New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MUSEUM OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES ACT 1945 - SECT 14

14 Objects and functions of trustees

(1) The trustees shall have the following objects and may exercise any or all of the following functions:

(a) the control and management of the Museum,

(b) the maintenance and administration of the Museum in such manner as will effectively minister to the needs and demands of the community in any or all branches of applied science and art and the development of industry by:

(i) the display of selected objects arranged to illustrate the industrial advance of civilisation and the development of inventions and manufactures,

(ii) the promotion of craftsmanship and artistic taste by illustrating the history and development of the applied arts,

(iii) lectures, broadcasts, films, publications and other educational means,

(iv) scientific research, or

(v) any other means necessary or desirable for the development of the natural resources and manufacturing industries of New South Wales.

(2) The trustees 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 trustees to exercise their functions.