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CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 13

Customs seal

  (1)   There is to be a seal, called the customs seal, the design of which must be determined by the Comptroller - General of Customs.

  (2)   The design so determined shall include:

  (a)   the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth, that is to say, the armorial ensigns and supporters granted to the Commonwealth by Royal Warrant dated 19   September 1912; and

  (b)   the words "Australia--Comptroller - General of Customs".

  (3)   The customs seal must be kept at such place, and in the custody of such person, as the Comptroller - General of Customs directs.

  (4)   The customs seal must be used as directed by the Comptroller - General of Customs.

  (7)   All courts (whether exercising federal jurisdiction or not) and all persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the impression of the customs seal on a document or a copy of a document and, in the absence of proof to the contrary, shall presume that impression was made by proper authority.


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