Western Australian Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT CO-ORDINATION ACT 1966 - SECT 7A

7A .         Minister may join any body formed for related activities

        (1)         Subject to this Act the Minister may — 

            (a)         become a member of or shareholder in; and

            (b)         contribute funds to,

                any body whether incorporated or not (in this section referred to as the body ) which — 

            (c)         has its principal office within the Commonwealth; and

            (d)         has among its principal objects the carrying out of research, investigations, inquiries or studies into the improvement of transport or transport safety, or both, within the Commonwealth.

        (2)         The Minister may be represented on the body by any officer of the Department authorised in that behalf in writing by the Minister.

        (3)         The Minister may — 

            (a)         take part in any activities of the body;

            (b)         carry out any function, investigation and research for or on behalf of the body either alone or in association with any other person appointed by the body; and

            (c)         contribute to the cost of any activity carried on by the body or by any person on its behalf.

        [Section 7A inserted by No. 54 of 1985 s. 11; amended by No. 7 of 2002 s. 40.]