Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C1973A00092:body:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C1973A00092
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 7603–10361

for the purposes of the efficient, competitive and profitable conduct of the business of the Commission in respect of its function under paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of section 19 or otherwise as incidental to the carrying on of that business.

Joint services.
"19e. (1) The Commission may, subject to sub-section (2), make and carry out an arrangement with any person, including the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission or the Commonwealth Railways Commissioner, under which—
       (a) passengers or goods are to be transported between—
          (i) a place in a State and a place in another State;
          (ii) a place in a Territory and a place in Australia outside that Territory; or
          (iii) a place in Australia and a place outside Australia; and

       (b) the passengers or goods are to be transported partly by air or road transport provided by the Commission and partly by transport provided by the other party.
"(2) The Commission shall not, without the approval of the Minister, make an arrangement under this section under which passengers or goods are to be transported outside Australia by air transport provided by the Commission.

Services in Papua New Guinea.
"19f. Upon Papua New Guinea becoming an independent country and the Commonwealth and the Government of that country entering into arrangements for the transport, for reward, by the Commission of passengers and goods by air between places in that country or between places in that country and places outside Australia and that country, the Commission may transport passengers and goods in accordance with those arrangements.

Use of engineering equipment for outside work.
"19g. Where the Commission owns or controls engineering equipment used, or intended for use, in carrying out its functions, apart from this section, the Commission may make agreements for the use of that equipment, when it is not required for use in carrying out those functions, in carrying out work by or for another person and providing for the making of charges for the use of the equipment or for the carrying out of the work.

Powers of Commission.
"19h. (1) The Commission has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connexion with, or as incidental to, the performance of its functions and, in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power—
       (a) to arrange for, or participate in, the formation of a company;
       (b) to subscribe for or otherwise acquire, and to dispose of, shares in a company; or
       (c) to enter into a partnership or an arrangement for sharing of profits.
"(2) A provision of this Act conferring a power on the Commission shall not be read so as to limit the powers of the Commission under any other