NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1980

This compilation was prepared on 6 November 2001
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 159 of 2001

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

Part II--The National Museum of Australia 4

4............ Establishment of Museum.................................................................. 4

5............ Gallery of Aboriginal Australia.......................................................... 4

6............ Functions of Museum........................................................................ 5

7............ Powers of Museum............................................................................ 5

8............ Land and historical material for Museum........................................... 7

9............ Disposal of historical material in national historical collection.......... 8

9A......... Disposal of historical material not in national historical collection.... 8

Part III--The Council of the Museum 10

10.......... Establishment of Council.................................................................. 10

12.......... Directions by Minister..................................................................... 10

13.......... Membership of Council.................................................................... 10

14.......... Deputy Chair.................................................................................... 11

15.......... Deputies of part‑time members........................................................ 12

16.......... Remuneration etc.............................................................................. 12

17.......... Termination of appointment............................................................ 13

18.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 13

20.......... Meetings of Council......................................................................... 13

21.......... Committees of Council..................................................................... 15

22.......... Delegation by Council...................................................................... 15

Part IV--The Director of the Museum 17

23.......... Office of Director............................................................................. 17

24.......... Terms and conditions of appointment etc........................................ 17

25.......... Remuneration etc.............................................................................. 17

26.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 17

27.......... Termination of appointment............................................................ 18

28.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 18

29.......... Acting Director................................................................................. 18

Part V--Staff and consultants 21

30.......... Staff.................................................................................................. 21

31.......... Arrangements relating to staff.......................................................... 21

32.......... Engagement of consultants etc.......................................................... 21

Part VI--Finance 22

33.......... Moneys payable to Museum........................................................... 22

34.......... National Museum of Australia Fund................................................ 22

35.......... Application of moneys held by Museum........................................ 23

37.......... Limit on contracts............................................................................. 23

38.......... Extra matters to be included in annual report................................... 23

39.......... Exemption from taxation.................................................................. 23

Part VII--Miscellaneous 24

41.......... Supply of liquor on premises of Museum....................................... 24

42.......... Delegation......................................................................................... 24

43.......... Copyright......................................................................................... 24

44.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 24

Notes 27

Notes to the National Museum of Australia Act 1980

Note 1

The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 115, 1980 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Museum of Australia Act 1980	115, 1980	8 Sept 1980	8 Sept 1980
Public Service Reform Act 1984	63, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 151(1): 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S245) (a)		S. 151(9)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (b)		--
Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985	166, 1985	11 Dec 1985	S. 45: 8 Jan 1986 (c)		S. 45(2)
as amended by
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986	76, 1986	24 June 1986	S. 3: (d)		--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985	193, 1985	16 Dec 1985	S. 3: Royal Assent (e)		Ss. 15(2) and 16
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986	76, 1986	24 June 1986	S. 3: (f)		S. 9
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: Royal Assent (g)		S. 5(1)
Arts, Territories and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 1989	60, 1989	19 June 1989	Ss. 11 and 13: 7 Dec 1988 Part 5 (ss. 14, 15): 11 May 1989 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 1989, No. S164) Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	179, 1991	25 Nov 1991	25 Nov 1991		S. 3(2)
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 1994	20, 1994	15 Feb 1994	1 Aug 1994 (see Gazette 1994, No. S289)		--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (items 106, 107) and Schedule 5 (items 96‑98): Royal Assent (h)		--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (items 1004‑1017) (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (i)		--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 655-658): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (j)		--
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999	156, 1999	24 Nov 1999	Schedule 10 (items 102, 103): 13 Mar 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S114) (k)		--
National Museum of Australia Amendment Act 2001	3, 2001	20 Mar 2001	20 Mar 2001		--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001		Sch 1 (item 97) [see Table A]

(a) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by subsection 151(1) only of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as is, or on such respective days as are, fixed by Proclamation.

(b) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by section 45 only of the Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:

(7) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(d) The Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986, subsection 2(19) of which provides as follows:

(19) The amendments of the Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation immediately after section 45 of that Act came into operation.

Section 45 came into operation on 8 January 1986.

(e) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986, subsection 2(14) of which provides as follows:

(14) The amendment of the National Museum of Australia Act 1980 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 16 December 1985.

(g) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 106 and 07) and Schedule 5 (items 96‑98) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(i) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 1004‑1017) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

(2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(j) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 655-658) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(k) The National Museum of Australia Act 1980 was amended by Schedule 10 (items 106 and 107) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(2)(c) of which provides as follows:

(2) The following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title....................................	am. No. 193, 1985
S. 1....................................	am. No. 193, 1985
S. 3....................................	am. No. 193, 1985; No. 20, 1994; No. 152, 1997
Heading to Part II................	am. No. 76, 1986
S. 4....................................	am. No. 193, 1985
Note to s. 4(2)....................	ad. No. 152, 1997
S. 6....................................	am. No. 193, 1985; No. 3, 2001
S. 7....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 3, 2001
S. 8....................................	am. No. 193, 1985; No. 43, 1996
S. 9....................................	am. No. 179, 1991; No. 152, 1997; No. 3, 2001
S. 9A..................................	ad. No. 141, 1987
	am. No. 179, 1991; No. 3, 2001
S. 10..................................	am. No. 193, 1985
S. 11..................................	rep. No. 193, 1985
S. 12..................................	rs. No. 193, 1985
Ss. 13, 14..........................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 152, 1997
Ss. 15, 16..........................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 17..................................	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999
S. 18..................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 19..................................	am. No. 43, 1996
	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 20..................................	am. No. 60, 1989; No. 43, 1996; No. 152, 1997
S. 22..................................	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 23..................................	am. No. 193, 1985
S. 24..................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 159, 2001
S. 25..................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 26..................................	rs. No. 179, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 27..................................	am. No. 179, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 3, 2001
Ss. 28, 29..........................	am. No. 43, 1996
Ss. 30, 31..........................	am. No. 63, 1984; No. 146, 1999
S. 32..................................	am. No. 166, 1985 (as am. by No. 76, 1986); No. 193, 1985
S. 34..................................	rep. No. 152, 1997
	ad. No. 3, 2001
S. 35..................................	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 36..................................	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 37..................................	am. No. 60, 1989; No. 179, 1991; No. 152, 1997
Heading to s. 38.................	rs. No. 152, 1997
S. 38..................................	am. No. 193, 1985; No. 152, 1997
S. 40..................................	rep. No. 65, 1985
S. 42..................................	am. No. 43, 1996

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