Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act 2006

In this Act:

by-laws means by-laws made under section 19.

CEO, see section 9(1).

chairperson means the person holding or occupying the office of chairperson of the Corporation mentioned in section 6(3).

committee means a committee established under section 11.

common property means:

(a) for a plan – the common property in relation to the plan as defined in section 4(1) of the Unit Titles Act 1975; and

(b) for a scheme – the common property of the scheme as defined in section 33 of the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009.

Corporation means the Darwin Waterfront Corporation established by section 5(1).

land includes:

(a) a unit, lot and common property created by registration of a plan; and

meeting means a meeting of the Corporation held under section 33.

member means a member of the Corporation mentioned in section 6.

municipal services, see section 13.

plan means a units plan, or building development plan, as defined in section 4(1) of the Unit Titles Act 1975.

Precinct means the Darwin Waterfront Precinct specified under section 4.

promotional activities, see section 12(1)(c).

scheme means a unit title scheme as defined in section 10(1) of the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009.

staff member, see section 23(1).

unit means:

(a) for a plan – a unit of the plan as defined in section 4(1) of the Unit Titles Act 1975; and

(b) for a scheme – a unit of the scheme as defined in section 37 of the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009.

(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property and of suing and being sued.

(a) take judicial notice of the common seal affixed to a document; and

(2) The public office must be open to the public at reasonable times determined by the Corporation.

The Corporation:

(b) does not enjoy any privileges, rights or immunities of the Crown in right of the Territory; and

(1) The Minister must appoint a person recommended by the Corporation to be its chief executive officer (the CEO).

(2) The CEO holds office for the period and on terms and conditions as decided by the Minister.

(4) The CEO must, under the Corporation's directions, exercise the Corporation's powers and perform the Corporation's functions.

(1) The Minister may terminate a member's appointment on the grounds of inability, inefficiency, misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity.

(2) The Minister must terminate a member's appointment if the member:

(a) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with creditors or makes an assignment of the member's remuneration for their benefit; or

(b) is convicted in Australia of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or longer; or

(c) is absent, except on leave granted by the Minister, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Corporation; or