Municipal Association Act 1907

The Municipal Association of Victoria (hereinafter called the Association) shall be a body corporate and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be capable in law of suing and being sued.

Each council in Victoria from time to time may appoint a councillor to be the representative of such council and the representatives so appointed shall constitute the Association.

The Association shall have power—

to compound or prove in any court of competent jurisdiction all debts or sums of money due to the Association;

to purchase take hold sell lease take on lease exchange or dispose of land or any real or personal property;

to erect buildings on any land acquired by the Association, to alter buildings thereon, or to demolish buildings thereon and erect new buildings in their place whether such buildings or any part or parts thereof are intended for use or occupation by the Association or for leasing;

to lease any buildings the property of the Association or any part or parts thereof on such terms and conditions as the Association thinks fit;

to purchase rent hire or otherwise make provision for the use of furniture or fittings and business equipment or services;

to establish and manage a mutual liability insurance scheme for the purpose of providing public liability and professional indemnity insurance;

subject to the making of sufficient provision for meeting liabilities and expenses to use any moneys under its control other than any money required to be paid into the Local Government Investment Service Fund pursuant to section 15 in purchasing or financing the purchasing of property and may borrow moneys, whether with or without security, for the purchase of any such property; and

to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connexion with the operation of the Local Government Investment Service Fund.