Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister of
the Crown for the time being administering this Act shall, for the purposes of
this Act, be a body corporate and shall be known by such designation as is
conferred on him by the Governor under the Constitution Acts Amendment Act
1899 or the Alteration of Statutory Designations Act 1974 , whichever
applies, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and by that
name shall be capable of suing and being sued, acquiring, holding, letting and
taking land on lease, and alienating real and personal property, and of doing
and suffering all such other acts and things as may be necessary or expedient
for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Where the Minister
enters into any contract or agreement, under seal or otherwise, or makes any
lease, under this Act all the rights and liabilities in respect thereof and
all benefits and advantages thereunder or interest therein, shall vest in and
be enforceable by or against his successor or successors in office, without
the necessity of any transfer or assignment whatsoever.
(3) An alteration of
the designation of the Minister is hereby declared not to affect and never to
have affected the corporate identity of the Minister and by force of this
section the corporate identity of the Minister is continued under such
designation as applies to him from time to time.
[Section 8 inserted: No. 101 of 1976 s. 4;
amended: No. 28 of 1984 s. 25.]
[ 9-11. Deleted: No. 28 of 1984 s. 26.]