Land Information Authority Act 2006 (WA)

Western Australia Land Information Authority Act 2006 Western Australia Land Information Authority Act 2006 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Relationship between this Act and certain other Acts 3 Part 2 — Western Australian Land Information Authority 5. Authority established 4 6. Status 4 7. Authority to be SES organisation 4 Part 3 — Functions of Authority 8. Dual objectives of Authority 5 9. Functions 5 10. Guiding principles 6 11. Duty to act in accordance with policy instruments 7 12. Powers generally 7 13. Transactions that require Minister's approval 9 14. Exemptions from s. 13 9 15. Term used in s. 13 and 14: transaction 10 16. Pricing principles 10 17. Certain information free of charge in exceptional cases 12 18. Use of names for Authority and its operations 13 19. Acting beyond limits of State 13 20. Delegation by Authority 13 Part 4 — General administration of Authority Division 1 — Board of Management Subdivision 1 — General provisions 21. Board is governing body 15 22. How board is constituted 15 23. Remuneration and allowances 16 24. Term of office 16 25. Casual vacancies 16 26. Leave of absence 17 27. Deputy chairman acting as chairman 17 28. Alternate members 17 29. Committees 18 30. Disclosure of material personal interest 18 Subdivision 2 — Meetings 31. Holding meetings 19 32. Quorum 19 33. Presiding at meetings 19 34. Procedure at meetings 20 35. Voting 20 36. Inviting consultant to participate in meeting 20 37. Holding meetings remotely 20 38. Resolution without meeting 20 39. Minutes to be kept 21 40. Voting by interested board member 21 41. Section 40 may be declared inapplicable 21 42. Quorum where s. 40 applies 21 43. Minister may declare s. 40 and 42 inapplicable 22 Division 2 — Staff and contractors 44. Chief executive officer 22 45. Other staff and contractors 22 46. Use of government staff and facilities 23 Part 5 — Accountability and financial provisions Division 1 — Accountability 47. Draft strategic development plan to be submitted 24 48. Transitional provision 24 49. Negotiating strategic development plan 24 50. Minister's powers in relation to draft strategic development plan 25 51. Agreed strategic development plan 25 52. Strategic development plan if not agreed 25 53. Content of strategic development plan 26 54. Modification of strategic development plan 26 55. Draft statement of corporate intent to be submitted 27 56. Transitional provision 27 57. Negotiating statement of corporate intent 27 58. Minister's powers in relation to draft statement of corporate intent 28 59. Agreed statement of corporate intent 28 60. Statement of corporate intent if not agreed 29 61. Content of statement of corporate intent 29 62. Modification of statement of corporate intent 29 63. Consultation 30 64. Minister to be kept informed 30 65. Minister may give directions 30 66. When directions take effect 31 67. Minister to have access to information 32 68. Deletion of commercially sensitive matters 32 Division 2 — Financial provisions 69. Authority's funds 33 70. Western Australian Land Information Authority Account 33 71. Dividends 34 72. Liability for duties, taxes, and other statutory imposts 35 73. Investment 36 74. Hedging transactions 36 75. Borrowing 37 76. Guarantees 38 77. Charges for guarantee 38 78. Authority may extend credit 39 79. Notice of financial difficulty 39 80. Half‑yearly reports 39 Division 3 — Other provisions 81. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 40 82. Protection for disclosure or compliance with directions 40 Part 6 — Miscellaneous Division 1 — Protection of people dealing with Authority 83. People dealing with Authority may make assumptions 42 84. Third parties may make assumptions 42 85. Matters that can be assumed 42 86. When those matters cannot be assumed 43 Division 2 — Other provisions 87. Execution of documents by Authority 44 88. Contract formalities 45 89. Confidential information officially obtained 45 90. Protection from liability for wrongdoing 45 91. Laying documents before House of Parliament not sitting 46 92. Regulations 46 93. Review of Act 47 94A. Review to include consideration of fee‑setting 47 Part 7 — Transitional matters Division 1 — Staff 94. Other staff in the former department 49 Division 2 — General matters 95. Terms used 49 96. General transitional provisions might not apply 49 97. Certain references to former bodies 50 98. Certain references to department 50 99. References to things done in former offices 50 100. References to documents of former bodies 50 Division 3 — Regulations for other matters 101. Transitional regulations 51 Notes Compilation table 52 Other notes 52 Defined terms Western Australia Land Information Authority Act 2006 An Act to establish a State agency to administer certain land information and provide and promote the use of land information and related goods and services; and to provide for related matters, including the amendment of certain Acts 1.