Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY ACT 1987 No. 101 of 1987 - SECT 9

9. (1) The Authority shall not, without the written approval of the Minister,
enter into partnership with another person.

(2) An approval under subsection (1):

   (a)  may be of general application or may relate to a particular person or
        proposed partnership; and

   (b)  may be given subject to specified conditions and restrictions.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), where the Authority enters into partnership
with another person, the Minister shall:

   (a)  cause to be prepared a statement setting out particulars of, and the
        reasons for, the partnership; and

   (b)  cause a copy of the statement to be laid before each House of the
        Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after:

        (i)    subject to subparagraph (ii), the partnership is entered into;
               or

        (ii)   if the Minister is of the opinion that the disclosure of the
               partnership would adversely affect the commercial interests of
               the Authority, the Minister ceases to be of that opinion.

(4) Where the Authority is able to control the things done by a partnership of
which it is a member, the Authority shall endeavour to ensure that the
partnership does not do anything that the Authority itself is not empowered to
do.