550
In forceWater authority is a body corporate etc.
550 Water authority is a body corporate etc.
(1)
A water authority—
(a)
is a body corporate; and
(b)
has a seal; and
(c)
may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
(2)
A water authority has all the powers of an individual and may, for example—
(a)
enter into contracts; and
(b)
acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not limit a water authority’s powers under this or another Act.
(4)
A water authority does not represent the State.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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