Victorian Consolidated Legislation

MUSEUMS ACT 1983

No. 9903 of 1983
Version incorporating amendments as at 18 September 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART I-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Definitions

   PART II-Repealed

           3-8. Repealed

   PART III-MUSEUMS BOARD OF VICTORIA

           Division 1-Interpretations

   9.      Definitions

           Division 2-Constitution of the Museums Board of Victoria

   10.     Museums Board of Victoria
   11.     Members of Board
   11A.    Membership of Board not office of profit
   12.     Procedure at Board meetings
   12A.    Resolutions without meetings
   13.     Conflicts of interest
   14.     Protection of members
   15.     Committees
   16.     Delegation

           Division 3-Officers and employees

   17.     Chief Executive Officer
           18, 19. Repealed
   20.     Other staff
   21.     Consultants

           Division 4-Functions and powers of the Board

   22.     Board represents the Crown
   22A.    Board subject to control of Minister
   23.     Functions
   24.     Powers of the Board
   25.     Disposal of unclaimed property
   26.     State collections
   27.     Reciprocal arrangements about the Exhibition land

           Division 5-Financial

   28.     Account
   29.     Borrowing and investment powers
   30.     Audits

           Division 6-Regulations and by-laws

   31.     Regulations
   31A.    Board may make by-laws

           Division 7-Transitory provisions

   32.     Definitions
   33.     Existing bodies
   34.     Property held on trust
   35.     Transitional provisions
   36.     Dispositions of property

           Division 8-Transition from Exhibition Trustees

   37.     Dissolution of Exhibition Trustees
   38.     Council to be successor in law of Trustees
   39.     Transfer of assets and liabilities

           Division 9-Exhibition land

   40.     Reservation of Exhibition land
   41.     Exhibition land may be used despite reservation
   42.     Lease or licence to use reserved land for car park or other purposes
   43.     Carlton Gardens land
   44.     Regulations under Exhibition Act 1957.

           Division 10-Further transitional provisions

   45.     Determination of staff to be transferred
   46.     Abolition of Museums Advisory Board
   47.     Council of the Museum of Victoria
   48.     Director
   49.     Transfer of staff
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           SCHEDULE
           SCHEDULE 1-Exhibition Land
           SCHEDULE 2-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
   3.      Explanatory Details