Queensland Numbered Acts

ELECTRICITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 7

7 Replacement of ss 60A–60D

Sections 60A to 60D—
omit, insert—

60A Community Enterprise Queensland

(1) IIB is continued in existence as Community Enterprise Queensland.

(2) Community Enterprise Queensland—

(a) is a body corporate; and

(b) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

60B Functions Community Enterprise Queensland has the following functions—

(a) to act as a commercial enterprise for the general convenience or benefit of the residents of the communities in which Community Enterprise Queensland performs its functions;

(b) to provide the communities mentioned in paragraph (a) with access to a range of food, drinks and household items essential for a healthy life at a fair price;

(c) to apply its operating surplus or assets to promote, support and improve its services and the general welfare, including the knowledge and skills, of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents of the communities mentioned in paragraph (a).

Examples of supporting residents—

• encouraging the development of trade, commerce and businesses in the communities

• supporting trade, commerce and businesses carried out by residents of the communities

• providing support for educational or health initiatives, local organisations and community programs or activities

60C Powers Community Enterprise Queensland has all the powers of an individual and may, for example—

(a) enter into contracts; and

(b) acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and

(c) employ staff; and

(d) appoint agents and attorneys; and

(e) engage consultants; and

(f) charge for, and place conditions on, the supply of goods, services or information it supplies; and

(g) establish funds to ensure the efficient conduct of its enterprises and other activities; and

(h) carry on any business consistent with the performance of its functions; and

(i) do anything else necessary or convenient to be done in the performance of its functions.

Division 2 - The board

60D Establishment Community Enterprise Queensland has a board of management.

60DA Role of board

(1) The board is responsible for the way Community Enterprise Queensland performs its functions and exercises its powers.

(2) The board’s role includes—

(a) deciding Community Enterprise Queensland’s strategies for performing its functions and deciding the operational, administrative and financial policies under which Community Enterprise Queensland is to operate; and

(b) ensuring Community Enterprise Queensland performs its functions and exercises its powers effectively and efficiently; and

(c) ensuring Community Enterprise Queensland acts under, and achieves the objectives in, the policies mentioned in paragraph (a); and

(d) accounting to the Minister about the performance of Community Enterprise Queensland’s functions and the exercise of its powers; and

(e) reviewing annually the performance of the chief executive officer.

60DB Appointment of members

(1) The board consists of at least 5, but not more than 10, members appointed by the Governor in Council.

(2) At least 1 member of the board must be a consumer representative.

(2A) At least 1 member of the board must be a community representative.

(3) A person is qualified to be nominated by the Minister for appointment as a member of the board only if the person—

(a) has—

(i) commercial or management skills and experience; or

(ii) other skills and experience relevant to the performance of Community Enterprise Queensland’s functions; and

(b) is not disqualified under this division from being a member.

(4) In this section—

"community representative" means a person who the Minister considers represents the interests of the communities in which Community Enterprise Queensland performs its functions.

"consumer representative" means a person who the Minister considers represents the consumers of services provided by Community Enterprise Queensland.