Industry and Technology Development Act 1998 (WA)

Western Australia Industry and Technology Development Act 1998 Western Australia Industry and Technology Development Act 1998 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Objects 2 4. Interpretation 2 Part 2 — The Minister 5. Minister continued in existence as a body corporate 5 6. Functions of Minister 5 7. Powers of Minister 6 8. Delegation 7 Part 3 — Financial support 9. Financial support 9 10. Guidelines 9 11. Provision of financial support 9 Part 4 — Staff 12. Chief executive officer 11 13. Other staff 11 14. Use of other government staff etc. 12 Part 5 — Financial provisions 15. Western Australian Industry and Technology Development Account 13 16. Borrowing from Treasurer 13 17. Guarantee by Treasurer 14 18. Effect of guarantee 14 19. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 14 Part 7 — Miscellaneous 27. Technology parks 16 28. Protection from liability 16 29. Confidentiality 17 30. Execution of documents 18 31. Regulations 19 32. Review of Act 19 Part 8 — Repeals, transitional provisions and consequential amendments 33. Repeals and transitional provisions 21 Schedule 2 — Transitional provisions 1. Interpretation 22 2. Technology parks declared under the repealed Act 22 3. Secrecy 22 4. Staff 22 5. Money to be credited to Account 22 6. Applications under repealed Acts 23 7. Transfer of assets, liabilities and records under the Industry Act or the Inventions Act 23 8. Agreements, instruments and proceedings under the Industry Act or the Inventions Act 24 9. Officials to take cognizance of clauses 5, 7 and 8 25 10. Evidence 25 11. Interpretation Act 1984 not affected 25 Notes Compilation table 26 Defined terms Western Australia Industry and Technology Development Act 1998 An Act to encourage, promote, facilitate and assist the development of industry, trade, science, technology and research in the State, to repeal — • the Technology and Industry Development Act 1983; • the Industry (Advances) Act 1947; and • the Inventions Act 1975, and for related purposes. [Long title amended: No. 24 of 2021 s. 4.]