Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994

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—

a business or professional activity; and

anything else done for gain or reward.