Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992 (Western Australia) — Zoe

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Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992

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What this law does, in practical terms

Establishes a corporate agency called the Western Australian Land Authority (the Authority) to provide, promote and manage land, infrastructure, facilities and related services for the State (s.5; s.16). The Act sets out the Authority’s main functions (s.16) and a broad set of commercial and operational powers to carry them out (s.17).
Identifies specific tasks: completing the Joondalup Centre project in accordance with a statutory plan (s.16(1)(d); s.18) and identifying and improving population centres or sites in need of urban renewal (s.16(1)(e)). The statutory objects list the provision and development of industrial, commercial, residential and other land for social, economic and environmental needs and the disposal of surplus public land (s.3).

Key operational mechanics

Corporate form and governance: the Authority is a body corporate with perpetual succession and can use approved trading names (s.5). It is explicitly not an agent of the Crown and does not have Crown immunities (s.5A). It is also not a public sector body under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and its chief executive and staff are excluded from the Senior Executive Service under that Act (s.5B).
Functions and powers: the Authority may acquire, hold, develop, manage and dispose of land; enter contracts; charge fees; undertake surveys and research; participate in business structures (companies, joint ventures, trusts); hold and deal in shares or other interests; develop and commercialise technology and IP; and make gifts and ex gratia payments (s.17(2), (4a), (5)). The Authority may extract minerals from land (s.17(2)(ba)). Its powers are expressed broadly as "all things necessary or convenient" for its functions (s.17(1)). Those powers operate subject to the Government Trading Enterprises Act (the GTE Act) (s.17(3A); s.4A).

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What it does

The Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992 establishes the Western Australian Land Authority as a statutory body corporate tasked with providing, or promoting the provision of, land, infrastructure, facilities and services for the social, economic and environmental needs of the State. The objects set out in section 3 are fourfold: the provision and development of industrial, commercial, residential and other land in a range of localities to meet social and economic needs while taking account of environmental outcomes; the completion of the Joondalup Centre project; the identification and development, or urban renewal, of centres of population and the provision or improvement of land for those centres; and facilitating the development and disposal of surplus public land.

The Authority’s functions under section 16 include acting as an agency through which the Crown and public authorities may dispose of land, and also through which local governments, regional local governments and regional subsidiaries may dispose of land in accordance with the Local Government Act 1995. It must complete the Joondalup Centre development in accordance with the plan maintained under section 18 on the land described in Schedule 2. It must also identify other potential centres of population or centres in need of urban renewal and use its powers to bring about the provision or improvement of land, infrastructure, facilities or services for them. Under section 16B, the Authority is required to take account of the social, economic and environmental outcomes of the performance of its functions and to ensure those outcomes are balanced so far as is practicable.

To carry out these functions, the Authority is given extensive powers under section 17. It may acquire, hold, deal with or dispose of land; undertake or coordinate subdivision, amalgamation, improvement, development, alteration or management of land (whether or not it holds the land); extract minerals; enter into contracts or arrangements with any person, including a public authority, local government or regional subsidiary; charge fees; carry out investigations, surveys, explorations or feasibility studies; acquire, establish or operate undertakings; participate in business arrangements (companies, partnerships, trusts, joint ventures or profit-sharing arrangements); produce or deal in associated equipment, facilities or systems; appoint agents or engage contractors; and develop and exploit intellectual property. The Act also confers specific compulsory acquisition powers: section 20 provides that the provision of land for industrial purposes or in performance of the Authority’s functions under section 16(1)(e) is a public work for the purposes of Parts 9 and 10 of the and the , and the Authority is taken to be a local authority under that latter Act for those purposes.

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Who pays: the Authority can charge fees for services (s.17(2)(e)) and will bear or be allocated liabilities when assets transfer from predecessor bodies (s.51(2); Sch. 4 cl.3). Ex gratia payments and gifts are permitted (s.17(4a)), which creates a path for discretionary outlays paid from the Authority’s resources. The Schedule preserves some liabilities and guarantees from predecessor bodies (Sch. 4; s.51(8)). Where land is compulsorily taken under the Land Administration and Public Works Acts, affected landowners will be subject to the acquisition processes and compensation rules in those Acts (s.20).
Incentives: the Act gives the Authority commercial incentives to develop and market land and related infrastructure (s.17(2)(n); s.17(2)(g)). The ability to participate in business arrangements and hold equity (s.17(2)(j); s.17(5)) creates opportunities to pursue revenue or strategic partnerships rather than only disposing land by sale. The Authority’s power to extract minerals (s.17(2)(ba)) expands commercial revenue avenues linked to land holdings.
Compliance burden and oversight: internal staffing rules and conduct standards are to be set by the board after consultation with the Public Sector Commissioner and are subject to periodic reporting to that Commissioner and to the Minister (s.11; s.12; s.13; s.14B; s.14C; s.14D). The Authority is outside the Public Sector Management Act but remains subject to oversight through consultation and reporting requirements (s.5B; s.12; s.13). Regulations under this Act can be expressed to prevail over regulations under the GTE Act but only when recommended by two Ministers (s.47(2)–(3)).
Bureaucratic discretion and delegated decision‑making: the board exercises recruitment, remuneration and staff discipline powers (s.11) and may delegate almost any function in writing (s.23). The Minister approves Joondalup plan amendments (s.18(3)–(4)). These provisions create points of administrative discretion (board, delegates, Minister, Public Sector Commissioner) that determine operational outcomes.
Trade‑offs and opportunity costs: dedicating Crown land to the Authority’s purposes (s.21) channels the future use of that land into the Authority’s projects and processes, which is an opportunity cost compared with alternative public uses. The Authority’s capacity to operate commercially and to compete or partner with private developers (s.17(2)(j)) may substitute for private supply of development services in some markets; the Act gives no express statutory test that prioritises private sector participation over Authority activity.
Implementation risks: the Act is closely linked to other statutes (GTE Act, Land Administration Act 1997, Public Works Act 1902 and industrial employment laws). Coordination across those frameworks will affect how easily the Authority operates in practice (s.4A; s.17(3A); s.20). Transitional arrangements transfer property, contracts and liabilities from prior bodies into the Authority and preserve existing rights and guarantees (Sch. 4; s.51), which can complicate balance‑sheet and legal positions at handover.

Main concepts

The central legal entity is the Western Australian Land Authority, a body corporate with perpetual succession established by section 5. Critically, under section 5A the Authority is not an agent of the Crown and does not have the status, immunities or privileges of the Crown. Further, by section 5B the Authority is not and cannot become a public sector body under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, and neither its chief executive officer nor any member of staff may be included in the Senior Executive Service provided for by that Act. This separation from the Crown and the public sector has significant implications for the Authority’s legal liability, contracting and employment arrangements.

The Act defines key terms in section 4(1). “Land” is defined broadly to include land within the meaning of the Land Administration Act 1997, any legal or equitable estate or interest in land, buildings and other structures, and infrastructure, facilities and services relating to land. “Industrial purposes” includes manufacturing, production, technology advancement, fabrication, packaging, processing, transport, distribution, storage, display of manufactured goods, research, development and service purposes, as well as commercial, recreational, retail, accommodation and other purposes ancillary to those activities if effected in the same general vicinity and necessary or desirable for the wellbeing or convenience of businesses and workforces. “Dispose of” includes sell, exchange, lease, let, grant a licence and grant any easement or right of way, giving the Authority wide latitude in how it deals with land.

The term “function” is given an expanded definition: except in sections 16(1) and 17(1), it includes powers, duties and authorities. This means that references to functions throughout the Act (for example in delegation provisions) encompass the full suite of the Authority’s powers and duties. “Management” of staff is defined to include recruitment, selection, appointment, transfer, secondment, performance management, redeployment, discipline and termination of employment, which clarifies the scope of the board’s power under section 11.

The Joondalup Centre plan is a key operational concept. Section 18 continues in force the plan that existed under the repealed Joondalup Centre Act 1976, subject to amendments approved by the Minister. The Authority must keep the plan under review and submit proposed amendments to the Minister. The current plan must be kept in the Authority’s offices and available for public inspection free of charge during office hours.

Delegation is addressed in section 23. The Authority may delegate any of its functions (except the power of delegation itself) to a director, the chief executive officer, a member of staff, a committee appointed under the GTE Act section 26, or any other person. A delegate cannot subdelegate unless expressly authorised. The section does not apply to the execution of documents, which is handled under the GTE Act section 156.

The Act also creates a transitional regime for staff, assets and liabilities of former bodies (the Industrial Lands Development Authority, the Joondalup Development Corporation and, by section 51, the Western Australian Development Corporation). Schedule 4 contains detailed provisions for the vesting of property, substitution of the Authority in agreements and instruments, and the continuation of guarantees and other obligations.

Who it affects

The Act directly affects the Western Australian Land Authority itself, its board, its chief executive officer and its staff. The Authority is the primary subject of the legislation, and its establishment, constitution, functions, powers and operational obligations are all set out in detail. The board bears specific duties: it must set minimum standards for staff management (section 12) and issue codes of conduct (section 14B), both after consultation with the Public Sector Commissioner. The board must also comply with directions from the Commissioner to report on observance of those standards and codes, and must include a code-of-conduct report as part of its annual report under the GTE Act.

Staff of the Authority are directly affected by employment provisions including the requirement that their remuneration and terms and conditions of employment not be less favourable than those provided for in applicable industrial awards, orders or agreements under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 or the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 (section 11(3)). Staff management is excluded from certain provisions of the Industrial Relations Act (Part II Division 2B) regarding matters dealt with by the board’s instruments, such as merit, equity and probity standards, and these matters cannot be varied by employer-employee agreements under Part VID of that Act. Staff who were formerly public service officers retain their existing and accruing rights under section 14.

Public authorities, defined in section 4(1) to include Ministers, Government departments, State trading concerns, instrumentalities and utilities, are affected because the Authority can act as a disposal agency for their land. Local governments, regional local governments and regional subsidiaries are similarly affected under section 16(1)(c), and the Authority may enter into contracts or arrangements with them under section 17. The Minister to whom the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 is committed is involved in the disposal of dedicated Crown land under section 21.

The Public Sector Commissioner has a significant oversight role under Division 3 of Part 2, being consulted on staff management instruments and codes of conduct, and having power to direct reporting and to report to the Minister. The Minister is central: the Authority’s trading names require Ministerial approval (section 5(4)); the Joondalup Centre plan amendments must be approved (section 18); the Authority may perform functions outside the State only with the Minister’s approval (section 16(3)); and the Minister must carry out quinquennial reviews of the Act (section 48).

Persons whose land is subject to compulsory acquisition for industrial purposes or for centre development are affected through the Land Administration Act 1997 and Public Works Act 1902 compensation regimes. Proponents of industrial or commercial projects who deal with the Authority for land supply or development are also affected, as are any parties to agreements with the Authority, which under section 17(2)(c) may include any person. Finally, the transitional provisions affect employees, creditors, lessees and other stakeholders of the former Industrial Lands Development Authority, Joondalup Development Corporation and Western Australian Development Corporation, whose rights and obligations are transferred to the Authority by Schedule 4 and section 51.

Key duties and rights

The Act imposes specific duties on the Authority, its board and staff. The Authority’s primary duty is to perform its functions under section 16, which include providing land for social and economic needs, acting as a disposal agency, completing the Joondalup Centre and pursuing urban renewal. In doing so, it must take account of and balance social, economic and environmental outcomes under section 16B. The Authority must also perform its Joondalup Centre functions in accordance with the plan under section 18, keep that plan under review and submit proposed amendments to the Minister.

The board has a duty under section 12 to prepare and issue an instrument setting out minimum standards of merit, equity and probity applicable to staff management, after consultation with the Public Sector Commissioner. It must have regard to the principles in section 8 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 when doing so. The board may apply the instrument to the chief executive officer, but if it does, section 12(3A) provides that section 12(2) does not affect the GTE Act section 37(5). The board must also prepare and issue codes of conduct under section 14B, after consultation with the Commissioner and having regard to section 9 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994. The board must comply with directions from the Public Sector Commissioner to report on observance of these standards and codes, and must deliver a separate code-of-conduct report with its annual report to the Minister under section 14D.

The Authority’s staff have the right to remuneration and terms not less favourable than those in applicable awards, orders or agreements under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 or the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 (section 11(3)). They retain existing and accruing rights if they were formerly public service officers (section 14). Former employees of the former bodies are deemed to be employed by the Authority on the same terms and conditions as immediately before the commencement day (Schedule 4 clause 2). The Authority may grant retirement benefits to staff and their dependants and establish or enter into superannuation schemes under section 13A, subject to the State Superannuation Act 2000.

Rights of persons dealing with the Authority include the right to have agreements and instruments to which a former body was party substituted so that the Authority becomes the party (Schedule 4 clause 4). Landowners whose land is compulsorily taken for the Authority’s purposes under section 20 have the benefit of the compensation provisions in Parts 9 and 10 of the Land Administration Act 1997 and the Public Works Act 1902. However, sections 187-191 of the Land Administration Act 1997 do not apply to land that was already taken or acquired before the Act’s commencement and vests in the Authority by Schedule 4. That land may be held or used for other purposes if those purposes are authorised and are ones for which the Authority could have compulsorily taken the land.

Penalties and enforcement

The Act itself does not contain any specific penalty provisions for non-compliance by the Authority or other parties. There are no offence provisions, monetary penalties or imprisonment terms set out in the text. This is a significant feature: enforcement of the Authority’s obligations is primarily through administrative and accountability mechanisms rather than through criminal or civil penalties under this Act.

The principal enforcement mechanisms are reporting and oversight duties. The Public Sector Commissioner can direct the board to report on observance of minimum standards for staff management (section 13) and codes of conduct (section 14C). The board must comply with such directions. The Commissioner may also report to the Minister on these matters. The Minister receives annual reports from the Authority under the GTE Act (section 81) and must lay documents before Parliament when required; section 45 provides that if the House is not sitting, the GTE Act section 159 applies. The Minister is also required to conduct a review of the operation and effectiveness of the Act every five years (section 48) and report to Parliament. This periodic review is a form of enforcement through political accountability.

The Authority’s failure to issue the required instruments or codes of conduct, or to consult the Public Sector Commissioner as required, could be subject to oversight by the Minister and potentially by Parliament. However, there is no express power for the Minister to direct the Authority to comply beyond the review and reporting framework. The GTE Act, which is read as one with this Act under section 4A, may contain additional enforcement provisions, but the source text of this Act does not incorporate them. Similarly, the Public Sector Management Act 1994 has no direct application to the Authority (section 5B), so its enforcement mechanisms do not apply.

Regulations made under section 47 could prescribe matters necessary or convenient for giving effect to the Act’s purposes, and could potentially create penalties for breach. The regulations may be expressed to prevail over GTE Act regulations, but no such regulations are reproduced in the source. Therefore, enforcement is largely limited to administrative compliance, ministerial oversight and parliamentary scrutiny. For non-compliance by third parties with compulsory acquisition or other dealings, enforcement would be under the relevant Acts that are incorporated by reference, such as the Land Administration Act 1997 or the Public Works Act 1902, not under this Act itself.

How it interacts with other laws

The Act explicitly interacts with numerous other Western Australian statutes. The most important is the Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 (GTE Act). Section 4A provides that the GTE Act is to be read with this Act as if they formed a single Act. This means governance, financial and reporting provisions of the GTE Act apply to the Authority. Section 47 allows regulations under this Act to prevail over GTE Act regulations, but only on the joint recommendation of the Minister and the Minister administering the GTE Act. Several provisions of this Act have been amended to reflect the GTE Act: sections 11, 12, 14, 14B, 14D, 17, 23, 45, 47 and many others were inserted or amended by the Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 Part 12 Division 10. The GTE Act also provides for the Authority’s board (through references to the GTE Act sections 26, 37, 81, 156, 159), and section 45 of this Act applies the GTE Act’s provision for laying documents before Parliament when it is not sitting.

The Land Administration Act 1997 is fundamental to the Authority’s land dealings. The definitions of “Crown land” and “land” in section 4(1) of this Act incorporate that Act. Section 20 deems the provision of land for industrial purposes or for centre development to be a public work under Parts 9 and 10 of the Land Administration Act 1997, giving the Authority compulsory acquisition powers. Sections 187 to 191 of the Land Administration Act 1997 are however specifically excluded from applying to land vested in the Authority by Schedule 4 that was taken under the Public Works Act 1902 before commencement. Section 21 deals with dedication of Crown land and provides that disposition of such land is to be under the Land Administration Act 1997 as read with that section.

The Public Works Act 1902 is also incorporated by reference in section 20, and the Authority is taken to be a local authority under that Act for compulsory acquisition purposes. The Public Sector Management Act 1994 is relevant even though the Authority is excluded from it under section 5B: the board must have regard to the principles in section 8 (merit, equity, probity) and section 9 (conduct) of that Act when preparing management instruments and codes of conduct. The Public Sector Commissioner, established under that Act, has oversight roles under sections 12, 13, 14B, 14C and 14D.

The Industrial Relations Act 1979 governs staff terms: section 11(3) requires remuneration and conditions to be no less favourable than applicable awards, orders or agreements under that Act, and section 11(4) excludes certain matters from Part II Division 2B of that Act. The Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 also applies. The Local Government Act 1995 is referenced in section 16(1)(c) for disposal of land by local governments. The Transfer of Land Act 1893 appears in the transitional provisions of Schedule 4 relating to caveats and memorials.

The Mining Act 1978 is mentioned in section 21: the Minister must consult the Minister administering that Act before recommending dedication of Crown land. The State Superannuation Act 2000 and the Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938 are relevant to staff superannuation rights and transitional arrangements. Repealed Acts including the Industrial Lands Development Authority Act 1966, the Industrial Development (Resumption of Land) Act 1945, and the Joondalup Centre Act 1976 continue to have effect for transitional purposes under Schedule 4.

Amendment history

The Act has been amended extensively since its original enactment as No. 35 of 1992 on 23 June 1992. The compilation table included in the source lists 20 amendment statutes between 1992 and 2023. Key amendment points are as follows.

The Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 (No. 6 of 1993) made changes to financial provisions. The Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 (No. 32 of 1994) inserted references consequent on the new public sector management regime. The Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 (No. 14 of 1996) updated references to local government legislation.

A significant restructuring occurred with the Western Australian Land Authority Amendment Act 1997 (No. 28 of 1997) and the Acts Amendment (Land Administration) Act 1997 (No. 31 of 1997), which replaced references to the repealed Land Act 1933 with the Land Administration Act 1997. The Western Australian Land Authority Amendment Act 1998 (No. 60 of 1998) substantially rewrote Part 3, deleted Parts 4 and 6, inserted delegation provisions, and added the review requirement in section 48.

The Western Australian Land Authority Amendment Act 2004 (No. 67 of 2004) was a major amendment that inserted sections 5A and 5B (Authority not Crown agent, not public sector), replaced the entire staff and conduct divisions (sections 11-14D), added section 16B (social, economic and environmental outcomes), revised powers in section 17, and deleted and renumbered many provisions. This Act also added the requirement for quinquennial reviews under section 48.

The Public Sector Reform Act 2010 (No. 39 of 2010) updated references from the Public Sector Standards Commissioner to the Public Sector Commissioner. The Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (No. 26 of 2016) amended section 16(1)(c) to include regional local governments and regional subsidiaries. The Government Trading Enterprises Act 2023 (No. 13 of 2023) was the most recent and far-reaching amendment, deleting numerous sections (including former Parts 3A, 5, 6 and many individual sections), inserting new section 4A on the relationship to the GTE Act, amending the delegation provision, and updating cross-references. This Act also removed provisions that had been made redundant by the GTE Act’s application to the Authority. There are uncommenced provisions for the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 section 72.

Gotchas

Several provisions in the Act are easily overlooked but carry significant practical consequences. The first is section 5A: the Authority is not an agent of the Crown and does not have Crown status, immunities or privileges. This means the Authority can be sued in its own name, it cannot claim Crown immunity from statute, and its contracts are not Crown contracts. Parties contracting with the Authority should not assume they are dealing with the State. Section 5B reinforces this by excluding the Authority and its staff from the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and the Senior Executive Service. However, the Authority must still follow certain public sector principles: the board must have regard to the merit, equity and probity principles in section 8 of that Act when issuing management instruments (section 12(2)), and to the conduct principles in section 9 when issuing codes (section 14B(2)). This creates a hybrid regime where the Authority is not a public sector body but must emulate core public sector values.

The second gotcha is section 11(3) and (4). Staff remuneration and conditions cannot be less favourable than applicable awards or the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993, but certain matters (rates of remuneration, leave, hours of duty and matters similar to those prescribed for the Public Sector Management Act) are excluded from the operation of Part II Division 2B of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 and cannot be varied by employer-employee agreements under Part VID of that Act. This limits the ability of the Authority and its staff to negotiate alternative arrangements on these core conditions, even if both parties agree.

The third is the delegation power in section 23. While the Authority may delegate broadly, subsection (3) prohibits subdelegation unless the instrument of delegation expressly authorises it. This is a strict rule. Furthermore, subsection (7) provides that the delegation section does not apply to execution of documents; that is governed by the GTE Act section 156. Anyone relying on a delegation to execute a document must be careful to check the source of authority.

The fourth gotcha is the compulsory acquisition power in section 20. It applies only for industrial purposes (as defined) or for the Authority’s functions under section 16(1)(e) (identification of centres of population and urban renewal). It does not extend to the Authority’s general function of providing land for social and economic needs under section 16(1)(a). Land acquired for that broader purpose must be purchased on the open market or obtained through other mechanisms. Additionally, section 20(2)(b) excludes the application of sections 187-191 of the Land Administration Act 1997 to land vested by Schedule 4 that was taken under the Public Works Act 1902 before the Act’s commencement. This means that certain procedural protections (for example, the requirement to give notice or to offer land back if no longer needed) do not apply to that transitional land.

The fifth gotcha is that regulations under section 47 may be expressed to prevail over regulations made under the GTE Act, but only on the recommendation of both the Minister and the GTE Act Minister. If regulations are made without that dual recommendation, they will not prevail. Any practitioner dealing with the Authority should check whether any regulations have been made under section 47(2) that override GTE Act regulations, as the order of precedence could affect compliance obligations.

The sixth relates to the Authority’s power to make gifts and ex gratia payments under section 17(4a). The board may make gifts for charitable purposes or other purposes of benefit to the community, and ex gratia payments that it considers to be in the Authority’s interest. This is a broad discretionary power that could give rise to scrutiny about whether particular payments are within the Authority’s functions or amount to unauthorised expenditure.

How to comply

Compliance with the Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992 primarily concerns the Authority itself, but there are also obligations and best practices for those dealing with it. For the Authority’s board and management, the starting point is to ensure that all functions are performed in accordance with the objects in section 3 and the balancing requirement in section 16B. The board must issue an instrument setting out minimum standards of merit, equity and probity for staff management under section 12, after consultation with the Public Sector Commissioner, and must have regard to the principles in section 8 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994. The board must also issue codes of conduct under section 14B after similar consultation, having regard to the principles in section 9 of that Act. The board must comply with any direction from the Public Sector Commissioner to report on observance of these instruments and codes. It must also include a code-of-conduct report with its annual report to the Minister under section 14D, and provide a copy to the Commissioner.

For staff management, the Authority must ensure that remuneration and terms and conditions are not less favourable than those in applicable industrial awards, orders or agreements under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 or the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 (section 11(3)). The exclusions in section 11(4) must be observed: certain matters (rates of remuneration, leave, hours of duty and similar matters) cannot be varied by employer-employee agreements under Part VID of the Industrial Relations Act 1979.

The Joondalup Centre plan must be kept under review and submitted to the Minister when amended. A copy must be available for public inspection at the Authority’s offices free of charge (section 18(5)). The Authority must ensure it performs its Joondalup functions in accordance with the plan.

When dealing with land, the Authority must comply with the compulsory acquisition procedures under Parts 9 and 10 of the Land Administration Act 1997 and the Public Works Act 1902 when taking land for industrial purposes or for centre development. For other acquisitions, it must follow normal commercial processes. Dedication of Crown land under section 21 requires the Governor’s notice, Ministerial recommendation and consultation with the Ministers administering the Land Administration Act 1997 and the Mining Act 1978.

Delegations must be in writing and cannot be subdelegated unless expressly authorised (section 23). The delegation provision does not apply to execution of documents; those must be authorised under the GTE Act section 156.

The Authority must comply with the GTE Act as if it were part of this Act (section 4A). This includes governance requirements, financial reporting, and accountability to the Minister. The Minister must carry out a review of the Act every five years under section 48, and the Authority should cooperate with that review by providing necessary information.

For third parties dealing with the Authority, due diligence should include confirming the Authority’s capacity and authority to enter into contracts. Since the Authority is not an agent of the Crown, remedies against it are in contract and statute, not through Crown proceedings. Title to land acquired from the Authority should be verified through the normal processes under the Transfer of Land Act 1893 or the Land Administration Act 1997. Caveats or memorials that were in force under the repealed Acts may have been converted under the transitional provisions, so purchasers should search for any enduring restrictions under Schedule 4 clauses 7 and 9.