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CULTURE, LIBRARIES AND ARTS (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1998

                  Western Australia



  Culture, Libraries and the Arts
(Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998


                    CONTENTS




               Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.     Short title                            2
2.     Commencement                           2

          Part 2 -- Art Gallery Act 1959
3.     The Act amended                        3
4.     Section 4 amended                      3
5.     Section 4A repealed                    4
6.     Sections 5 and 6 replaced              4
7.     Section 7 amended                      5
8.     Section 8 amended                      5
9.     Section 9 amended                      6
10 .   Section 10 amended                     6
11 .   Section 11 amended                     6
12 .   Section 12 amended                     7
13 .   Section 13 amended                     7
14 .   Section 14 amended                     7
15 .   Section 15 replaced                    8
16 .   Section 16 amended, and savings        8

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      17 .     Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 20A and 21 replaced by
               sections 17 and 18                                       9
      18 .     Section 22 repealed, and transitional                   10
      19 .     Section 23 amended                                      11
      20 .     Section 24 amended                                      11
      21 .     Section 25 amended                                      12
      22 .     Section 26 amended                                      12
      23 .     Section 27 amended                                      13
      24 .     Section 28 repealed                                     13
      25 .     Section 28A amended                                     13
      26 .     Section 28AA inserted                                   14
      27 .     Section 28B amended                                     15
      28 .     Section 28BA inserted                                   16
      29 .     Section 28C amended                                     16
      30 .     Section 29 amended                                      16
      31 .     Section 30 repealed                                     17

                     Part 3 -- Museum Act 1969
      32 .     The Act amended                                         18
      33 .     Section 6 amended                                       18
      34 .     Part II heading amended                                 19
      35 .     Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 replaced                        19
      36 .     Section 11 amended                                      22
      37 .     Section 12 amended                                      22
      38 .     Section 13 amended                                      23
      39 .     Section 14 amended                                      24
      40 .     Section 14A repealed                                    24
      41 .     Section 15 amended                                      24
      42 .     Section 16 amended                                      25
      43 .     Section 17 amended                                      25
      44 .     Section 18 amended, and savings                         26
      45 .     Sections 19 and 20 repealed                             27
      46 .     Section 21 replaced                                     27
      47 .     Section 22 repealed                                     27

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48 .      Section 23 amended                                     27
49 .      Section 24 replaced                                    28
50 .      Sections 25, 26, 27, 28 and 28A repealed               28
51 .      Part III repealed, and transitional                    28
52 .      Part IV repealed                                       29
53 .      Section 44 amended                                     29
54 .      Section 45 amended                                     29
55 .      Part VIA inserted                                      31
56 .      Section 46 amended                                     35
57 .      Section 47 amended                                     36
58 .      Section 48 amended                                     36
59 .      Section 49 amended                                     36
60 .      Section 50 amended                                     37
61 .      Section 51 amended                                     37

  Part 4 -- Repeals, transitional provisions and
          consequential amendments
62 .      Definitions                                            40
63 .      Repeal consequential to amendment of Art Gallery
          Act 1959                                               40
64 .      Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951
          repealed, and transitional provisions                  40
65 .      Perth Theatre Trust Act 1979 repealed, and
          transitional provisions                                41
66 .      Consequential amendments -- Schedule 1                  41

       Schedule 1 -- Consequential amendments
1.        Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 amended, and
          savings                                                42
2.        Conservation and Land Management Act 1984
          amended                                                43
3.        Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended           44
4.        Evidence Act 1906 amended                              45

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      5.       Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985
               amended                                                 45
      6.       Government Employees Superannuation Act 1987
               amended                                                 46
      7.       Litter Act 1979 amended                                 46
      8.       Maritime Archaeology Act 1973 amended                   46
      9.       Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended               52
      10 .     State Records Act 1998 amended                          52
      11 .     Statutory Corporations Liability of Directors
               Act 1996 amended                                        53




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                               Western Australia



                         LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY




            Culture, Libraries and the Arts
          (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998
                                   A Bill for


    An Act -
          •     to amend the Art Gallery Act 1959 and the Museum
               Act 1969 and various other Acts; and
5         •     to repeal the Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951
               and the Perth Theatre Trust Act 1979,
    as a consequence of the enactment of the Culture, Libraries and the
    Arts Act 1998, and for related purposes.



    The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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                           Part 1 -- Preliminary
    1.       Short title
             This Act may be cited as the Culture, Libraries and the Arts
             (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998.

5   2.       Commencement
             The provisions of this Act come into operation on such day as
             is, or days as are respectively, fixed by proclamation.




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                        Part 2 -- Art Gallery Act 1959
     3.     The Act amended
            This Part amends the Art Gallery Act 1959*.
            [* Reprinted as at 30 March 1989.
 5             For subsequent amendments see 1997 Index to Legislation of
               Western Australia, Table 1, p. 15.]

     4.     Section 4 amended
            Section 4 is amended as follows:
              (a) by deleting the definitions of "appointed member", "Art
10                 Gallery" and "Board" and inserting the following
                   definitions instead --
            "
                      "Art Gallery" means the art gallery operated by the
                          department under the name "The Art Gallery of
15                        Western Australia";
                      "Art Gallery operations" means the operations of the
                          department performed for the purposes of the Art
                          Gallery;
                      "Board" means the Art Gallery Advisory Board
20                        established by section 5;
                                                                                 ";
                (b)    by inserting after the definition of "chairman" the
                       following definitions --
            "
25                    "chief executive officer" means the chief executive
                          officer of the department;




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                            "Corporate Minister" means the body corporate
                               referred to in section 6 of the Culture, Libraries
                               and the Arts Act 1998;
                                                                                       ";
 5                   (c)     by inserting after the definition of "Council" the
                             following definition --
                 "
                            "department" has the same meaning as it has in the
                                Culture, Libraries and the Arts Act 1998;
10                                                                                     ";
                     (d)     in the definition of "Director", by deleting "appointed
                             under" and inserting instead --
                             " , as referred to in ";
                     (e)     in the definition of "member", by deleting "constituted
15                           under section 6(1)";
                      (f)    by deleting the definition of "proclaimed date";
                     (g)     in the definition of "rules", by deleting the semicolon at
                             the end of the definition and inserting instead a full stop;
                     (h)     by deleting the definition of "Trustees".

20   5.          Section 4A repealed
                 Section 4A is repealed.

     6.          Sections 5 and 6 replaced
                 Sections 5 and 6 are repealed and the following sections are
                 inserted instead --
25   "
            5.              Board established
                            A body called the Art Gallery Advisory Board is
                            established.

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            6.              Constitution of the Board
                  (1)       The Board is to consist of 5 persons appointed by the
                            Minister.
                  (2)       The members are to be appointed by the Minister for
 5                          their experience, skills and qualifications and interest
                            in matters relating to the Art Gallery, and for their
                            ability to contribute to promoting, and encouraging
                            public interest in and support for, the Art Gallery.
                                                                                         ".

10   7.           Section 7 amended
                  Section 7 is amended by deleting "appointed".

     8.           Section 8 amended
          (1)     Section 8(1) is amended as follows:
                      (a)    by deleting "an appointed" in the 2 places where it
15                           occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                             " a ";
                      (b)    in paragraph (b), by deleting "Governor in Council" and
                             inserting instead --
                             " Minister ";
20                    (c)    in paragraph (d), by deleting "Governor;" and inserting
                             instead --
                             " Minister; ".
          (2)     Section 8(2) is amended by deleting "Governor may appoint an
                  appointed" and inserting instead --
25                "     Minister may appoint a ".




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     9.              Section 9 amended
                     Section 9 is amended by deleting "an appointed" and inserting
                     instead --
                     "     a ".

 5   10.             Section 10 amended
           (1)       Section 10(1) is amended by deleting "Governor may, in respect
                     of each appointed member," and inserting instead --
                     "     Minister may, in respect of each member,   ".
           (2)       Section 10(1a) is repealed.

10   11.             Section 11 amended
           (1)       Section 11(1) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
                 "
                     (1)     The Minister shall appoint one of the members to be
15                           chairman and another member to be vice chairman.
                                                                                     ".
           (2)       Section 11(2)(b) is amended as follows:
                      (a) by deleting "appointed member may" and inserting
                            instead --
20                          " member shall ";
                      (b) by deleting "Governor" and inserting instead --
                            " Minister ".
           (3)       Section 11(2)(c) is amended by deleting "Governor in Council."
                     and inserting instead --
25                   "     Minister.   ".


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     12.     Section 12 amended
             Section 12(2) is amended by deleting "appointed members
             present at the meeting shall elect an appointed member from
             among those present" and inserting instead --
 5           "
                   members present at the meeting shall elect one of those
                   members
                                                                             ".

     13.     Section 13 amended
10           Section 13 is amended by deleting "5 members" and inserting
             instead --
             "   3 members     ".

     14.     Section 14 amended
             Section 14 is amended as follows:
15             (a) by deleting "An appointed member or deputy for an
                    appointed" and inserting instead --
                    " A member or deputy for a ";
              (b) by deleting "Public Service Act 1978" in the 2 places
                    where it occurs and inserting in each place instead --
20                  " Public Sector Management Act 1994 ".




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     15.           Section 15 replaced
                   Section 15 is repealed and the following section is inserted
                   instead --
     "
 5           15.         Remuneration and allowances
                         A member or deputy for a member shall be paid any
                         remuneration and travelling and other allowances that
                         the Minister from time to time determines on the
                         recommendation of the Minister for Public Sector
10                       Management.
                                                                                   ".

     16.           Section 16 amended, and savings
           (1)     Section 16(1) is amended by deleting "appointed -- " and
                   inserting instead --
15                 "
                         employed in accordance with section 23 of the Culture,
                         Libraries and the Arts Act 1998 --
                                                                                   ".
           (2)     Section 16(1a), (1b), and (1c) are repealed.
20         (3)     Section 16(2) is amended by inserting after "Art Gallery" the
                   following --
                   "   and the Art Gallery operations   ".
           (4)     Section 16(2a) is repealed.
           (5)     Section 16(4) is amended as follows:
25                   (a) by deleting "appointed under subsection (1) to be" and
                          inserting instead --
                          " employed as ";


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                     (b)    by inserting after "any other officer" the following --
                            " for the purposes of this Act ";
                     (c)    by deleting "Public Service Act 1978" and inserting
                            instead --
 5                          " Public Sector Management Act 1994 ".
           (6)     Despite this section, a person appointed and holding office as
                   the Director or another officer under section 16 of the Art
                   Gallery Act 1959 immediately before the commencement of this
                   section continues, subject to that Act, to hold office for the
10                 remainder of the period for which he or she was appointed.

     17.           Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 20A and 21 replaced by sections 17
                   and 18
                   Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 20A and 21 are repealed and the
                   following sections are inserted instead --
15   "
             17.           Functions of the Board
                   (1)     The functions of the Board are --
                            (a) to give advice to the Minister and the Corporate
                                  Minister on all matters relating to the Art
20                                Gallery, including matters of policy and
                                  administration; and
                            (b) to promote, and encourage public interest in
                                  and support for, the Art Gallery.
                   (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the Board is to
25                         formulate policies and give advice --
                             (a) to the Corporate Minister on acquiring, holding,
                                  protecting, preserving, displaying and disposing
                                  of works of art and collections of works of art;


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                          (b)    to the Minister on strategic directions, policies
                                 and priorities for the Art Gallery;
                           (c)   to the Minister on establishing, controlling and
                                 managing branch and regional art galleries in
 5                               any part of the State;
                          (d)    to the Corporate Minister on attracting gifts,
                                 including gifts by will, for the purposes of the
                                 Art Gallery; and
                           (e)   on any matters relating to the Art Gallery on
10                               which the Minister or Corporate Minister asks
                                 for advice from the Board.

             18.         Powers of the Board
                         The Board may do all things necessary or convenient to
                         be done for or in connection with the performance of
15                       its functions.
                                                                                     ".

     18.           Section 22 repealed, and transitional
           (1)     Section 22 is repealed.
           (2)     On the commencement of this section, The Art Gallery of
20                 Western Australia Fund is to be closed and all money standing
                   to the credit of that Fund immediately before that
                   commencement is to be credited to the operating account of the
                   department.
           (3)     Money credited to the operating account of the department
25                 under subsection (2) is to be applied for the purposes of, and in
                   accordance with, any trusts affecting it.
           (4)     In this section --
                   "operating account" has the same meaning as it has in the
                        Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985;

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                   "The Art Gallery of Western Australia Fund" means the
                      account referred to in section 22(2) of the Art Gallery
                      Act 1959, as in force immediately before the
                      commencement of this section.

 5   19.           Section 23 amended
           (1)     Section 23(1) is amended as follows:
                    (a) by deleting "Board" in the 2 places where it occurs and
                          inserting in each place instead --
                          " Corporate Minister ";
10                  (b) by deleting "$200" and inserting instead --
                          " $10 000 ".
           (2)     Section 23(2) is amended by deleting "Board" and inserting
                   instead --
                   "   Corporate Minister    ".

15   20.           Section 24 amended
                   Section 24 is amended by deleting "Board" --
                     (a) in the first place where it occurs and inserting instead --
                          " Minister ";
                    (b) in the second and third places where it occurs and
20                        inserting in each place instead --
                          " Corporate Minister ".




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     21.         Section 25 amended
           (1)   Section 25(1) is amended as follows:
                     (a)    by deleting "The Board may" and inserting instead --
                 "
 5                         The Minister may, on the recommendation of the chief
                           executive officer,
                                                                                       ";
                            and
                     (b)    by deleting "Board or any of its officers" and inserting
10                          instead --
                            " Minister or any officer of the department ".
           (2)   Section 25(2) is amended as follows:
                   (a) by deleting "Board" in the 2 places where it occurs and
                        inserting in each place instead --
15                      " Minister ";
                  (b) by deleting "$40" and inserting instead --
                        " $2 000 ".

     22.         Section 26 amended
           (1)   Section 26(1) is amended as follows:
20                (a) by deleting the subsection designation "(1)" and
                        "Subject to the provisions of subsection (2)," and
                        inserting instead --
                     "
                                  Except with the written permission of the
25                                Minister,
                                                                                       ";
                     (b)    by deleting "sole";


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                     (c)       by deleting "Board" and inserting instead --
                               " chief executive officer ";
                     (d)       in the penalty provision at the foot of the subsection, by
                               deleting "$100." and inserting instead --
 5                             " $5 000. ".
           (2)     Section 26(2) is repealed.

     23.           Section 27 amended
                   Section 27(1) is amended as follows:
                     (a) by deleting "of the Board" and inserting instead --
10                        " of the department ";
                    (b) by deleting "chairman may represent the Board in all
                          respects as if he were the party concerned." and
                          inserting instead --
                               "
15                                   Minister may represent the Minister in all
                                     respects.
                                                                                        ".

     24.           Section 28 repealed
                   Section 28 is repealed.

20   25.           Section 28A amended
           (1)     Section 28A(2)(c) is deleted and "and" after that paragraph and
                   the following is inserted instead --
                           "
                               (c)   has the functions conferred by this Act;
25                                   and
                                                                                        ".
           (2)     Section 28A(4) is repealed.

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     26.       Section 28AA inserted
               After section 28A the following section is inserted --
     "
             28AA. Functions and powers of the Foundation
 5             (1)   The functions of the Foundation are --
                      (a) to attract and retain for the Art Gallery
                            continuing public interest and financial support;
                      (b) to encourage gifts, including gifts by will, to
                            maintain, improve and develop the services and
10                          facilities provided by the Art Gallery; and
                      (c) to give directions or make recommendations to
                            the chief executive officer as to the manner in
                            which moneys standing to the credit of the
                            Account are to be applied for the benefit of the
15                          Art Gallery.
               (2)   The Foundation may accept a gift if it is absolute or if
                     it is --
                        (a) subject to conditions; or
                        (b) for the purpose of benefiting anything,
20                   and complying with those conditions, or conferring that
                     benefit, is within the functions of the Foundation.
               (3)   The Foundation may do all things necessary or
                     convenient to be done for or in connection with the
                     performance of its functions.
25                                                                              ".




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     27.             Section 28B amended
           (1)       Section 28B(1) is amended after "(in this section" by
                     inserting --
                     "     and section 28BA    ".
 5         (2)       Section 28B(3) is repealed and the following subsections are
                     inserted instead --
                 "
                     (3)     Subject to subsection (4), moneys standing to the credit
                             of the Account are subject to the direction and control
10                           of the chief executive officer and may be applied for
                             the purposes of carrying this Act into effect or
                             otherwise applied for the purposes of the Art Gallery.
                     (4)     In determining the manner in which moneys standing
                             to the credit of the Account are to be applied, the chief
15                           executive officer --
                               (a) shall ensure that those moneys are applied --
                                        (i) in accordance with any conditions
                                              subject to which; or
                                       (ii) for the purpose of benefiting anything
20                                            for the benefit of which,
                                     those moneys were received by the Foundation;
                               (b) shall give effect to any directions given by the
                                     Foundation under paragraph (c) of
                                     section 28AA(1); and
25                             (c) shall take into account any recommendations
                                     made by the Foundation under that paragraph.
                                                                                         ".




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     28.             Section 28BA inserted
                     After section 28B the following section is inserted --
     "
             28BA.         Application of Financial Administration and Audit
 5                         Act 1985
                           The operation of the Account shall be regarded as --
                            (a) a service under the control of the department
                                  for the purposes of section 52 of the Financial
                                  Administration and Audit Act 1985; and
10                          (b) part of the operations of the department for the
                                  purposes of Division 13 of Part II of that Act.
                                                                                       ".

     29.             Section 28C amended
           (1)       Section 28C(1) is amended by deleting "section 28A." and
15                   inserting instead --
                     " the Foundation.     ".
           (2)       Section 28C(2)(a) and (c) are deleted.

     30.             Section 29 amended
           (1)       Section 29(1) is repealed and the following subsection is
20                   inserted instead --
                 "
                     (1)   The Governor may make regulations prescribing all
                           matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be
                           prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be
25                         prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.
                                                                                       ".



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           (2)     Section 29(2) is amended as follows:
                    (a) by deleting paragraph (b);
                    (b) in paragraph (c), by deleting "Board;" and inserting
                          instead --
 5                          "
                                 chief executive officer in relation to the Art
                                 Gallery operations;
                                                                                       ";
                     (c)    in paragraph (d), by deleting "Board" and inserting
10                          instead --
                            "
                                 chief executive officer in relation to the Art
                                 Gallery operations
                                                                                       ";
15                   (d)    in paragraph (e), by deleting "Board;" and inserting
                            instead --
                            "
                                 chief executive officer in relation to the Art
                                 Gallery operations;
20                                                                                     ";
                     (e)    in paragraph (f), by deleting "Board;" and inserting
                            instead --
                            " Corporate Minister; ";
                      (f)   in paragraph (h), by deleting "$50" and inserting
25                          instead --
                            " $1 000 ".

     31.           Section 30 repealed
                   Section 30 is repealed.


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                            Part 3 -- Museum Act 1969
     32.       The Act amended
               This Part amends the Museum Act 1969*.
               [* Act No. 90 of 1969.
 5                For subsequent amendments see 1997 Index to Legislation of
                  Western Australia, Table 1, p. 161 and Acts Nos. 57 of 1997
                  and 10 of 1998.]

     33.       Section 6 amended
               Section 6 is amended as follows:
10               (a) by deleting the definitions of "appointed Trustee",
                      "Board" and "Director" and inserting the following
                      definitions instead --
               "
                         "chief executive officer" means the chief executive
15                           officer of the department;
                         "Corporate Minister" means the body corporate
                             referred to in section 6 of the Culture, Libraries
                             and the Arts Act 1998;
                         "Council" means the Museum Council established by
20                           section 7;
                         "department" has the same meaning as it has in the
                             Culture, Libraries and the Arts Act 1998;
                         "Director" means the Director of the Museum, as
                             referred to in section 18(1);
25                                                                                ";
                   (b)    by inserting after the definition of "Honorary Associate"
                          the following definition --
                          " "member" means member of the Council; ";


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                    (c)    by deleting the definitions of "Museum" and "Trustees"
                           and inserting instead the following definitions --
                "
                          "Museum" means the museum operated by the
 5                           department under the name "The Western
                             Australian Museum";
                          "Museum operations" means the operations of the
                             department performed for the purposes of the
                             Museum.
10                                                                                      ".

     34.        Part II heading amended
                The heading to Part II is deleted and the following heading is
                inserted instead --
     "
15                          Part II -- The Museum Council
                                                                                        ".

     35.        Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 replaced
                Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 are repealed and the following sections
                are inserted instead --
20   "
           7.             Council established
                          A body called the Museum Council is established.

           8.             Constitution of the Council
                (1)       The Council is to consist of not less than 6 persons or
25                        more than 10 persons appointed by the Minister.
                (2)       The members are to be appointed by the Minister for
                          their experience, skills and qualifications and interest

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                        in matters relating to the Museum, and for their ability
                        to contribute to promoting, and encouraging public
                        interest in and support for, the Museum.

             9.         Functions of the Council
 5                (1)   The functions of the Council are --
                         (a) to give advice to the Minister and the Corporate
                               Minister on all matters relating to the Museum,
                               including matters of policy and administration;
                               and
10                       (b) to promote, and encourage public interest in
                               and support for, the Museum.
                  (2)   Without limiting subsection (1), the Council is to
                        formulate policies and give advice --
                          (a) to the Corporate Minister on acquiring, holding,
15                             protecting, preserving, displaying and disposing
                               of museum materials and collections of
                               museum materials;
                          (b) to the Minister on strategic directions, policies
                               and priorities for the Museum;
20                        (c) to the Minister on establishing, controlling and
                               managing branch and regional museums in any
                               part of the State;
                          (d) to the Corporate Minister on encouraging, and
                               providing facilities for, the wider education of
25                             the public through the display and other use of
                               museum collections and through providing
                               access to information derived from museum
                               collections;




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               (e)    to the Corporate Minister on establishing and
                      preserving on behalf of the public museum
                      collections that are representative of the
                      Aboriginal peoples of the State, the history of
 5                    the exploration, settlement and development of
                      the State, the natural history of the State and
                      any other museum collections considered by
                      the Council to be necessary for the wider
                      understanding of those matters and for the
10                    educational function of the Museum;
                (f)   to the Corporate Minister on preserving on
                      behalf of the public any remains, wreck,
                      archaeological or anthropological site or other
                      thing, whether in the place where it is
15                    discovered or elsewhere, considered by the
                      Council to be of special national, State or local
                      interest;
               (g)    to the Minister on aiding the advancement of
                      knowledge --
20                       (i) through research into museum
                              collections and into any other matters
                              considered by the Council to be relevant
                              to that purpose; and
                        (ii) by publishing the results of research;
25             (h)    to the Minister on providing facilities to
                      encourage the interest of persons and bodies in
                      the State in the culture and history of the
                      Aboriginal peoples of the State, in the history
                      and natural history of the State and in anything
30                    allied to those matters;
                (i)   to the Corporate Minister on attracting gifts,
                      including gifts by will, for the purposes of the
                      Museum; and

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                               (j)   on any matters relating to the Museum on
                                     which the Minister or the Corporate Minister
                                     asks for advice from the Council.

             10.             Powers of the Council
 5                           The Council may do all things necessary or convenient
                             to be done for or in connection with the performance of
                             its functions.
                                                                                       ".

     36.           Section 11 amended
10         (1)     Section 11(1) is amended by deleting "the succeeding
                   provisions of this section, a person who is an appointed Trustee"
                   and inserting instead --
                   "    subsection (2), a member      ".
           (2)     Section 11(2) is amended by deleting "appointed Trustee" in the
15                 2 places where it occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                   "    member       ".

     37.           Section 12 amended
           (1)     Section 12(1) is amended as follows:
                       (a)    by deleting "appointed Trustee occurs, if an appointed
20                            Trustee -- " and inserting instead --
                              " member occurs if a member -- ";
                       (b)    in paragraph (b), by deleting "Governor" and inserting
                              instead --
                              " Minister ";
25                     (c)    in paragraph (c), by deleting "the Trustees" and "them"
                              and inserting in each place instead --
                              " the Council ";

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                      (d)    in paragraph (d), by deleting "Governor;" and inserting
                             instead --
                             " Minister; ";
                      (e)    in paragraph (e), by deleting "Trustee." and inserting
 5                           instead --
                             " member. ".
           (2)       Section 12(2) is amended as follows:
                      (a) by deleting "Governor" and inserting instead --
                            " Minister ";
10                    (b) by deleting "Trustee" and inserting instead --
                            " member ".
           (3)       Section 12(3) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
                 "
15                   (3)    The Council may grant leave of absence to a member
                            on such terms and conditions as the Council
                            determines.
                                                                                      ".

     38.             Section 13 amended
20                   Section 13 is amended as follows:
                       (a) by deleting "Trustees" and inserting instead --
                            " Council ";
                      (b) by deleting "office of appointed Trustee" and inserting
                            instead --
25                          " membership of the Council ";
                       (c) by deleting "any of them." and inserting instead --
                            " a member. ".


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     39.         Section 14 amended
           (1)   Section 14(1) is amended as follows:
                     (a)   by deleting "Governor" and inserting instead --
                           " Minister ";
 5                   (b)   by deleting "appointed Trustee" in the 4 places where it
                           occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                           " member ".
           (2)   Section 14(2) is amended by deleting "an appointed Trustee"
                 and inserting instead --
10               "    a member     ".

     40.         Section 14A repealed
                 Section 14A is repealed.

     41.         Section 15 amended
           (1)   Section 15(1) is amended as follows:
15                (a) by deleting "Governor" and inserting instead --
                        " Minister ";
                  (b) by deleting "appointed Trustees" and inserting
                        instead --
                        " members ";
20                (c) by deleting "appointed Trustee" and inserting instead --
                        " member ".
           (2)   Section 15(2) is amended by deleting "Governor." and inserting
                 instead --
                 "    Minister.   ".



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           (3)     Section 15(3) is amended as follows:
                    (a) by deleting "an appointed Trustee" and inserting
                          instead --
                          " a member ";
 5                  (b) by deleting "appointed Trustee, the Governor may
                          appoint another appointed Trustee" and inserting
                          instead --
                           "
                                  member, the Minister may appoint another
10                                member
                                                                                    ".

     42.           Section 16 amended
           (1)     Section 16(1) is amended by deleting "Trustees." and inserting
                   instead --
15                 "   Council.    ".
           (2)     Section 16(2) is amended as follows:
                    (a) by deleting "Trustees" and inserting instead --
                          " members ";
                    (b) by deleting "their number" and inserting instead --
20                        " those members ".

     43.           Section 17 amended
                   Section 17 is amended as follows:
                     (a) by deleting "Trustees shall conduct their" and inserting
                          instead --
25                        " Council shall conduct its ";
                    (b) by deleting "they" and inserting instead --
                          " the Council ";

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                      (c)    in paragraph (a), by deleting "5 Trustees" and inserting
                             instead --
                             " a majority of the members ";
                      (d)    in paragraph (b), by deleting "Trustee" in the 2 places
 5                           where it occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                             " member ";
                      (e)    in paragraph (c), by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
                             instead --
                             " members ".

10   44.             Section 18 amended, and savings
           (1)       Section 18(1), (2) and (3) are repealed and the following
                     subsections are inserted instead --
                 "
                     (1)    A Director of the Museum shall be employed in
15                          accordance with section 23 of the Culture, Libraries
                            and the Arts Act 1998.
                     (2)    The Director shall manage the Museum and the
                            Museum operations and shall be the principal executive
                            officer of the Council.
20                                                                                      ".
           (2)       Section 18(4) is amended as follows:
                      (a) by deleting "appointed under subsection (1) to be" and
                            inserting instead --
                            " employed as ";
25                    (b) by deleting "Public Service Act 1978" and inserting
                            instead --
                            " Public Sector Management Act 1994 ".



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           (3)     Despite this section, a person appointed and holding office as
                   Director of the Museum under section 18 of the Museum
                   Act 1969 immediately before the commencement of this section
                   continues, subject to that Act, to hold office for the remainder of
 5                 the period for which he or she was appointed.

     45.           Sections 19 and 20 repealed
                   Sections 19 and 20 are repealed.

     46.           Section 21 replaced
                   Section 21 is repealed and the following section is inserted
10                 instead --
     "
             21.         Preservation of rights of members
                         A member or deputy of a member is not, in his
                         capacity as member or deputy, a public service officer
15                       under the Public Sector Management Act 1994, but if a
                         person is a public service officer at the time of his
                         appointment as member or deputy under this Act, the
                         appointment shall not prejudice his rights under the
                         Public Sector Management Act 1994 or under any
20                       other Act applying to him as a public service officer.
                                                                                     ".

     47.           Section 22 repealed
                   Section 22 is repealed.

     48.           Section 23 amended
25         (1)     Section 23(1) is amended by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
                   instead --
                   "   Minister   ".


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           (2)     Section 23(3) is amended by deleting "Governor" and inserting
                   instead --
                   "   Minister    ".

     49.           Section 24 replaced
 5                 Section 24 is repealed and the following section is inserted
                   instead --
     "
             24.         Remuneration and allowances
                         A member or deputy of a member shall be paid any
10                       remuneration and travelling and other allowances that
                         the Minister from time to time determines on the
                         recommendation of the Minister for Public Sector
                         Management.
                                                                                   ".

15   50.           Sections 25, 26, 27, 28 and 28A repealed
                   Sections 25, 26, 27, 28 and 28A are repealed.

     51.           Part III repealed, and transitional
           (1)     Part III is repealed.
           (2)     On the commencement of this section, the Western Australian
20                 Museum Account is to be closed and all money standing to the
                   credit of that Account immediately before that commencement
                   is to be credited to the operating account of the department.
           (3)     Money credited to the operating account of the department
                   under subsection (2) is to be applied for the purposes of, and in
25                 accordance with, any trusts affecting it.




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           (4)     In this section --
                   "operating account" has the same meaning as it has in the
                        Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985;
                   "Western Australian Museum Account" means the account
 5                      referred to in section 33(2) of the Museum Act 1969, as in
                        force immediately before the commencement of this
                        section.

     52.           Part IV repealed
                   Part IV is repealed.

10   53.           Section 44 amended
           (1)     Section 44(1) is amended by deleting "Museum," and inserting
                   instead --
                   "    Corporate Minister,    ".
           (2)     Section 44(2) is amended by deleting "Museum" and inserting
15                 instead --
                   "    Corporate Minister    ".

     54.           Section 45 amended
           (1)     Section 45(1)(b) and (c) are amended by deleting "Trustees" in
                   the 4 places where it occurs and inserting in each place
20                 instead --
                   "    Corporate Minister    ".
           (2)     Section 45(2) is amended as follows:
                       (a)   by deleting "Trustees" in the 2 places where it occurs
                             and inserting in each place instead --
25                           " Corporate Minister ";



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                   (b)   by deleting "them." and inserting instead --
                         " the Corporate Minister. ".
        (3)    Section 45(3) is amended as follows:
                (a) by deleting "Trustees may, with the approval of the
 5                    Minister," and inserting instead --
                         "
                              Corporate Minister may, on the
                              recommendation of the chief executive officer,
                                                                                ";
10                 (b)   by deleting "Trustees." and inserting instead --
                         " Corporate Minister. ".
        (4)    Section 45(4) is amended by deleting "Trustees," and inserting
               instead --
               "    Corporate Minister,   ".
15      (5)    Section 45(5) is amended as follows:
                (a) by deleting "Trustees shall not refuse to give their" and
                      inserting instead --
                         "
                              Corporate Minister shall not refuse
20                            to give
                                                                                ";
                   (b)   by deleting "Trustees at" and inserting instead --
                         " Corporate Minister at ";
                   (c)   by deleting "Trustees have" and inserting instead --
25                       " Corporate Minister has ".




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           (6)     Section 45(6) is amended by inserting after "determined by the"
                   the following --
                   "     Corporate ".
           (7)     Section 45(8) is amended by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
 5                 instead --
                   "     Corporate Minister   ".

     55.           Part VIA inserted
                   After Part VI the following Part is inserted --
     "
10               Part VIA -- Museum, Science and Humanities
                               Foundation
             45A.          Definitions
                           In this Part --
                           "Foundation" means the Museum, Science and
15                              Humanities Foundation established by
                                section 45B;
                           "Fund" means the Museum, Science and Humanities
                                Foundation Fund referred to in section 45E;
                           "rules" means rules made by the Minister under
20                              section 45G.

             45B.          Establishment of Museum, Science and Humanities
                           Foundation
                   (1)     A body corporate called the Museum, Science and
                           Humanities Foundation is established.




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               (2)   The Foundation --
                      (a) has perpetual succession and shall have a
                           common seal; and
                      (b) may sue and be sued.

 5           45C.    Governing council
                     The Foundation shall have a council that, subject to
                     this Part, shall be the governing body of the
                     Foundation.

             45D.    Functions and powers of the Foundation
10             (1)   The functions of the Foundation are --
                      (a) to attract and retain for the Museum continuing
                            public interest and financial support;
                      (b) to encourage gifts, including gifts by will, to
                            maintain, improve and develop the services and
15                          facilities provided by the Museum; and
                      (c) to give directions or make recommendations to
                            the chief executive officer as to the manner in
                            which moneys standing to the credit of the
                            Fund are to be applied for the benefit of the
20                          Museum.
               (2)   The Foundation may accept a gift if it is absolute or if
                     it is --
                        (a) subject to conditions; or
                        (b) for the purpose of benefiting anything,
25                   and complying with those conditions, or conferring that
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       (3)   The Foundation may do all things necessary or
             convenient to be done for or in connection with the
             performance of its functions.

     45E.    Financial arrangements
 5     (1)   There shall be a trust account to be known as the
             Museum, Science and Humanities Foundation Fund at
             the Treasury, forming part of the Trust Fund
             constituted under section 9 of the Financial
             Administration and Audit Act 1985.
10     (2)   Funds received by the Foundation from the
             performance of its functions shall be credited to the
             Fund.
       (3)   Any expenditure lawfully incurred by the Foundation
             in the performance of its functions shall be charged to
15           and paid out of the Fund.
       (4)   Subject to subsection (5), moneys standing to the credit
             of the Fund are subject to the direction and control of
             the chief executive officer and may be applied for the
             purposes of carrying this Act into effect or otherwise
20           applied for the purposes of the Museum.
       (5)   In determining the manner in which moneys standing
             to the credit of the Fund are to be applied, the chief
             executive officer --
               (a) shall ensure that those moneys are applied --
25                      (i) in accordance with any conditions
                              subject to which; or
                       (ii) for the purpose of benefiting anything
                              for the benefit of which,
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                      (b)    shall give effect to any directions given by the
                             Foundation under paragraph (c) of
                             section 45D(1); and
                      (c)    shall take into account any recommendations
 5                           made by the Foundation under that paragraph.

             45F.    Application of Financial Administration and Audit
                     Act 1985
                     The operation of the Fund shall be regarded as --
                      (a) a service under the control of the department
10                          for the purposes of section 52 of the Financial
                            Administration and Audit Act 1985; and
                      (b) part of the operations of the department for the
                            purposes of Division 13 of Part II of that Act.

             45G.    Rules
15             (1)   The Minister may, on the recommendation of the
                     Council, make rules that are necessary or convenient
                     for giving effect to this Part.
               (2)   Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may --
                      (a) provide for the appointment, constitution,
20                         functions and proceedings of the council,
                           including power to employ persons, appoint
                           agents, obtain professional or other services and
                           do all things necessary or convenient to be done
                           for or in connection with the performance by
25                         the Foundation of its functions;
                      (b) provide for membership of the Foundation,
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                           (c)    provide for meetings and other proceedings of
                                  members of the Foundation;
                           (d)    provide for the appointment of one or more
                                  patrons of the Foundation;
 5                         (e)    provide for Friends of the Foundation and for
                                  the establishment of a register of such persons;
                            (f)   provide for the manner of execution of
                                  documents authorized to be executed by
                                  resolution of the council; and
10                         (g)    empower the council, with the approval of the
                                  Minister, to make by-laws with respect to the
                                  operations and proceedings of the Foundation,
                                  the council, committees of the council and
                                  persons employed by the Foundation.
15                                                                                   ".

     56.           Section 46 amended
           (1)     Section 46(1) is amended as follows:
                    (a) by deleting "Museum" in the 2 places where it occurs
                          and inserting in each place instead --
20                        " Corporate Minister ";
                    (b) by inserting before "specimen" the following --
                          " museum ";
                    (c) in the penalty provision at the foot of the subsection, by
                          deleting "Five hundred dollars" and inserting instead --
25                        " $10 000 ".
           (2)     Section 46(2) is amended by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
                   instead --
                   "   Corporate Minister    ".


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     57.         Section 47 amended
                 Section 47 is amended by deleting "one hundred dollars." and
                 inserting instead --
                 "    $5 000.   ".

 5   58.         Section 48 amended
                 Section 48 is amended as follows:
                   (a) by deleting "Trustees" --
                           (i) in the first place where it occurs and inserting
                                instead --
10                              " Minister under this Act ";
                          (ii) in the second place where it occurs and inserting
                                instead --
                                " Corporate Minister ";
                  (b) by deleting "Museum" in the 2 places where it occurs
15                      and inserting in each place instead --
                        " Corporate Minister ".

     59.         Section 49 amended
           (1)   Section 49(1) is amended as follows:
                  (a) by deleting "Trustees may" and inserting instead --
20                         "
                                Minister may, on the recommendation of the
                                chief executive officer,
                                                                                 ";
                     (b)   by deleting "them or any member of the staff of the
25                         Museum" and inserting instead --
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           (2)       Section 49(2) is amended as follows:
                      (a) by deleting "Trustees, on account of any reward that
                            they have paid or are" and inserting instead --
                             "
 5                                  Minister, on account of any reward that the
                                    Minister has paid or is
                                                                                        ";
                      (b)    by deleting "fifty dollars," and inserting instead --
                             " $2 000, ".

10   60.             Section 50 amended
                     Section 50(1) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
                 "
                     (1)    In any proceedings before a court of petty sessions, an
15                          officer of the department appointed for the purpose
                            generally or in a particular case in writing signed by
                            the Minister may represent the Minister in all respects.
                                                                                        ".

     61.             Section 51 amended
20         (1)       Section 51(1) is repealed and the following subsection is
                     inserted instead --
                 "
                     (1)    The Governor may make regulations prescribing all
                            matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be
25                          prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be
                            prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.
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        (2)    Section 51(2) is amended as follows:
                (a) in paragraph (a), by deleting "Trustees and of
                      committees;" and inserting instead --
                      " Council; ";
 5              (b) by deleting paragraph (b);
                (c) by deleting paragraphs (c) and (d) and inserting the
                      following paragraphs instead --
                      "
                          (c)   providing for the establishment and constitution
10                              of advisory committees in relation to branch or
                                regional museums, and for the conduct of
                                proceedings at meetings of those committees;
                          (d)   providing for the admission of the public or any
                                individual to, and the exclusion or expulsion of
15                              the public or any individual from --
                                   (i) the Museum or any part of it; or
                                  (ii) any other place, or any part of a place,
                                       under the management or control of the
                                       chief executive officer in relation to the
20                                     Museum operations;
                                                                                    ";
                (d)       in paragraph (e) --
                             (i) by inserting after "examine" the following --
                                 " museum ";
25                          (ii) by deleting "Museum" and inserting instead --
                                 " Corporate Minister ";
                (e)       in paragraph (f) --
                             (i) by inserting after "marking of" the following --
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                (ii)   by deleting "Museum;" and inserting instead --
                       " Corporate Minister; ";
         (f)   in paragraph (h), by deleting "one hundred dollars" and
               inserting instead --
5              " $500 ".




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                 Part 4 -- Repeals, transitional provisions and
                         consequential amendments
     62.          Definitions
                  In this Part --
 5                "operating account" has the same meaning as it has in the
                       Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985;
                  "The Library Board of Western Australia Fund" means the
                       account referred to in section 16(2) of the Library Board of
                       Western Australia Act 1951;
10                "the Perth Theatre Trust Account" means the account
                       referred to in section 23(2) of the Perth Theatre Trust
                       Act 1979.

     63.          Repeal consequential to amendment of Art Gallery Act 1959
                  The Art Gallery Act (Common Seal) Regulations 1979 are
15                repealed.

     64.          Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 repealed, and
                  transitional provisions
           (1)    The Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 is repealed.
           (2)    All money standing to the credit of The Library Board of
20                Western Australia Fund immediately before the commencement
                  of this section is to be credited to the operating account of the
                  department.
           (3)    Money credited to the operating account of the department
                  under subsection (2) is to be applied for the purposes of, and in
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           (4)   A library that, immediately before the commencement of this
                 section, is a registered public library within the meaning of the
                 Act repealed by subsection (1) is to be taken, on and after that
                 commencement, to be registered under an agreement referred to
 5               in section 9(3) of the Culture, Libraries and the Arts Act 1998.

     65.         Perth Theatre Trust Act 1979 repealed, and transitional
                 provisions
           (1)   The Perth Theatre Trust Act 1979 is repealed.
           (2)   All money standing to the credit of the Perth Theatre Trust
10               Account immediately before the commencement of this section
                 is to be credited to the operating account of the department.
           (3)   Money credited to the operating account of the department
                 under subsection (2) is to be applied for the purposes of, and in
                 accordance with, any trusts affecting it.

15   66.         Consequential amendments -- Schedule 1
                 Schedule 1 has effect.




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                    Schedule 1 -- Consequential amendments
                                                                                     [s. 66]

     1.         Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 amended, and savings
          (1)   The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 is amended as follows:
 5                  (a)     in section 4, by deleting the definitions of "Director" and
                            "Museum" and inserting instead the following definitions --
                "
                          "Director" means the Director of the Museum, as referred
                              to in section 18(1) of the Museum Act 1969;
10                        "Museum" has the same meaning as it has in the Museum
                             Act 1969;
                                                                                             ";
                    (b)     in section 4, by deleting the definition of "the Trustees" and
                            inserting instead the following definitions --
15              "
                          "the Corporate Minister" means the body corporate
                               referred to in section 6 of the Culture, Libraries and the
                               Arts Act 1998;
                          "the Museum Act Minister" means the Minister
20                             responsible for the administration of the Museum
                               Act 1969;
                                                                                             ";
                    (c)     by deleting section 6(2a) and inserting instead the following
                            subsection --
25          "
                (2a)      This Act does not apply to a collection held for the purposes
                          of the Museum and vested in the Corporate Minister.
                                                                                             ";




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                    (d)    in section 39A, by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
                           instead --
                           "     Museum Act Minister     ";
                     (e)   in section 39B, by deleting "Trustees." and inserting
 5                         instead --
                           "     Museum Act Minister.    ";
                     (f)   in section 67, by deleting "a Trustee" in the 2 places where it
                           occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                           "     the Museum Act Minister      ";
10        (2)     Despite subsection (1)(e), section 67 of the Aboriginal Heritage
                  Act 1972, as in force immediately before the commencement of this
                  section, continues to apply to --
                    (a)    a person who has been a Trustee; and
                    (b)    a person who has acted under the direction or authority of a
15                         Trustee,
                  within the meaning of that Act, as in force at that time, as if this
                  section had not been enacted.

     2.           Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 amended
                  Section 26H(1)(c) of the Conservation and Land Management
20                Act 1984 is deleted and the following paragraph is inserted instead --
                       "
                           (c)     one shall be a senior scientific officer of the
                                   department principally assisting the Minister to
                                   whom the administration of the Museum Act 1969 is
25                                 committed in the administration of that Act;
                                                                                          ".




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     3.        Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended
               Schedule V to the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 is amended
               as follows:
                  (a)   in Division 2 of Part 2, by deleting "the Western Australian
 5                      Museum constituted under the Museum Act 1969, the Library
                        Board of Western Australia constituted under the Library
                        Board of Western Australia Act 1951, or";
                  (b)   in Part 3 --
                          (i)    by inserting after the item that begins "The Architects
10                               Board of Western Australia" the following item --
                                 "
                                       The Art Gallery Advisory Board established
                                       by the Art Gallery Act 1959.
                                                                                      ";
15                       (ii)    by deleting the item that begins "The Board of the
                                 Art Gallery of Western Australia";
                         (iii)   by inserting after the item that begins "The
                                 Legislative Review and Advisory Committee", the
                                 following item --
20                               "
                                       The Libraries Council of Western Australia
                                       established by the Culture, Libraries and
                                       the Arts Act 1998.
                                                                                      ";
25                       (iv)    by inserting after the item that begins "The
                                 Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission", the
                                 following item --
                                 "
                                       The Museum Council established by the
30                                     Museum Act 1969.
                                                                                      ";



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                          (v)    by deleting the item that begins "The Perth Theatre
                                 Trust".

     4.       Evidence Act 1906 amended
              Section 65A of the Evidence Act 1906 is amended as follows:
 5              (a)     in subsection (1) --
                          (i)    by deleting "Library Board of Western Australia" and
                                 inserting instead --
                                 "   Arts Department    ";
                          (ii)   by deleting "board" and inserting instead --
10                               "   department   ";
                (b)     by repealing subsection (2) and inserting instead the
                        following subsection --
          "
              (2)     In this section, "officer of the Arts Department" means an
15                    officer of the department of the Public Service principally
                      assisting the Minister to whom the administration of the
                      Culture, Libraries and the Arts Act 1998 is committed in the
                      administration of that Act who is authorized by the chief
                      executive officer of that department to certify photographs
20                    for the purposes of this section; and judicial notice shall, for
                      those purposes, be taken of the official signature of every
                      such officer.
                                                                                         ".
     5.       Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985 amended
25            Schedule 1 to the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985 is
              amended as follows:
                (a)     by deleting the item "Perth Theatre Trust";
                (b)     by deleting the item "The Board of the Art Gallery of
                        Western Australia";



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                   (c)    by deleting the item "The Library Board of Western
                          Australia";
                   (d)    by deleting the item "The Western Australian Museum".

     6.        Government Employees Superannuation Act 1987 amended
 5             Schedule 1 to the Government Employees Superannuation Act 1987 is
               amended in Part B --
                   (a)    by deleting the item "Library Board of Western Australia";
                   (b)    by deleting the item "Perth Theatre Trust";
                   (c)    by deleting the item "The Art Gallery of Western Australia";
10                 (d)    by deleting the item "Western Australian Museum".

     7.        Litter Act 1979 amended
               Section 26(2)(c)(v) of the Litter Act 1979 is deleted.

     8.        Maritime Archaeology Act 1973 amended
               The Maritime Archaeology Act 1973 is amended as follows:
15                 (a)    in section 3, by inserting after the definition of "Board" the
                          following definition --
               "
                         "department" means the department referred to in
                             section 19 of the Culture, Libraries and the Arts
20                           Act 1998;
                                                                                           ";
                   (b)    in section 3, by deleting the definition of "Director" and
                          inserting the following definition instead --
               "
25                       "Director" means the Director of the Museum, as referred
                             to in section 18(1) of the Museum Act 1969;
                                                                                           ";



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           (c)     in section 3, by deleting the definition of "Museum" and
                   inserting the following definition instead --
       "
                 "Museum" has the same meaning as it has in the Museum
 5                  Act 1969;
                                                                                   ";
           (d)     in section 3, by inserting after the definition of "site" the
                   following definitions --
       "
10               "the Corporate Minister" means the body corporate
                      referred to in section 6 of the Culture, Libraries and the
                      Arts Act 1998;
                 "the Museum Act Minister" means the Minister
                      responsible for the administration of the Museum
15                    Act 1969;
                                                                                   ";
           (e)     in section 3 in the definition of "Trustees", by inserting after
                   "1969," the following --
                   "
20                       as in force before the commencement of Part 3 of
                         the Culture, Libraries and the Arts (Consequential
                         Provisions) Act 1998,
                                                                                   ";
           (f)     in section 5(1), by deleting "Trustees" in the 2 places where it
25                 occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                   "   Museum Act Minister         ";
           (g)     in section 6(1), by deleting "Museum" and inserting
                   instead --
                   "   Corporate Minister     ";




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                  (h)    in section 6(2)(a), by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
                         instead --
                         "   Corporate Minister    ";
                   (i)   in section 6(2), by deleting "vested in the Museum" and
 5                       inserting instead --
                         "   vested in the Corporate Minister    ";
                   (j)   in section 6(3), by deleting "Museum" and inserting
                         instead --
                         "   Corporate Minister    ";
10                (k)    in section 6(4), by deleting "Trustees are" and inserting
                         instead --
                         "   Museum Act Minister is      ";
                   (l)   in section 6(4), by deleting "Trustees," and inserting
                         instead --
15                       "   Museum Act Minister,       ";
                  (m)    in section 7(1), by deleting "Museum" and inserting
                         instead --
                         " Corporate Minister ";
                  (n)    in section 7(2), by deleting "vested in the Museum" and
20                       inserting instead --
                         "   vested in the Corporate Minister    ";
                  (o)    in section 7(2)(b), by deleting "this Act." and inserting
                         instead --
                         "
25                             Part 3 of the Culture, Libraries and the Arts
                               (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998.
                                                                                     ";
                  (p)    in section 8(1)(a), by deleting "Trustees," and inserting
                         instead --
30                       "   Corporate Minister,   ";



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         (q)    in section 8(1)(a), by deleting "Museum" and inserting
                instead --
                "   Corporate Minister    ";
          (r)   in section 8(1)(b), by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
 5              instead --
                "   Corporate Minister    ";
          (s)   in section 8(1)(c), by deleting "member of the staff or
                employee of the Museum or any person acting with the
                authority of the Trustees" and inserting instead --
10              "
                      officer of the department or any person acting with
                      the authority of the Corporate Minister
                                                                                ";
          (t)   in section 8(2), by deleting "Trustees' " and inserting
15              instead --
                " Corporate Minister's ";
         (u)    in section 9(1), by deleting "Museum" and inserting instead --
                "   Corporate Minister    ";
         (v)    in section 10(1), by deleting "a member of the staff of the
20              Museum" and inserting instead --
                "   an officer of the department    ";
         (w)    in section 13, by deleting "Trustees" and inserting instead --
                "   Corporate Minister    ";
         (x)    in section 14, by deleting "Trustees" and inserting instead --
25              "   Museum Act Minister        ";
         (y)    in section 14, by deleting "them or any member of the staff of
                the Museum" and inserting instead --
                "
                      the Museum Act Minister or any officer of the
30                    department
                                                                                ";

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                  (z)    in section 15, by deleting "Trustees" in the first place where it
                         occurs and inserting instead --
                         "   Museum Act Minister         ";
               (za)      in section 15, by deleting "Museum" in the 2 places where it
 5                       occurs and "Trustees" in the second place where it occurs and
                         inserting in each place instead --
                         "   Corporate Minister    ";
               (zb)      in section 18(1), by deleting "Trustees have" and inserting
                         instead --
10                       "   Corporate Minister has       ";
               (zc)      in section 18(1), by deleting "Trustees." and inserting
                         instead --
                         "   Corporate Minister.    ";
               (zd)      in section 18(2), by deleting "Trustees" in the 3 places where
15                       it occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                         "   Corporate Minister    ";
               (ze)      in section 18(2), by deleting "satisfy them" and inserting
                         instead --
                         "   satisfy the Corporate Minister    ";
20                (zf)   in section 18(5), by deleting "Trustees" in the first place
                         where it occurs and inserting instead --
                         " Corporate Minister ";
               (zg)      in section 18(5)(b), by deleting "Trustees may defer their"
                         and inserting instead --
25                       "
                               Corporate Minister may defer the Corporate
                               Minister's
                                                                                        ";
               (zh)      in section 18(6), by deleting "Trustees" in the 2 places where
30                       it occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                         "   Corporate Minister    ";

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         (zi)   in section 18(7) and (9), by deleting "Trustees" in the
                2 places where it occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                "   Corporate Minister      ";
         (zj)   in section 20(1), by deleting "Museum" and inserting
 5              instead --
                "   Corporate Minister      ";
        (zk)    in section 20(2), by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
                instead --
                "   Corporate Minister      ";
10       (zl)   in section 20(2)(a), by deleting "their request delivers to
                them" and inserting instead --
                "
                      the Corporate Minister's request delivers to the
                      Corporate Minister
15                                                                             ";
        (zm)    in section 20(2)(b), by deleting "Trustees" and inserting
                instead --
                " Corporate Minister ";
        (zn)    in section 20(2)(c), by deleting "Museum;" and inserting
20              instead --
                "   Corporate Minister;     ";
        (zo)    in section 20(2), by deleting "Trustees think" and inserting
                instead --
                "   Corporate Minister thinks          ";
25      (zp)    in section 21, by deleting "Trustees are" and inserting
                instead --
                "   Corporate Minister is        ";
        (zq)    in section 21, by deleting "Trustees shall" and inserting
                instead --
30              "   Corporate Minister shall          ";



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                   (zr)    in section 22(1), by deleting "Trustees," and inserting
                           instead --
                           "   Corporate Minister,      ";
                   (zs)    in section 22(1), by deleting "them" in the 3 places where it
 5                         occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                           "   the Corporate Minister        ";
                   (zt)    in section 22(2), by deleting "Trustees" in the 2 places where
                           it occurs and inserting in each place instead --
                           "   Corporate Minister      ";
10              (zu)       in section 22(3), by deleting "Trustees shall, unless they" and
                           inserting instead --
                           "
                                     Corporate Minister shall, unless the Corporate
                                     Minister
15                                                                                           ".

     9.        Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended
               Schedule 2 to the Public Sector Management Act 1994 is amended by
               deleting items 35, 49, 50 and 54.

     10.       State Records Act 1998 amended
20             Section 3(1) of the State Records Act 1998 is amended by deleting the
               definition of "State collecting institution" and inserting the following
               definition instead --
               "
                          "State collecting institution" means --
25                             (a)     the Art Gallery, as defined in section 4 of the Art
                                       Gallery Act 1959;
                               (b)     a library operated by the department of the
                                       Public Service that principally assists the
                                       Minister to whom the administration of the
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                             the time being committed by the Governor in the
                             administration of that Act; and
                       (c)   the Museum, as defined in section 6 of the
                             Museum Act 1969;
5                                                                               ".

    11.     Statutory Corporations Liability of Directors Act 1996 amended
            Schedule 1 to the Statutory Corporations Liability of Directors
            Act 1996 is amended by deleting the item relating to the Perth Theatre
            Trust.




 


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