NextSense Act 1998 (NSW)

NextSense Act 1998 No 6

An Act to provide for matters relating to NextSense.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the NextSense Act 1998.

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

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— Board means the board of the Institute. director means a director of the Board. exercise a function includes perform a duty. function includes a power, authority or duty. Institute means NextSense, formerly known as— (a) the Royal New South Wales Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, and (b) the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children. member means a person admitted to membership of the Institute as referred to in section 7. President means the President of the Board. Vice President means a Vice President of the Board. (2) (Repealed)

Part 2 NextSense

4 Continuation of Institute under new name (1) The Royal New South Wales Institute for Deaf and Blind Children constituted under the Royal New South Wales Institute for Deaf and Blind Children Act 1905 is continued by this Act as a body corporate with the corporate name of "NextSense". (2) NextSense is the same legal entity as the legal entity continued by this Act.

5 Institute not agency of State (1) The Institute is not, and does not represent, the Crown. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Institute— (a) is not an instrumentality or agency of the State, and (b) is not entitled to any immunity or privilege of the State, and (c) is not a public authority for any purpose and is taken not to have been constituted or established for a public purpose or for a purpose of the State.

6 Object and functions (1) The object of the Institute is to provide support and services to the following— (a) persons living with hearing or vision loss, (b) the families of persons living with hearing or vision loss, (c) persons or bodies involved in providing care, support or other services to persons with hearing or vision loss. (2) The Institute is not to carry out its activities for the purpose of private gain for particular persons. (3) The Institute has the functions necessary or convenient to enable it to achieve its object.