Public Authorities (Contributions) Act 1974 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

(CONTRIBUTIONS).

No. 43 of 1974.

AN ACT to require certain Public Authorities to make Contributions in aid of the Consolidated Revenue and for incidental purposes.

[Assented to 18th November, 1974.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1.    This Act may be cited as the Public Authorities Short title.

(Contributions) Act, 1974.

Interpreta-

2. In this Act "public authority" means— tion.

(a) the State Electricity Commission of Western Australia established by the State Electricity Commission Act, 1945;

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(b)	the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drainage Board established under the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage, and Drainage Act, 1909; and
(c)	the Fremantle Port Authority constituted under the Fremantle Port Authority Act, 1902.

Annual con-

tributions to	3. (1) There shall be transferred by each public
be made by

public authority to the Consolidated Revenue

authorities to Consolidated Revenue.	(a)	during the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, 1975, a contribution of an amount equal to three percentum of the total revenue of that authority for the financial year that ended on the thirtieth day of June, 1974; and
(b)	during the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, 1976 and each subsequent financial year, a contribution of an amount equal to three percentum of the total revenue of that authority for the last preceding financial year.

(2) The transfer of an amount to the Consolidated Revenue by a public authority pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be made at such times and in such manner as is agreed to by the Treasurer of the State and the public authority or as is in default of such agreement determined by the Governor.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the total revenue of a public authority for a financial year shall be such amount as is agreed to by the Treasurer of the State and the public authority or as is in default of such agreement determined by the Auditor General appointed under the Audit Act, 1904.