Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts Subject to this Act,
the Authority has and may exercise the following powers, in addition to any
other powers conferred on the Authority by this or any other
Act —
(a)
subject to the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2005 , to
plan and subdivide any land acquired by the Authority under this Act;
(b) to
lay out and construct as streets any land so acquired by the Authority or any
part of that land and to expend moneys on works and operations necessary or
deemed necessary for the purpose of tendering that land suitable for housing;
(c) to
let or lease or dispose of any land, whether improved or unimproved, for any
one or more of the purposes of this Act, or if satisfied that any land vested
in it under this Act is not immediately required for the purposes of this Act,
to lease or dispose of that land at such price and on such terms and
conditions as the Authority thinks fit;
(d) to
erect, or cause to be elected, on lands vested in the Authority houses for
letting to Government employees in accordance with the provisions of this Act,
or to convert any buildings or erections into houses;
(e) to
maintain, alter, enlarge, repair and carry out any improvements to, and
generally to control and manage, houses and other buildings and the land upon
which they are situated;
(f) to
exchange, upon such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions,
exceptions and reservations as the Authority thinks fit, any unimproved land
of the Authority for any other land, and to give or receive consideration for
equality of exchange;
(g) to
enter into arrangements and agreements with any Department or any Crown
instrumentality in regard to the building, maintenance, management, letting or
renting of houses; or to any service or thing available from any Department
and make such recoup of cost of services as may be arranged;
(h)
notwithstanding the provisions of any Act or any regulations made under any
Act, to determine and fix, upon such basis or formula as may be prescribed,
rents payable and conditions of tenancy in respect of houses let to tenants
pursuant to this Act, and to assess and reassess such rents at periods not
exceeding 3 years or whenever any house becomes vacant, regard being had
to the age, type of construction, design, condition and available amenities,
or any other matter that the Authority may deem relevant;
(i)
to make or cause to be made any inquiry, investigation or
report required by this Act or that the Authority thinks necessary or
expedient to make;
(j) to
undertake and carry out all other matters connected with this Act generally.
[Section 19 amended by No. 62 of 1987
s. 7; No. 1 of 1995 s. 24; No. 38 of 2005 s. 15;
No. 28 of 2006 s. 302.]