Victorian Consolidated Legislation

La Trobe University (Bendigo and Wodonga) Act 1990 - SECT 18

PART 4 MERGER OF WODONGA WITH LA TROBE

Transfer of Wodonga assets and liabilities

18. Transfer of Wodonga assets and liabilities

Subject to this Act, on and from the Appointed Day-

   (a)  Wodonga and its Council are dissolved and La Trobe is their successor
        in law; and

   (b)  the assets and rights of Wodonga or its Council vest in La Trobe; and

   (c)  the liabilities and obligations of Wodonga or its Council become
        liabilities or obligations of La Trobe; and

   (d)  any scholarship, prize or bursary of a continuing nature administered
        by Wodonga or its Council and existing immediately before the
        Appointed Day shall be administered by La Trobe as if it were a
        scholarship, prize or bursary of La Trobe, but otherwise in accordance
        with the terms and conditions to which it was subject immediately
        before the Appointed Day; and

   (e)  all contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements, arrangements, guarantees and
        other instruments (except contracts, agreements or arrangements
        relating to the members of staff of Wodonga made or entered into by,
        on behalf of, or in relation to Wodonga or its Council and in force
        immediately before the Appointed Day have effect as if made or entered
        into by, on behalf of, or in relation to, La Trobe; and

   (f)  all actions, claims, arbitrations, applications and other proceedings
        (including proceedings on appeal or review) pending or existing
        immediately before the Appointed Day by, against, or in relation to
        Wodonga or its Council have effect as if they were proceedings by,
        against, or in relation to La Trobe, and may be continued and
        completed accordingly; and

   (g)  any permit, licence or authority of any kind whatsoever issued or
        granted to Wodonga or its Council by or under any Act continues to
        operate, despite anything in this Act, in favour of La Trobe in the
        same way and to the same extent as it operated in favour of Wodonga or
        its Council; and

   (h)  unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to Wodonga or its
        Council is deemed to be a reference to La Trobe if the reference-

   (i)  is in an Act, other than this Act, a subordinate instrument within the
        meaning of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984, a judgment or
        order or any other document whatever; and

   (ii) is in relation to a period occurring on or after the Appointed Day;
        and

        (i)    all records and documents of Wodonga or its Council become the
               property of La Trobe.