Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ORGANISATION ACT 1971 - SECT 158

158 Power to contract

(1) The Coordinator-General may negotiate and enter into contracts for the performance of the Coordinator-General’s functions or the exercise of the Coordinator-General’s powers imposed or conferred on the Coordinator-General under any Act.

(2) A contract entered into by the Coordinator-General shall be made, varied or discharged as follows—

(a) a contract that, if made between private persons, would be required by law to be in writing and under seal, shall be made in writing under the seal of the Coordinator-General and shall be varied or discharged in like manner;

(b) a contract that, if made between private persons, would be required by law to be in writing signed by the parties, shall be made under the hand of the person who holds the office of Coordinator-General or the Coordinator-General’s delegate, and shall be varied or discharged in like manner;

(c) a contract that, if made between private persons, would be valid in law though not reduced to writing, may be made without writing by the Coordinator-General or the Coordinator-General’s delegate, and may be varied or discharged in like manner.