Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) It is a function
of the Authority —
(a) to
facilitate the Minister’s entering into an agreement under section 13
and the fulfilment of the State’s obligations under it; and
(b) to
deal with incidental and related matters.
(2) The Authority may
enter into an agreement in order to provide for —
(a) the
Authority or any other person to have access to anything disposed of under
this Act;
(b) any
person to have access to anything that is under the management and control of
the Authority as provided by section 13 of Government Railways Act 1904 ;
(c) the
sharing of facilities or the joint use of services to enable the Authority to
effectively perform its functions under the Government Railways Act 1904 and
to enable another party to the agreement to effectively operate freight
services as the agreement contemplates.
(3) The Authority may
do anything else necessary or convenient to be done for the purpose of
performing a function under this Act.
(4) This section does
not limit any power that the Authority has under the
Government Railways Act 1904 .
(5) The Minister may
direct the Authority —
(a) to
allow the whole or part of its functions under this Act to be performed on its
behalf by; and
(b) in
performing its functions under this Act, to act in accordance with any
instructions of,
a committee of persons
appointed by the Minister and given responsibility for matters to do with the
administration of this Act.
[Section 16 amended: No. 31 of 2003 s. 189(1).]
[ 17. Deleted: No. 31 of 2003 s. 174.]