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Reserves Act 1977

Miscellaneous provisions - General provisions

117: Commissioner may execute documents on behalf of the Crown

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"The Commissioner can sign important papers on behalf of the Government."

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The Commissioner can sign documents for the Crown. You need to know that the Crown includes the Sovereign and the Minister. If the Commissioner signs a document, it is as good as if the Sovereign or the Minister signed it, unless the Act says otherwise.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions

117Commissioner may execute documents on behalf of the Crown

  1. All documents which require to be executed for the purpose of this Act by or on behalf of the Sovereign or by or on behalf of the Minister may, unless otherwise provided by this Act, be executed by the Commissioner, and if so executed shall be as valid and effectual as if executed by or on behalf of the Sovereign or by or on behalf of the Minister, as the case may be.

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  • 1953 No 69 s 101