Western Australian Current Acts

MUSEUM ACT 1969

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

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

   PART II -- Functions and administration of the Museum  

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

   PART III -- Property and finance  

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

   PART IV -- Branches and recognized museums  

   36.     Establishment of branch museums
            
   37.     Local government museums

   PART VI -- Meteorites  

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

   PART VII -- Miscellaneous  

   46.     Offence of damaging Museum property
            
   47.     Penalty for offences generally
            
   48.     Proceedings by Trustees
            
   49.     Reward for information as to offences
            
   50.     Power of officers to represent Museum
            
   51.     Regulations
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
            
           Other notes
           Defined terms