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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Melbourne and Olympic Parks (Amendment) Act
1997
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Purposes 2
4. Powers and functions 2
5. Further powers 3
6. The Association 4
7. Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust Fund 4
8. New section 18 substituted and sections 17A and 18A repealed 5
18. Borrowing and investment powers 5
9. Regulations and powers of removal 5
10. New Part 7 inserted 6
PART 7--TRANSITIONALS 6
33. Abolition of Funds and transitional 6
11. Statute law revision 7
12. Amendment of Borrowing and Investment Powers Act 1987 7
NOTES 8
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985 to extend
the functions of the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust and for
other purposes.
Melbourne and Olympic Parks
(Amendment) Act 1997
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The main purpose of this Act is to amend the
Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985 to
extend the functions of the Melbourne and
5 Olympic Parks Trust.
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2. Commencement
(1) Section 1 and this section come into operation on
the day on which this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
5 (2) Subject to sub-section (3), the remaining
provisions of this Act come into operation on a
day or days to be proclaimed.
(3) If a provision referred to in sub-section (2) does
not come into operation before 1 November 1997,
10 it comes into operation on that date.
3. Purposes
In section 3 of the Melbourne and Olympic
Parks Act 1985--
(a) in paragraph (a), for "and Olympic Park"
15 substitute ", Olympic Park and certain other
land and facilities";
(b) after paragraph (c), insert--
"; and
(d) to provide for the development,
20 promotion, management, operation and
use of sports, recreation and
entertainment facilities and services in
Victoria in addition to those at the
National Tennis Centre and Olympic
25 Park.".
4. Powers and functions
(1) In section 6(1) of the Melbourne and Olympic
Parks Act 1985, for paragraphs (e) and (f)
substitute--
30 "(e) to provide for the planning, development,
promotion, management, operation and use
of other sports, recreation and entertainment
facilities and services in Victoria; and
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(f) to provide for the development, promotion,
management, operation and use of facilities
and services for the parking of vehicles and
other necessary services to be used in
5 conjunction with any of the facilities
operated or managed by the Trust; and
(g) to accept appointment and act as a
committee of management of Crown lands.".
(2) After section 6(1) of the Melbourne and
10 Olympic Parks Act 1985 insert--
"(1A) The Trust must not carry out any of its
functions with respect to land, facilities or
services outside the National Tennis Centre
or Olympic Park or exercise any powers in
15 relation to those functions without the
approval of the Premier, the Treasurer and
the Minister.".
5. Further powers
In section 7 of the Melbourne and Olympic
20 Parks Act 1985--
(a) for paragraph (b) substitute--
"(b) in the case of any other land or
facilities managed or operated by the
Trust--
25 (i) grant licences or permits for the
use or development of the whole
or any part of that land or those
facilities; or
(ii) enter into leases;";
30 (b) in paragraphs (e)(i) and (f), after "the
National Tennis Centre or Olympic Park"
insert "or any other land, facilities or
services managed or operated by the Trust";
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(c) in paragraph (e)(ii), after "Park" insert "or
any other facilities or services managed or
operated by the Trust".
6. The Association
5 (1) Part 3 of the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act
1985 is repealed.
(2) In section 4 of the Melbourne and Olympic
Parks Act 1985 omit the definition of
"Association".
10 (3) In section 8(b) of the Melbourne and Olympic
Parks Act 1985 for "Association" substitute
"Lawn Tennis Association of Australia".
7. Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust Fund
In section 17 of the Melbourne and Olympic
15 Parks Act 1985--
(a) in sub-section (1), for "National Tennis
Centre Fund" substitute "Melbourne and
Olympic Parks Trust Fund";
(b) in sub-section (2)(a), for "the Centre"
20 substitute "the National Tennis Centre,
Olympic Park or any other land, facilities or
services operated or managed by the Trust";
(c) in sub-sections (2)(c) and (3)(a), after "the
National Tennis Centre" insert ", Olympic
25 Park or any other land, facilities or services
operated or managed by the Trust";
(d) in sub-section (3)(b), for "remuneration"
substitute "fees";
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(e) for sub-section (3)(c) substitute--
"(c) in payment of the costs of the
management of the National Tennis
Centre, Olympic Park or any other land,
5 facilities or services operated or
managed by the Trust including the
costs of employing people for the
purposes of managing and operating the
land, facilities or services;";
10 (f) in sub-section (3), omit paragraph (d);
(g) after sub-section (3) (e) insert--
"(f) in payment of any other amount
authorised or required to be paid out of
the Fund under this Act or agreed to by
15 the Trust and the Minister to be paid
out of the Fund.".
8. New section 18 substituted and sections 17A and 18A
repealed
For sections 17A, 18 and 18A of the Melbourne
20 and Olympic Parks Act 1985 substitute--
"18. Borrowing and investment powers
The Trust has the powers conferred on it by
the Borrowing and Investment Powers Act
1987.".
25 9. Regulations and powers of removal
(1) In section 22 (1)(a) of the Melbourne and
Olympic Parks Act 1985, for "or Olympic Park"
substitute ", Olympic Park or any other land,
facilities or services managed or operated by the
30 Trust".
(2) In sections 22(1) (b) and (c) and 22A(1) and (2) of
the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985,
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for "or Olympic Park" substitute ", Olympic Park
or any other land or facilities managed or operated
by the Trust".
10. New Part 7 inserted
5 After section 32 of the Melbourne and Olympic
Parks Act 1985, insert--
"PART 7--TRANSITIONALS
33. Abolition of Funds and transitional
(1) On the commencement of section 7 of the
10 Melbourne and Olympic Parks
(Amendment) Act 1997--
(a) the National Tennis Centre Fund and
the Olympic Park Fund are abolished;
(b) any money or amounts standing to the
15 credit of the National Tennis Centre
Fund and the Olympic Park Fund
immediately before that date must be
taken to form part of the Melbourne
and Olympic Parks Trust Fund;
20 (c) any income received by the Trust from
investments of the National Tennis
Centre Fund and the Olympic Park
Fund after that date must be paid into
the Melbourne and Olympic Parks
25 Trust Fund.
(2) Any sums required by the Treasurer in
fulfilling any liability arising under a
guarantee given under section 18 or 18A as
in force immediately before the
30 commencement of section 8 of the
Melbourne and Olympic Parks
(Amendment) Act 1997 shall be paid out of
the Consolidated Fund which is to the
necessary extent appropriated accordingly.
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(3) Any sums received or recovered by the
Treasurer in respect of any sums paid by the
Treasurer under a guarantee given under
section 18 or 18A as in force immediately
5 before the commencement of section 8 of the
Melbourne and Olympic Parks
(Amendment) Act 1997 shall be paid into
the Consolidated Fund.".
11. Statute law revision
10 For section 22(3) and (4) of the Melbourne and
Olympic Parks Act 1985 substitute--
"(3) The regulations are subject to disallowance
by a House of the Parliament.".
12. Amendment of Borrowing and Investment Powers Act
15 1987
No.13/1987.
In Schedule 1 to the Borrowing and Investment
Powers Act 1987, after item 7 insert--
"7AA. Melbourne and Olympic 5, 8, 10, 12, 14,
Parks Trust 20, 21".
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NOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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