Section 17
Water Resources Management
of Incorporation (State Legislatures Competency) Act 1962
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Sections 3 and 7]
Special provisions relating to the incorporation of any person or body for the purpose of agricultural development or housing development or development of urban or rural areas.
Interpretation 1.
In this Schedule, “corporation” means a corporation established under section 3 for the purpose of agricultural development or housing development or development of urban or rural areas.
Arrangements to be first made between the State and Federal Government prior to any incorporation 2.
No corporation shall be established by any State unless arrangements shall have been made between the State and the Federal Government in relation to the establishment thereof.
9
Incorporation (State Legislatures Competency)
Minister’s direction, performance of Federal functions and authority 3.
A State law establishing any corporation shall provide for the corporation to be subject to any direction of the Minister and may provide—
(a)
for the performance of any functions of an authority of the Federal
Government by the corporation; and
(b)
for the executive authority of the Federal Government to extend to such corporation.
Additional duties and powers of a corporation 4.
In addition to the functions and duties imposed upon any corporation by the law establishing it, the corporation may undertake such other functions and duties and administer and expend such moneys for such purposes as the State or any statutory authority, after approval by the Federal Government, may assign to it and in so doing the corporation shall be deemed to be fulfilling the purposes of the law establishing the corporation.
Membership