New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LORD HOWE ISLAND ACT 1953 - SECT 11

11 General functions of Board

(1) The Board shall be charged with the care, control and management of the Island and of the affairs and trade of the Island.
It may adopt any measures and may examine and explore proposals and devise initiate and execute schemes for the improvement of the conditions and for the welfare of the Island and of the residents thereof.

(2) The Board may arrange or provide for the gathering, collection and sale of any produce of the Island.

(3) The Board shall, subject to any other Act in force relating to the protection or conservation of fisheries, fauna or flora, take all practicable measures to protect and conserve the fisheries, fauna and flora of the Island.

(4)

(a) The Board shall, subject to any other Act in force relating to the prevention, control or suppression of fire, take all practicable measures to protect the Island from fire.

(b) For the purposes of this subsection the Board shall have and may exercise the powers, authorities and functions conferred upon councils under the Rural Fires Act 1997 .