Local Government Act 1993
400QLegal status of joint organisations
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400Q Legal status of joint organisations
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.
s 400Q: Ins 2017 No 65, Sch 1 [10].