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Transport Administration Act 1988
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#### 55D Private subsidiary corporations etc
55D Private subsidiary corporations etc
> > (1) In this section—
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> > private corporation means a corporation within the meaning of the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth formed in or outside New South Wales.
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> > private subsidiary corporation means a private corporation in which a transport authority has a controlling interest.
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> > (2) A transport authority may, subject to subsection (3)—
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> > > (a) form, or participate in the formation of, private corporations, and
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> > > (b) acquire interests in private corporations, and
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> > > (c) sell or otherwise dispose of interests in private corporations,
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> > whether or not the activities or proposed activities of any such private corporation are related to the activities of the transport authority.
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> > (3) A transport authority must not, without the approval of the Minister—
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> > > (a) form, or participate in the formation of, a private subsidiary corporation, or
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> > > (b) acquire an interest in a private corporation so that, as a result of the acquisition, the corporation becomes a private subsidiary corporation, or
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> > > (c) sell or otherwise dispose of any interest in a private subsidiary corporation so that, as a result of the sale or disposal, it ceases to be a private subsidiary corporation.
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> > (4) A private subsidiary corporation is not a NSW Government agency.
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> **s 55D:** Ins 2008 No 115, Sch 1 \[7\]. Rep 2010 No 31, Sch 4.1 \[4\]. Ins 2010 No 31, Sch 1.1 \[21\].