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Pipeline Authority Act 1973
25ABorrowings otherwise than from Commonwealth
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#### 25A Borrowings otherwise than from Commonwealth
(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Treasurer:
(a) borrow money otherwise than from the Commonwealth; or
(b) raise money otherwise than by borrowing;
on terms and conditions that are specified in, or consistent with, the approval.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Authority may, under that subsection, borrow money, or raise money otherwise than by borrowing, by dealing with securities.
(3) A borrowing of money, or a raising of money otherwise than by borrowing, under subsection (1) may be made, in whole or in part, in a currency other than Australian currency.
(4) An approval may be given under subsection (1) in relation to a particular transaction or in relation to transactions included in a class of transactions.
(5) An approval under subsection (1) shall be given in writing.
(6) For the purposes of this section:
(a) the issue by the Authority of an instrument acknowledging a debt in consideration of:
(i) the payment or deposit of money; or
(ii) the provision of credit;
otherwise than in relation to a transaction that is in the ordinary course of the day‑to‑day operations of the Authority shall be deemed to be a raising by the Authority, otherwise than by borrowing, of an amount of money equal to the amount of the money paid or deposited or the value of the credit provided, as the case may be; and
(b) the obtaining of credit by the Authority otherwise than in relation to a transaction that is in the ordinary course of the day‑to‑day operations of the Authority shall be deemed to be a raising by the Authority, otherwise than by borrowing, of an amount of money equal to the value of the credit so obtained.