Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 - SECT 25A

General powers of Board

25A. General powers of Board



(1) Subject to this Act, the Board 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
Board under this Act, the powers of the Board include the power to-

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

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

   (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 Board 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 Board including power to appoint
        any person or body as the Board's agent for that purpose.

(3) The Board 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 Board; 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 for the provision of
goods or services by the Board to a unit or group of units or to a person
acting on behalf of a unit or group of units.

(4A) The Board, with the written consent of the Minister, may-

   (a)  enter into any agreement or arrangement with any person or body to
        provide consultancy services in emergency protection and response in
        any place outside Victoria; and

   (b)  make any charge it thinks fit for those services.

(5) The Minister's consent under subsection (3)(a) or (b) or (4A) may be given
in respect of a particular case or a class of cases.