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State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971
sec.154Expenses of works
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### sec.154 Expenses of works
When works are undertaken by the Coordinator-General—
for the benefit of a local body or a department of the Government; or
for the benefit of a particular person; or
upon the default of or on behalf of a local body;
a regulation may direct the local body or department or person concerned to pay to the Treasurer, at such time or times and on such terms and conditions as specified in the regulation the whole or a proportion, specified in the regulation, of the costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Coordinator-General in connection with the works.
Where there is more than 1 local body or person concerned the regulation may apportion the costs and expenses between or among them and may require payment of each local body or person accordingly.
Moneys required pursuant to this section to be paid and unpaid as required may be recovered by the Treasurer—
by action in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due and payable to the Treasurer; or
under the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , sections 24 to 28 , as if a reference in the sections to—
the recovery amounts were a reference to moneys to be paid and unpaid under this section; and
a statutory body were a reference to a local body.
s 154 amd 2001 No. 46 s 30 (2) sch 2 ; 2011 No. 36 s 124 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 1
(sec.154-ssec.1) When works are undertaken by the Coordinator-General— for the benefit of a local body or a department of the Government; or for the benefit of a particular person; or upon the default of or on behalf of a local body; a regulation may direct the local body or department or person concerned to pay to the Treasurer, at such time or times and on such terms and conditions as specified in the regulation the whole or a proportion, specified in the regulation, of the costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Coordinator-General in connection with the works.
(sec.154-ssec.2) Where there is more than 1 local body or person concerned the regulation may apportion the costs and expenses between or among them and may require payment of each local body or person accordingly.
(sec.154-ssec.3) Moneys required pursuant to this section to be paid and unpaid as required may be recovered by the Treasurer— by action in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due and payable to the Treasurer; or under the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , sections 24 to 28 , as if a reference in the sections to— the recovery amounts were a reference to moneys to be paid and unpaid under this section; and a statutory body were a reference to a local body.
- (a) for the benefit of a local body or a department of the Government; or
- (b) for the benefit of a particular person; or
- (c) upon the default of or on behalf of a local body;
- (a) by action in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due and payable to the Treasurer; or
- (b) under the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982 , sections 24 to 28 , as if a reference in the sections to— (i) the recovery amounts were a reference to moneys to be paid and unpaid under this section; and (ii) a statutory body were a reference to a local body.
- (i) the recovery amounts were a reference to moneys to be paid and unpaid under this section; and
- (ii) a statutory body were a reference to a local body.
- (i) the recovery amounts were a reference to moneys to be paid and unpaid under this section; and
- (ii) a statutory body were a reference to a local body.