Section 196A — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Establishment of Authority

(1) A Repatriation Medical Authority is established. (2) The Repatriation Medical Authority: (a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and (b) has a common seal; and (c) may sue and be sued. (3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must: (a) take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal of the Authority appearing on a document; and (b) presume that the document was duly sealed. (4) Debts incurred by the Authority in the performance of its functions are, for all purposes, taken to be debts incurred by the Commonwealth.