New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 400Q

400Q Legal status of joint organisations

(1) A proclamation establishing a joint organisation operates to constitute the joint organisation as a body corporate.

(2) A joint organisation as so constituted has the legal capacity and powers of an individual, both in and outside the State.

Note--: While the main functions of joint organisations are provided for under this Part, powers are also conferred on the joint organisation as a statutory corporation under section 50 of the Interpretation Act 1987 .