34Withdrawal from Agreement

34 Withdrawal from Agreement

(1) If a State or Territory ceases to be a participating State or participating Territory—

(a) the member of the NEPC Committee nominated by the Premier of the State or Chief Minister of the Territory ceases to be a member of the NEPC Committee; and

(b) a member of any other committee who represents the State or Territory ceases to be a member of that other committee.

(2) If the Australian Local Government Association ceases to be a party to the Agreement, the person nominated by the President of the Association to attend and be heard at meetings of the NEPC Committee ceases to be entitled so to attend and be heard.

Part 5—NEPC Service Corporation, NEPC Executive Officer and Staff

Division 1—The NEPC Service Corporation

35 NEPC Service Corporation

s. 35

(1) The NEPC Service Corporation is the corporation with perpetual succession constituted by section 35 of the Commonwealth Act.

(2) The Service Corporation—

(a) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and

(b) may sue and be sued.

(3) The seal of the Service Corporation is to be kept in such custody as the Council directs and is not to be used except in the circumstances authorised by the Council.

(4) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must—

(a) take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal of the Service Corporation appearing on any document; and

(b) presume the imprint was duly made.