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Government Owned Corporations Act 1993
sec.53Candidate GOC associates and subsidiaries of candidate GOC associates
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### sec.53 Candidate GOC associates and subsidiaries of candidate GOC associates
A regulation may provide that, on a specified day, a candidate GOC associate or an associate subsidiary—
is a body corporate; and
has the name specified by regulation; and
may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
has the functions and powers specified by regulation.
A candidate GOC associate or associate subsidiary provided for under a regulation made under subsection (1) may have a seal.
A regulation may make provision with respect to any matter for which it is necessary or convenient to make provision to facilitate the change of the associate or subsidiary from a government entity that is not a body corporate to a body corporate that is to become a GOC or GOC subsidiary.
s 53 sub 1994 No. 31 s 24
amd 2007 No. 10 s 15
(sec.53-ssec.1) A regulation may provide that, on a specified day, a candidate GOC associate or an associate subsidiary— is a body corporate; and has the name specified by regulation; and may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and has the functions and powers specified by regulation.
(sec.53-ssec.2) A candidate GOC associate or associate subsidiary provided for under a regulation made under subsection (1) may have a seal.
(sec.53-ssec.3) A regulation may make provision with respect to any matter for which it is necessary or convenient to make provision to facilitate the change of the associate or subsidiary from a government entity that is not a body corporate to a body corporate that is to become a GOC or GOC subsidiary.
- (a) is a body corporate; and
- (b) has the name specified by regulation; and
- (c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
- (d) has the functions and powers specified by regulation.