Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts [(1), (2) deleted]
(3) The Minister of
the Crown for the time being administering this Act shall for the purposes of
this Act become and continue to be a body corporate under the name of the
“Minister for Works” with perpetual succession and a common seal;
and by that name shall be capable of suing and being sued, acquiring, holding,
letting and taking land on lease, and alienating real and personal property,
and of doing and suffering all such other acts and things as may be necessary
or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(4) The functions of
the Minister are —
(a) to
undertake, construct, provide, alter, protect, repair or manage any public
work; and
(b) for
the purposes of paragraph (a) —
(i)
to acquire, hold, take on lease, exchange, amalgamate,
subdivide, alter, develop, improve or dispose of land; and
(ii)
to lease, or grant easements or other interests in or
rights over, land acquired, held or taken on lease under subparagraph (i);
and
(c) any
other functions conferred on the Minister under this Act or any other Act.
(5) The Minister has
power to do all things necessary or convenient for or in connection with the
performance of the Minister’s functions.
[Section 5 amended: No. 35 of 1933 s. 4; No. 41 of
1945 s. 3; No. 27 of 1974 s. 20; No. 4 of 2023 s. 96.]