sec.24General powers of chief executive

### sec.24 General powers of chief executive The chief executive has, under the Minister and as agent of the State, all the powers of the State that are necessary or desirable for performing the chief executive’s functions. Anything done in the name of, or for, the State by the chief executive in performing the chief executive’s functions is taken to have been done for, and binds, the State. Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive may, for example, in performing the chief executive’s functions— enter into arrangements, agreements, contracts and deeds; and acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and appoint agents and attorneys; and charge, and fix terms, for goods, services, facilities and information supplied; and seal any document; and do other things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the chief executive’s functions. Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive has the powers given to the chief executive under this or another Act or at common law. No transport Act limits, by implication, the powers that the chief executive has under another Act or law, and, in particular, no transport Act prevents, by implication— the chief executive doing anything in trade or commerce; or the chief executive doing anything outside Queensland, including outside Australia. However, the chief executive’s powers are subject to any restriction expressly imposed on the chief executive under this or another Act. This section is enacted to remove any doubt about the chief executive’s powers. In this section— function includes responsibility. law includes any common law rule. power includes legal capacity. restriction includes prohibition. trade or commerce includes— a business or professional activity; and anything else done for gain or reward. s 24 sub 1994 No. 32 s 14 sch 1 (sec.24-ssec.1) The chief executive has, under the Minister and as agent of the State, all the powers of the State that are necessary or desirable for performing the chief executive’s functions. (sec.24-ssec.2) Anything done in the name of, or for, the State by the chief executive in performing the chief executive’s functions is taken to have been done for, and binds, the State. (sec.24-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive may, for example, in performing the chief executive’s functions— enter into arrangements, agreements, contracts and deeds; and acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and appoint agents and attorneys; and charge, and fix terms, for goods, services, facilities and information supplied; and seal any document; and do other things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the chief executive’s functions. (sec.24-ssec.4) Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief executive has the powers given to the chief executive under this or another Act or at common law. (sec.24-ssec.5) No transport Act limits, by implication, the powers that the chief executive has under another Act or law, and, in particular, no transport Act prevents, by implication— the chief executive doing anything in trade or commerce; or the chief executive doing anything outside Queensland, including outside Australia. (sec.24-ssec.6) However, the chief executive’s powers are subject to any restriction expressly imposed on the chief executive under this or another Act. (sec.24-ssec.7) This section is enacted to remove any doubt about the chief executive’s powers. (sec.24-ssec.8) In this section— function includes responsibility. law includes any common law rule. power includes legal capacity. restriction includes prohibition. trade or commerce includes— a business or professional activity; and anything else done for gain or reward. - (a) enter into arrangements, agreements, contracts and deeds; and - (b) acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and - (c) appoint agents and attorneys; and - (d) charge, and fix terms, for goods, services, facilities and information supplied; and - (e) seal any document; and - (f) do other things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the chief executive’s functions. - (a) the chief executive doing anything in trade or commerce; or - (b) the chief executive doing anything outside Queensland, including outside Australia. - (a) a business or professional activity; and - (b) anything else done for gain or reward.