Law and Justice Foundation Act 2000 (NSW)

Law and Justice Foundation Act 2000 No 97

An Act to reconstitute the Law Foundation as the Law and Justice Foundation, to alter the objects of the reconstituted Foundation so that they include focus on the development of a fair and equitable justice system and to repeal the Law Foundation Act 1979; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Law and Justice Foundation Act 2000.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Definitions In this Act: Board means the Board of the Foundation. Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board for the time being holding office under clause 5 of Schedule 1. Director means the Director of the Foundation for the time being holding office under section 10. exercise a function includes perform a duty. former Law Foundation means the Law Foundation of New South Wales constituted under the Law Foundation Act 1979 immediately before its repeal by this Act. Foundation means the Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales constituted by section 4. function includes a power, authority or duty. Fund means the Law and Justice Foundation Fund established by section 13. member means a member of the Board. Public Purpose Fund means the fund maintained under section 48 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014.

Part 2 Law and Justice Foundation, Board and Director

4 Constitution of Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales (1) There is constituted by this Act a body corporate with the corporate name of the Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales. (2) The Foundation is a continuation of, and the same legal entity as, the former Law Foundation. (3) (Repealed) (4) The Foundation is not and does not represent the Crown.