Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Country Fire Authority Act 1958 - SECT 20AA

General powers of Authority

20AA. General powers of Authority



(1) Subject to this Act, the Authority has the power to do all things
necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance
of its duties and functions.

(2) Without limiting or derogating from the generality of the powers of the
Authority under this Act, the powers of the Authority include the power to-

   (a)  enter into agreements or arrangements with any person or body for the
        provision of goods or services to the Authority;

   (b)  subject to subsection (3), enter into agreements or arrangements with
        any person or body for the provision of goods or services by the
        Authority;

   (c)  apply for, obtain and hold intellectual property rights (including
        patents, copyrights, trade marks and registered designs);





   (d)  enter into agreements or arrangements for the commercial exploitation
        of those intellectual property rights and ancillary services on any
        terms and conditions as to royalties, lump sum payments or otherwise
        as the Authority may see fit;

   (e)  subject to subsection (3), form, participate in the formation of, or
        be a member of a body corporate, association, partnership, trust or
        other body;

   (f)  subject to subsection (3), enter into a joint venture agreement,
        shareholders agreement or unitholders agreement with any other person
        or body;

   (g)  do all things necessary or convenient to give effect to any agreements
        or arrangements entered into by the Authority including power to
        appoint any person or body as the Authority's agent for that purpose.

(3) The Authority must obtain the written consent of the Minister before-

   (a)  entering into any agreement or arrangement with any person or body for
        the provision of goods or services by the Authority; or

   (b)  forming, participating in the formation of, or becoming a member of a
        body corporate, association, partnership, trust or other body; or

   (c)  entering into any joint venture agreement, shareholders agreement or
        unitholders agreement.





(4) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to an agreement or arrangement for the
provision of goods or services by the Authority to a brigade or group of
brigades or to a person acting on behalf of a brigade or group of brigades.

(5) The Minister's consent under subsection (3)(a) or (b) may be given in
respect of a particular case or a class of cases.