Victorian Numbered Acts

TRANSPORT INTEGRATION ACT 2010 (NO. 6 OF 2010) - SECT 68

    (1)     The Director of Public Transport has power, on behalf of the Crown, to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or as incidental to, the achievement of the object of the Director of Public Transport and the performance of his or her functions.

    (2)     Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Director of Public Transport may on behalf of the Crown—

        (a)     conduct or undertake the general administration of arrangements entered into with a body corporate to provide passenger services or other transport services in connection with the functions of the Director of Public Transport;

        (b)     enter into any agreement or contract to support the provision of passenger services or other transport services in connection with the functions of the Director of Public Transport;

        (c)     enter into any lease or licence to support the provision of passenger services or other transport services in connection with the functions of the Director of Public Transport;

        (d)     acquire, own, build, maintain and operate public transport infrastructure and related infrastructure;

        (e)     enter into an agreement relating to the allocation of revenue which is derived from the provision of any passenger services or other transport services;

        (f)     give indemnities, guarantees, releases and charges, and anything else of a similar nature;

        (g)     exercise the powers conferred on the Director of Public Transport by any other Act or any regulations under any other Act.

    (3)     Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Director of Public Transport may on behalf of the Crown—

        (a)     acquire, hold or dispose of real or personal property;

        (b)     participate in the formation of a corporation, trust, partnership or other body;

        (c)     subscribe for or otherwise acquire, and hold and dispose of, shares in, or debentures or other securities of, a corporation;

        (d)     become a member of a company limited by guarantee;

        (e)     subscribe for or otherwise acquire, and hold and dispose of, units in a trust;

        (f)     acquire, and hold and dispose of, an interest in a partnership or other body;

        (g)     enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing of profits, union of interest, co-operation, joint venture, reciprocal concession or otherwise, with any person or body carrying on or engaged in, or about to carry on or engage in, any business or transaction whether within or outside Victoria relating to, or connected with, any function of the Director of Public Transport;

        (h)     acquire (whether by creation, lease, licence, receiving the assignment or grant of, or otherwise), hold, accept as a security, or otherwise deal with, any intellectual property right (for example, a trademark, patent, design, copyright (including an associated moral right), plant breeder's right, circuit layout right, trade secret, or right arising from confidential information);

              (i)     assign, grant, lease, licence, sell, mortgage, use as a security, or otherwise encumber or dispose of, any intellectual property right;

        (j)     seek any remedy in relation to, or do anything necessary to enforce, protect, maintain, register or exploit, any intellectual property right;

        (k)     seek any remedy in relation to, or do anything necessary to enforce, protect, maintain or exploit any Crown copyright;

        (l)     engage consultants, contractors or agents;

        (m)     act as an agent of another person.

    (4)     The generality of this section is not limited by any other provision of this Act or any other Act which confers a power on the Director of Public Transport.