South Australian Current Acts

HISTORY TRUST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ACT 1981 - SECT 13

13—Functions

The functions of the Trust are—

            (a)         to carry out, or promote, research relevant to the history of the State; and

            (b)         to accumulate and classify data on any subject of significance to the history of the State; and

            (c)         to accumulate and care for objects of historical interest; and

            (d)         to exhibit objects of historical or cultural interest; and

            (e)         to maintain registers of objects of historical significance to the State; and

            (f)         to manage and administer museums and other premises that are vested in, or placed under the care, control and management of the Trust; and

            (g)         to accredit or otherwise to evaluate museums, and to advise the Minister on the operation of museums and on the allocation of funds or other forms of assistance that may be available for the promotion or development of museums; and

            (h)         to disseminate, or encourage the dissemination of, information relevant to the history of the State; and

                  (i)         to encourage the conservation of objects of historical significance to the State; and

            (j)         to advise the Minister on the conservation of objects in the ownership or possession of the Crown that are of historical significance to the State (and, as appropriate, to assume the management of such objects); and

            (k)         to carry out any other functions assigned to the Trust under this or any other Act or by the Minister.