Western Australian Current Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2020 - SECT 244E

244E .         Proceedings where Crown agency has ceased to exist

        (1)         In this section —

        successor in law , in relation to a Crown agency, means, subject to subsection (3) —

            (a)         the sole successor; or

            (b)         if there is more than 1 successor, the successor that has the relevant functions formerly vested in the Crown agency.

        (2)         If a Crown agency referred to in section 244C(1) —

            (a)         has ceased to exist; and

            (b)         has a successor in law to which section 244B(2) does not apply,

                the successor in law is the responsible agency for the purposes of section 244C(1).

        (3)         The Minister must determine the successor in law of a Crown agency that has ceased to exist if —

            (a)         the Crown agency has no apparent successor in law under subsection (1); or

            (b)         there is doubt as to which agent of the Crown has the relevant functions formerly vested in the Crown agency.