New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ZOOLOGICAL PARKS BOARD ACT 1973 - SECT 5

5 Constitution of Board

(1) There is hereby constituted a corporation under the corporate name of the “Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales”.

(1A) The Board may also be called the Taronga Conservation Society Australia and the use of that name has the same effect for all purposes as the use of its corporate name.

(2) The Board:

(a) shall have and may exercise and perform the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act,

(b) shall, for the purposes of any Act, be deemed to be a statutory body representing the Crown, and

(c) shall, in the exercise of its powers, authorities, duties and functions (except in relation to the contents of a recommendation or report made by it to the Minister), be subject to the control and direction of the Minister.

(3) However, the Board 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 Board to exercise its functions.