).
(4) An offence against paragraph (3)(a) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .