New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LIBRARY ACT 1939 - SECT 11

11 Library committee

(1) A local authority may from time to time constitute a library committee and may delegate to the library committee all or any of the powers and duties of the local authority in relation to the provision, control and management of libraries, library services and information services, except a power to borrow money, to make or levy a rate, to execute a deed or contract or an agreement under this Act, or to institute proceedings at law or in equity on behalf of the local authority.

(2) The members of the library committee shall be appointed by the local authority but need not be members of the local authority.

(3) A library committee shall exercise and perform its powers and duties subject to the control and direction of the local authority.

(4) The local authority may appoint any member of the committee to be the chairperson thereof and may from time to time remove such member from the member’s office as chairperson and appoint another member in the member’s place.

(5) The local authority may at any time dissolve a library committee or may, from time to time, reconstitute the library committee or revoke, amend or vary any delegation to a library committee.

(6) The local authority shall from time to time determine the number of members of the library committee which shall constitute a quorum at meetings of the library committee.

(7) The procedure for the calling of meetings of a library committee and for the conduct of business at such meetings shall, subject to any regulation made in relation thereto, be as determined by the library committee.