Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Authority has
power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection
with the performance of its functions.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), the Authority may —
(a)
subject to section 11, acquire land and dispose of land (other than
designated land);
(b)
subject to section 11, grant a lease or licence that is consistent with
its functions, on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit;
(c)
subject to section 11, erect permanent or temporary structures on
designated land;
(d)
subject to section 11, undertake road works and other works on designated
land necessary for the management of that land;
(e) give
or take botanical specimens by way of loan or exchange with scientific or
educational institutions;
(f)
produce and publish information on matters related to its functions;
(g) in
connection with its function under section 9(2)(g), sell or dispose of
plants, parts of plants, seeds and fungi or similar organisms;
(h)
apply for, obtain and hold (whether alone or jointly with any other person)
any patent, patent rights, design rights, copyright or similar rights;
(i)
require payment of rent, fees or other charges for the
use of any of its facilities (whether permanent or temporary) or for the use
of any part of designated land;
(j)
require payment of fees —
(i)
for entry to designated land (other than King’s
Park or designated land that is prescribed for the purposes of this
subparagraph); and
(ii)
for admission to a particular display or event being
conducted on any part of designated land for purposes consistent with its
functions, or to any land or facility being used in connection with such a
display or event;
(k) fix
the amount of rent, fees or charges referred to in paragraphs (i) and (j)
with power to waive, reduce or refund the amount payable in particular cases;
(l)
enter into a contract or arrangement with a person or body (including a local
government or a department of the Public Service, or other agency or
instrumentality, of the State or the Commonwealth) —
(i)
for the performance by that person or body of any work or
the supply of equipment or services;
(ii)
to provide consultancy or advisory services to that
person or body; or
(iii)
for the commercial exploitation of the rights referred to
in paragraph (h), whether by assignment, licensing or otherwise;
(m) on
terms and conditions approved by the Minister and the Treasurer, participate
in any business arrangement that is consistent with its functions; and
(n) act
in conjunction with a person, a firm, a local government or a department of
the Public Service, or other agency or instrumentality, of the State or the
Commonwealth.
(3) For the purposes
of subsection (2)(m) the Minister and the Treasurer may approve terms and
conditions in respect of a specific business arrangement or class of business
arrangement or in respect of business arrangements generally.
(4) In this
section —
business arrangement means a proprietary limited
company, partnership, trust, joint venture, arrangement for sharing profits or
arrangement for sponsorship;
participate includes form, promote, establish,
enter into, manage, dissolve, wind up, and do anything incidental to the doing
of any of those things.