New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (NEW SOUTH WALES) ACT 1990 - SECT 32

32 By-laws

(1) In this section, "Trust property" means:

(a) land, buildings, works, structures or articles referred to in section 5 (a) and acquired by or under the control of the Trust, or

(b) land acquired by or under the control of the Trust and used in conjunction with any building, work or structure referred to in paragraph (a).

(2) The Board may make by-laws, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to:

(a) the care, control and management of Trust property, and

(b) the regulation of the use and enjoyment of Trust property, and

(c) the securing of decency and order on Trust property, and

(d) the removal of trespassers and other persons causing annoyance or inconvenience on or in Trust property, and

(e) the regulation or prevention of the taking of intoxicants on to or into, and the consuming of them on or in, Trust property, and

(f) the regulation and control of the taking of animals on to or into Trust property or the permitting or allowing of animals to be on or in Trust property, and

(g) the regulation, control or prohibition of parking, camping or residing on or in Trust property, the making of charges for that parking, camping or residing, and the collecting and receiving of those charges by the Board or by other persons, and

(h) the preservation or protection of, or prevention of damage to, trees, shrubs, ferns, creepers, vines, palms, plants, flowers, herbage or other vegetative cover on Trust property, and

(i) the protection or removal of any dead timber, logs and stumps, whether standing or fallen, on any Trust property, and

(j) the preservation, protection or removal of any rocks, soil, sand, stone or other similar substances on or under or comprising part of Trust property, and

(k) the preservation or protection of any animals, birds and fish and any other fauna of any nature whatever and whether naturally occurring or introduced on Trust property, and

(l) the making of charges or entrance fees on persons, clubs or associations using or entering on Trust property, or any specified part or parts of Trust property, and the collecting and receiving of those charges and fees by the Board, or by other persons, and

(m) generally any matters necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, not being matters for and with respect to which rules may be made.

(3) The by-laws may create an offence punishable by a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4) Proceedings for an offence under the by-laws are to be disposed of summarily before the Local Court.

(5) A by-law made by the Board is to be sealed with the common seal of the Trust and does not have effect unless approved by the Governor.