Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The corporation
may do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with
the performance of its functions.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1) or the other powers conferred on the corporation by this
Act or any other Act, the corporation may for the purpose of performing any
function —
(a)
acquire, hold, manage, improve, develop and dispose of any real or personal
property;
(b)
enter into any contract or arrangement including a contract or arrangement
with any person for the performance by that person on behalf of the
corporation of any of the functions described in section 27(1)(a), (b)
and (c);
(c)
apply for the grant of any licence or other authority required by the
corporation;
(d)
acquire, establish and operate —
(i)
any undertaking necessary or convenient for the
performance of any of the functions described in section 27(1)(a), (b)
and (c); and
(ii)
any associated undertaking;
(e)
produce and deal in —
(i)
any by-product resulting from; or
(ii)
any equipment, facilities or system associated with,
the performance of any
function of the corporation;
(f)
appoint agents or engage persons under contracts for services to provide
professional, technical or other assistance to the corporation;
(g)
subject to sections 31 and 32, participate in any business arrangement
and acquire, hold and dispose of shares, units or other interests in, or
relating to, a business arrangement;
(h)
carry out any investigation, survey, exploration or boring;
(i)
collaborate in, carry out, or procure the carrying out
of, research and publish information that results from the research;
(j) for
the purposes of section 27(1)(e), apply for, hold, exploit and dispose of
any patent, patent rights, copyright or similar rights; and
(k)
promote and market the corporation and its activities.
(3) The corporation
may —
(a) make
gifts for charitable purposes or for other purposes of benefit to the
community or a section of the community;
(b) make
any ex gratia payment that the board considers to be in the
corporation’s interest;
(c)
accept any gift, devise or bequest if it is absolute, or subject to conditions
that are within the functions of the corporation.
(4) If the generality
of any power conferred on the corporation by this Act is restricted by any
provision of the Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 or of a relevant Act
within the meaning of that Act, that restriction applies, despite this Act.
(5) In
subsection (2) —
business arrangement means a company, a
partnership, a trust, a joint venture, or an arrangement for sharing profits;
participate includes form, promote, establish,
enter, manage, dissolve, wind up, and do anything incidental to participating
in a business arrangement.
[Section 29 amended by No. 10 of 1998
s. 73(2).]