Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) RWWA has all the
powers it needs to perform its functions.
(2) RWWA may for the
purpose of performing a function —
(a)
acquire, hold, maintain, manage, improve, develop, and dispose of real or
personal property; and
(b)
enter into any contract or arrangement including a contract or arrangement
with any person for the performance of the function by that person on behalf
of RWWA; and
(c)
produce and deal in any equipment, facilities or system associated with, the
performance of the function; and
(d)
apply for the grant of any licence or other authority; and
(e)
acquire, establish and operate —
(i)
any undertaking necessary or convenient for the
performance of the function; and
(ii)
any associated undertaking;
and
(f)
appoint agents or engage persons under contracts for services to provide
professional, technical or other assistance to RWWA; and
(g)
participate in any business arrangement and acquire, hold and dispose of
shares, units or other interests in, or relating to, a business arrangement;
and
(h)
carry out any investigation, survey, exploration or feasibility study; and
(i)
collaborate in, carry out, or procure the carrying out
of, research and publish information that results from the research; and
(j)
develop and turn to account any technology, software or other intellectual
property that relates to the function and, for that purpose, apply for, hold,
exploit and dispose of any patent, patent rights, copyright or similar rights;
and
(k)
promote and market RWWA and its activities.
(3) Subsection (2)
does not limit subsection (1) or any of RWWA’s other powers.
(4) RWWA may —
(a) make
gifts for charitable purposes or for other purposes of benefit to the
community or a section of the community; and
(b) make
any ex gratia payments that it considers to be in RWWA’s interest; and
(c)
accept any gift, devise or bequest if it is absolute, or subject to conditions
that are within RWWA’s functions.
(5) In this section
—
business arrangement means a company, a
partnership, a trust, a joint venture or an arrangement for sharing profits;
participate includes form, promote, establish,
enter, manage, dissolve, wind up, and do things incidental to participating in
a business arrangement.
[Section 30 amended: No. 70 of 2006 s. 14; No. 29
of 2009 s. 23.]