Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MUSEUM ACT 1969

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   5.      Act to be construed subject to legislative powers of State  
   6.      Terms used in this Act  

   PART II -- Functions and administration of the Museum  

   7.      Western Australian Museum constituted  
   8.      Common seal  
   9.      Functions of Museum  
   10.     Government of Museum  
   11.     Tenure of office by Trustees  
   12.     Casual vacancies  
   13.     Trustees may act notwithstanding a vacancy  
   14.     Deputies of Trustees  
   14A.    Deputy of ex officio Trustee  
   15.     Chairman and vice-chairman  
   16.     Chairman to preside  
   17.     Proceedings of Trustees  
   18.     Director to be chief executive officer  
   19.     Delegation by Trustees  
   20.     Trustees to manage Museum  
   21.     Preservation of rights of Trustees  
   22.     Trustees etc. exempt from personal liability  
   23.     Trustees may appoint Honorary Associates  
   24.     Payment of expenses  
   25.     General powers of Trustees  
   26.     Preservation of rights of certain staff and employees  
   27.     Superannuation  
   28.     Staff and employees of the Board to be employed by Trustees  
   28A.    Status of members of staff and other employees who are members of Senior Executive Service  

   PART III -- Property and finance  

   29.     Land etc. vested  
   30.     Power to vest lands  
   31.     Land exempted from taxes, rates etc.  
   32.     Vesting of movables  
   33.     Financial provisions  
   34.     Power to invest certain moneys  
   35.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  

   PART IV -- Branches and recognized museums  

   36.     Establishment of branch museums  
   37.     Local government museums  

   PART VI -- Meteorites  

   43.     Meteorites are not minerals  
   44.     Vesting of certain meteorites  
   45.     Protection and recovery of certain meteorites  

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous  

   46.     Offence of damaging Museum property  
   47.     Penalty for offences generally  
   48.     Proceedings by Trustees  
   49.     Reward for information as to offences  
   50.     Power of officers to represent Museum  
   51.     Regulations  
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[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 4 May 2007]