New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARRAMATTA PARK TRUST ACT 2001 - SECT 7

7 Functions of the Trust

(1) The Trust may:

(a) permit the use of the whole or any part of the trust lands for activities of a recreational, historical, scientific, educational and cultural heritage nature, and

(b) in or in connection with the trust lands provide, or permit the provision of, food or other refreshments and apply for, hold or dispose of any relevant licence, permit or other authority for that purpose, and

(c) promote and provide exhibits, lectures, films, publications and other types of educational instruction relating to the trust lands, and

(d) in pursuance of its objects, procure specimens, services or materials and obtain scientific or other data from within or outside the State, and

(e) disseminate scientific, cultural and historical information to the public and educational, scientific, cultural and historical institutions, whether within or outside the State, and

(f) maintain, or make arrangements for the maintenance of, the property of the Trust, and

(g) subject to the regulations, 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 any of its functions, and

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

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

(3) The fees and other amounts received by the Trust as referred to in subsection (1) (g) are the property of the Trust.

(4) The Trust may, and when requested by the Minister must, make reports and recommendations to the Minister with respect to the Trust and the trust lands.

(5) The Trust has and may exercise such functions, in addition to those specified in this section, as are reasonably necessary to achieve its objects.

(6) 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.