New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 17E

17E Private subsidiary corporations etc

(1) In this section:
"private corporation" means a corporation within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth formed in or outside New South Wales.
"private subsidiary corporation" means a private corporation in which RailCorp has a controlling interest.

(2) RailCorp may, subject to subsection (3):

(a) form, or participate in the formation of, private corporations, and

(b) acquire interests in private corporations, and

(c) sell or otherwise dispose of interests in private corporations,

whether or not the activities or proposed activities of any such private corporation are related to rail services.

(3) RailCorp must not, without the approval of the Minister:

(a) form, or participate in the formation of, a private subsidiary corporation, or

(b) acquire an interest in a private corporation so that, as a result of the acquisition, the corporation becomes a private subsidiary corporation, or

(c) sell or otherwise dispose of any interest in a private subsidiary corporation so that, as a result of the sale or disposal, it ceases to be a private subsidiary corporation.

(4) A private subsidiary corporation is not a NSW government agency.