Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Municipal Association Act 1907 - SECT 2

Association to be a body corporate etc.

2. Association to be a body corporate etc.



(1) The Municipal Association of Victoria (hereinafter called the Association)
shall be a body corporate and by that name shall have perpetual succession and
a common seal and shall be capable in law of suing and being sued.

(2) Each council in Victoria from time to time may appoint a councillor to be
the representative of such council and the representatives so appointed shall
constitute the Association.

(3) The Association shall have power-

   (a)  to compound or prove in any court of competent jurisdiction all debts
        or sums of money due to the Association;

   (b)  to purchase take hold sell lease take on lease exchange or dispose of
        land or any real or personal property;

   (c)  to erect buildings on any land acquired by the Association, to alter
        buildings thereon, or to demolish buildings thereon and erect new
        buildings in their place whether such buildings or any part or parts
        thereof are intended for use or occupation by the Association or for
        leasing;

   (d)  to lease any buildings the property of the Association or any part or
        parts thereof on such terms and conditions as the Association thinks
        fit;

   (e)  to purchase rent hire or otherwise make provision for the use of
        furniture or fittings and business equipment or services;

   (ea) to establish and manage a mutual liability insurance scheme for the
        purpose of providing public liability and professional indemnity
        insurance;

   (f)  subject to the making of sufficient provision for meeting liabilities
        and expenses to use any moneys under its control other than any money
        required to be paid into the Local Government Investment Service Fund
        pursuant to section 15 in purchasing or financing the purchasing of
        property and may borrow moneys, whether with or without security, for
        the purchase of any such property; and

   (g)  to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in
        connexion with the operation of the Local Government Investment
        Service Fund.