Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00819:section:36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00819
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 36
Character Range: 267906–269045

36  Seal of Court
 (1) The Court shall have a seal, the design of which shall be determined by the Attorney‑General.
 (2) The seal of the Court shall be kept at the Principal Registry in such custody as the Chief Justice directs.
 (3) The Chief Executive Officer shall have in his or her custody a stamp the design of which shall, as nearly as practicable, be the same as the design of the seal of the Court, with the addition of the words "Principal Registry".
 (4) The District Registrar in respect of each District Registry shall have in his or her custody a stamp the design of which shall, as nearly as practicable, be the same as the design of the seal of the Court, with the addition of such words as the Chief Justice directs for the purpose of relating the stamp to that District Registry.
 (5) A document or a copy of a document marked with a stamp referred to in subsection (3) or (4) is as valid and effectual as if it had been sealed with the seal of the Court.
 (6) The seal of the Court and the stamps referred to in this section shall be affixed to documents as provided by this or any other Act or by the Rules of Court.