115GPowers of Safe Transport Victoria

115G Powers of Safe Transport Victoria (1) Safe Transport Victoria has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or as incidental to, the achievement of its object and the performance of its functions. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), Safe Transport Victoria may— (a) enter into any agreement or contract; (b) enter into any lease or licence; (c) participate in the formation of a corporation, trust, partnership or other body; Section 84(1) of the **Public Administration Act 2004** requires a public entity to notify the Minister responsible for the public entity and the Treasurer of the intention to form, or participate in the formation of, a body corporate. (d) subscribe for or otherwise acquire, and hold and dispose of, shares in, or debentures or other securities of, a corporation; (e) become a member of a company limited by guarantee; (f) subscribe for or otherwise acquire, and hold and dispose of, units in a trust; (g) acquire, and hold and dispose of, an interest in a partnership or other body; (h) enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing of profits, union of interest, co-operation, joint venture, reciprocal concession or otherwise, with any person or body carrying on or engaged in, or about to carry on or engage in, any business or transaction relating to, or connected with, any function of Safe Transport Victoria; (i) make any land or other property vested in or managed by Safe Transport Victoria or any person employed by Safe Transport Victoria available for use or engagement by any other person; (j) acquire (whether by creation, lease, licence, receiving the assignment or grant of, or otherwise), hold, accept as a security, or otherwise deal with, any intellectual property right (for example, a trademark, patent, design, copyright (including an associated moral right), plant breeder's right, circuit layout right, trade secret, or right arising from confidential information); (k) assign, grant, lease, license, sell, mortgage, use as a security, or otherwise encumber or dispose of, any intellectual property right; (l) seek any remedy in relation to, or do anything necessary to enforce, protect, maintain, register or exploit, any intellectual property right; (m) seek any remedy in relation to, or do anything necessary to enforce, protect, maintain or exploit any Crown copyright; (n) engage consultants, contractors or agents; (o) act as an agent of another person. (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), Safe Transport Victoria may exercise the powers conferred on it by or under this Act or any other Act. (4) The generality of this section is not limited by any other provision of this Act or any other Act which confers a power on Safe Transport Victoria. S. 115H substituted by No. 34/2023 s. 75.