Curtin University Act 1966

There continues to be a body corporate, to be called “Curtin University”.

Curtin University is the same body corporate —

that was established under this Act and originally called the “Western Australian Institute of Technology”; and

that was renamed the “Curtin University of Technology” by the amendments made to this Act by the Western Australian Institute of Technology Amendment Act 1986 section 5.

The University —

has perpetual succession; and

shall have a common seal; and

may sue and be sued in any court; and

may take, purchase and hold real and personal property, including property devised, bequeathed or given to the University; and

may grant, sell, alienate, assign or demise real and personal property acquired or held by the University as it thinks fit subject only, in respect of property devised, bequeathed or given to the University, to the express trusts of any deed, will, or instrument under which the property was acquired by the University; and

may grant leases of land vested in the University under section 20 or 31 for a term not exceeding 99 years subject, where the term exceeds 21 years, to the approval of the Minister; and

may enter into business arrangements; and

may do and suffer all other acts and things that bodies corporate may by law do and suffer.