Victorian Consolidated Legislation

City of Greater Geelong Act 1993 - SECT 6

Greater Geelong City Council is successor in law

6. Greater Geelong City Council is successor in law



(1) On the appointed day-

   (a)  all property, rights and assets of the former Councils are by virtue
        of this Act vested in the Greater Geelong City Council;

   (b)  all liabilities of the former Councils are by virtue of this Act
        liabilities of the Greater Geelong City Council;

   (c)  the Greater Geelong City Council is the successor in law of the former
        Councils.

(2) Where, immediately before the appointed day, proceedings to which a former
Council was a party were pending or existing in any court or tribunal, then,
on and after the appointed day, the Greater Geelong City Council is
substituted for the former Council as a party to the proceedings and has the
same rights in the proceedings as the former Council had.





(3) The Registrar of Titles, on being requested to do so and on delivery of
any relevant certificate of title or instrument, must make any amendments in
the Register that are necessary because of the operation of this Act.

(4) On and after the appointed day, any reference in any Act, regulation,
local law, subordinate instrument or other document whatsoever to a former
Council is to be construed as a reference to the Greater Geelong City Council,
unless the contrary intention appears.



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