(1) Subject to this section, the Extension operator for the purposes of this Act is TransLink Operations Pty Ltd A.C.N. 069 691 514.
(2) If the person who is, for the time being, the Extension operator agrees to the declaration of another person as the Extension operator, the Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, declare that other person to be the Extension operator for the purposes of this Act.
(3) If, under the Master Security Deed within the meaning of the Extension Agreement, a person is entitled to nominate the appointment of another person in the place of the Extension operator, the Minister may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, declare that other person to be the Extension operator for the purposes of this Act.
(4) If the Extension Agreement is terminated, the Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette—
(a) declare that the person who, immediately before the termination, was the Extension operator has ceased to be the Extension operator; and
(b) declare a person specified in the Order to be the Extension operator for the purposes of this Act.
(5) An Order under this section takes effect on the day that it is published in the Government Gazette, or if a later day is specified in the Order, on that later day.
(6) The person who is for the time being the Extension operator is not a public authority within the meaning of any Act or enactment by reason only that that person is the Extension operator.
S. 12C inserted by No. 50/1998
s. 8.