Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WATER CORPORATION ACT 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in this Act  

   PART 2 -- Water Corporation  

           Division 1 -- Establishment of Water Corporation  

   4.      Corporation established  
   5.      Corporation not agent of Crown  
   6.      Corporation and officers not part of Public Service  

           Division 2 -- Board of directors  

   7.      Board of directors  
   8.      Functions of board  
   9.      Board’s constitution and proceedings (Sch. 1)  
   10.     Remuneration of non-executive directors  
   11.     Conflict of duties  
   12.     Committees  

           Division 3 -- Staff  

   13.     Chief executive officer  
   14.     Role of chief executive officer  
   15.     Staff  
   16.     Minimum standards for staff management  
   17.     Reports to Commissioner for Public Sector Standards  
   18.     Designation of executive officers  
   19.     Superannuation  

           Division 4 -- Duties of, and relating to, directors and staff  

   20.     Directors, duties of, and relating to (Sch. 2)  
   21.     Chief executive officer, duties imposed  
   22.     Executive officers, duties imposed  
   23.     Members of staff, duties imposed  
   24.     Codes of conduct for staff  
   25.     Reports to Commissioner for Public Sector Standards  
   26.     Reports to Minister  

   PART 3 -- Functions and powers  

           Division 1 -- Functions, powers and related provisions  

   27.     Functions of corporation  
   28.     Corporation to act in accordance with policy instruments  
   29.     Powers of corporation  
   30.     Corporation to act on commercial principles  
   31.     Subsidiaries, acquisition of etc. (Sch. 4)  
   32.     Transactions which require Ministerial approval  
   33.     Exemptions from s. 32  
   34.     Minister to be consulted on major initiatives  
   35.     Delegation by corporation  

           Division 2 -- Arrangements authorised or approved by Governor  

   36.     Governor may make certain regulations  

           Division 3 -- Protection of persons dealing with corporation  

   37.     Person dealing with corporation may make assumptions  
   38.     Third party may make assumptions  
   39.     Assumptions that may be made  
   40.     Exception to s. 37 and 38  

   PART 4 -- Provisions as to accountability  

           Division 1 -- Strategic development plans  

   41.     Draft plan to be submitted to Minister  
   43.     Matters to be included in plan  
   44.     Board and Minister to agree on plan if possible  
   45.     Minister’s powers in relation to draft plan  
   46.     Strategic development plan pending agreed plan  
   47.     Agreed plan, effect of  
   48.     Modifying strategic development plan  
   49.     Concurrence of Treasurer  

           Division 2 -- Statement of corporate intent  

   50.     Draft statement to be submitted to Minister  
   52.     Matters to be included in statement  
   53.     Board and Minister to agree on statement if possible  
   54.     Minister’s powers in relation to draft statement  
   55.     Statement of corporate intent pending agreed statement  
   56.     Agreed statement, effect of, to be given to Parliament  
   57.     Modifying statement of corporate intent  
   58.     Concurrence of Treasurer  

           Division 3 -- Quarterly and annual reports  

   59.     Quarterly reports  
   60.     Annual reports  
   61.     Contents of annual reports  
   62.     Deletion of commercially sensitive matters from reports  

           Division 4 -- Ministerial directions, general provisions  

   63.     Directions to corporation  
   64.     Minister may give directions  
   65.     Directions contrary to commercial interest  
   66.     When directions take effect  

           Division 5 -- Consultation and provision of information  

   67.     Consultation  
   68.     Minister to have access to information  
   69.     Minister to be kept informed  
   70.     Notice of financial difficulty  

           Division 6 -- General  

   71.     Protection from liability  

   PART 5 -- Financial provisions  

           Division 1 -- General  

   72.     Capital and allotment of shares  
   73.     Bank account  
   74.     Investment  
   75.     Exemption from rates  

           Division 2 -- Payments to State  

   76.     Payment of amount in lieu of rates  
   78.     Determination of amounts under s. 76  
   79.     Dividends  

           Division 3 -- Borrowing  

   80.     Corporation may borrow etc.  
   81.     Borrowing limits  
   82.     Hedging transactions  

           Division 4 -- Guarantees  

   83.     Guarantees for corporation by Crown  
   84.     Charges for guarantee  

           Division 5 -- Financial administration and audit  

   85.     Limited application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   86.     Financial administration and audit (Sch. 3)  

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   87.     Laying documents before Parliament  
   88.     Execution of documents by corporation  
   89.     Contract formalities  
   90.     Delegation by Treasurer  
   91.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Provisions as to constitution and proceedings of board  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Provisions as to duties of directors and related provisions  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Financial administration and audit  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Provisions to be included in articles of association of subsidiaries  
           Compilation table