22Emergency Management Minister has powers etc. of the Commonwealth

22 Emergency Management Minister has powers etc. of the Commonwealth

(1) The Emergency Management Minister, on behalf of the Commonwealth, has all the rights, responsibilities, duties and powers of the Commonwealth in relation to the Commonwealth’s capacity as: (a) a party to an arrangement made under section 20; or (b) the grantor of a grant made under section 20. (2) Without limiting subsection (1): (a) an amount payable by the Commonwealth under a section 20 arrangement is to be paid by the Emergency Management Minister on behalf of the Commonwealth; and (b) an amount payable to the Commonwealth under a section 20 arrangement is to be paid to the Emergency Management Minister on behalf of the Commonwealth; and (c) a section 20 grant is to be paid by the Emergency Management Minister on behalf of the Commonwealth; and (d) an amount payable to the Commonwealth by way of the repayment of the whole or a part of a section 20 grant is to be paid to the Emergency Management Minister on behalf of the Commonwealth; and (e) the Emergency Management Minister may institute an action or proceeding on behalf of the Commonwealth in relation to a matter that concerns: (i) a section 20 arrangement; or (ii) a section 20 grant.