Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Automotive Industry Authority Amendment Act 1985 No. 33 of 1985 - SECT 9

9. Before section 27 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in
Part V: Arrangements by Authority for carrying out industrial research on
behalf of Commonwealth

"27A. (1) Where the Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest
that the Commonwealth should carry out a project that, if the Commonwealth
were an eligible company, would be an automotive development project, the
Minister may authorize the Authority to make arrangements, on behalf of the
Commonwealth, for the carrying out of that project.

"(2) Any arrangements made by the Authority by virtue of sub-section (1) shall
be made in accordance with the directions of the Minister.

"(3) Where there is an application to manufacturing of the results of a
project which has been carried out under arrangements made under sub-section
(1), such application shall be undertaken by a company under a contract
entered into by the Commonwealth and that company after tenders for that
contract have been invited.".