Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 Act No. 15 of 2008

Queensland Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Amendment of long title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 Replacement of pt 3, hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Amendment of s 5 (Establishment of authority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 Amendment of s 7 (Authority’s functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Amendment of s 8 (Authority’s powers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8 Insertion of new pt 6, div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Division 7 Transitional provisions for Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 82 Change of name does not affect legal personality etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 83 References to Major Sports Facilities Authority . . . . . 6 84 Recording Authority’s changed name in register . . . . 6 9 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Queensland Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 Act No. 15 of 2008 An Act to amend the MajorSportsFacilitiesAct2001 [Assented to 23 April 2008]

Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 . 2 Act amended This Act amends the Major Sports Facilities Act 2001. 3 Amendment of long title Long title, ‘use’— omit, insert— ‘ use, development ’. 4 Replacement of pt 3, hdg Part 3, heading— omit, insert— ‘Part 3 Stadiums Queensland’. 5 Amendment of s 5 (Establishment of authority) (1) Section 5, heading, ‘authority’— omit, insert— ‘ Authority ’. (2) Section 5, ‘The Major Sports Facilities Authority’— omit, insert— ‘Stadiums Queensland (the Authority )’. Page 4 2008 Act No. 15

Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 [s 6] 6 Amendment of s 7 (Authority’s functions) Section 7(1)— omit, insert— ‘(1) The Authority’s functions are— (a) to manage, operate, use and promote major sports facilities; and (b) to undertake development of any of the following— (i) major sports facilities; (ii) sports, recreational or entertainment facilities for declaration as major sports facilities; (iii) infrastructure associated with major sports facilities or proposed major sports facilities.’. 7 Amendment of s 8 (Authority’s powers) Section 8— insert— ‘(3A) Also, the power under subsection (1)(b) to acquire freehold land to undertake the development of a sports, recreational or entertainment facility for its declaration as a major sports facility may be exercised only with the prior approval of the Governor in Council.’. 8 Insertion of new pt 6, div 7 Part 6— insert— ‘Division 7 Transitional provisions for Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 2008 Act No. 15 Page 5

Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 [s 8] ‘82 Change of name does not affect legal personality etc. ‘(1) The change of name of the Authority from ‘Major Sports Facilities Authority’ to ‘Stadiums Queensland’ does not— (a) affect the entity’s legal personality or identity; or (b) affect a right, entitlement or liability of the Authority or anyone else; or (c) make legal proceedings by or against the Authority defective. ‘(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the change of name of the Authority does not affect any right, entitlement, liability or benefit the Authority would have had or enjoyed apart from the change of name. ‘(3) In addition, but without limiting subsection (1), a legal proceeding that could have been started or continued by or against the Authority under its former name may be started or continued by or against it under its new name. ‘83 References to Major Sports Facilities Authority ‘A reference in an Act or document to the Major Sports Facilities Authority may, if the context permits, be taken as a reference to Stadiums Queensland. ‘84 Recording Authority’s changed name in register ‘(1) The registrar of titles or other person responsible for keeping a register for dealings in property must, if asked by the Authority in the appropriate form, and on payment of any fee, record in the register, for any property vested in the Authority, the change of the name of the Authority from ‘Major Sports Facilities Authority’ to ‘Stadiums Queensland’. ‘(2) In this section— registrar of titles means a public official or authority responsible for registering title to land and dealings affecting land.’. Page 6 2008 Act No. 15

Major Sports Facilities Amendment Act 2008 [s 9] 9 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) Schedule 2, definition Authority — omit, insert— ‘ Authority see section 5. © State of Queensland 2008 2008 Act No. 15 Page 7