New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HISTORIC HOUSES ACT 1980 - SECT 8

8 Powers of Trust

(1) The Trust may:

(a) maintain, or make arrangements for the maintenance of, historic buildings or places and other property of the Trust and, in pursuance of its objects, acquire (either as property of the Trust or otherwise) any property for temporary or permanent exhibition, for restoration or maintenance or for any other purpose approved by the Minister,

(b) lend property for exhibition or for such other purposes as the Trust thinks fit,

(c) subject to such conditions (whether relating to times or otherwise) as the Trust imposes, permit admission of the public to the whole or any part of a historic building or place,

(d) promote and provide (whether for reward or otherwise) exhibitions, lectures, films, photographs, transparencies, publications and other educational services and material in pursuance of its principal objects,

(e) subject to such conditions as the Trust imposes, permit the use of any part of a historic building or place for activities of an educational or cultural nature, for social functions, State occasions or charitable or other promotional activities of a nature approved by the Trust or for the holding of conferences or meetings,

(f) permit the use of a historic building or place for the taking of photographs, the making of films or sound recordings and the production of television or radio programmes or material,

(g) in, or in connection with, a historic building or place provide, or permit the provision of, food or other refreshments and apply for, hold or dispose of any licence, permit or other authority in connection therewith,

(h) engage, and enter into contracts with, artists, entertainers, lecturers and performers to appear at a historic building or place and engage, and enter into contracts with, consultants and photographers, and pay them such fees and remuneration as may be agreed upon,

(i) charge and receive fees or other amounts for, or in connection with, any service provided, article sold or permission given by the Trust in the exercise of its powers, and

(j) enter into any contract or arrangement with any person for the purpose of promoting the objects of the Trust.

(1A) In accordance with any general or special limitations imposed by the Minister, the Trust may:

(a) acquire (either as property of the Trust or otherwise) buildings and land for the purpose of providing office accommodation for the Trust and any of its officers or employees or residential accommodation for the caretaker of any historic building or place or for any other purpose reasonably necessary or incidental to the exercise or performance by the Trust of its powers, authorities, duties and functions,

(b) carry out works, or make arrangements for the carrying out of works, for the restoration of a historic building or place,

(c) undertake such investigation as may be necessary to ascertain the extent to which a building, structure or site may be suitable for control and management by the Trust.

(2) Subject to this Act and the regulations made thereunder, the Trust has the control and management of its property.

(3) The Trust may agree to any condition (not inconsistent with its objects) being imposed on its acquisition of any property.

(4) Where, by gift inter vivos, devise or bequest, the Trust acquires property, it may retain the property in the form in which it is acquired, subject to any condition to which the Trust has agreed under subsection (3) in relation to the property.

(5) The rule of law against remoteness of vesting does not apply to a condition to which the Trust has agreed under subsection (3).

(6) The Duties Act 1997 does not apply to or in respect of any gift inter vivos, devise or bequest made or to be made to the Trust.

(7) The Trust has, and may exercise and perform, such powers, authorities, duties and functions in addition to those specified in this section as are not inconsistent with this Act and the regulations and are reasonably necessary for the attainment of its objects.

(8) However, the Trust cannot employ any staff.

Note: Staff may be employed under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 in the Government Service to enable the Trust to exercise its functions.