Adelaide Festival Corporation Act 1998 (SA)

South Australia Adelaide Festival Corporation Act 1998 An Act to establish the Adelaide Festival Corporation; to provide for the conduct of the Adelaide Festival of Arts; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation Part 2—Establishment of Adelaide Festival Corporation 4 Establishment of Adelaide Festival Corporation Part 3—Functions and powers of Corporation 5 Functions of the Corporation 6 Powers Part 4—Management of Corporation Division 1—Board 7 Establishment of board Division 1A—Membership, proceedings etc 8 Composition of board 9 Conditions of membership 12 Proceedings 13 Validity of acts 14 Ministerial control Division 3—Committees and delegations 15 Committees 16 Delegation Division 3A—Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act 17 Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act Division 3B—Common seal and execution of documents 18 Common seal and execution of documents Division 4—Financial matters and annual reports 18A Annual budget 19 Accounts and audit 20 Annual report Division 5—Staffing arrangements 20A Staffing arrangements Part 5—Authorised officers 21 Appointment of authorised officers 22 Powers of authorised officers 23 Hindering etc authorised officers Part 6—Official insignia 24 Interpretation 25 Official titles and logos 26 Unlawful use of official insignia 27 Seizure etc of goods marked with official insignia Part 7—Miscellaneous 28 Gifts etc 29 Ministerial delegation 30 Approvals by Treasurer 31 Regulations Schedule—Transitional provisions 1 Transfer of staff 2 Transfer of assets and liabilities Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Adelaide Festival Corporation Act 1998. 3—Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— authorised officer—see Part 5; board means the board established as the governing authority of the Corporation under section 7; Corporation means the Adelaide Festival Corporation established under this Act; employing authority means the person designated by proclamation as being the employing authority for the purposes of this definition; member means member of the board; occupy, in relation to premises, means have, or be entitled to, possession or control of the premises; official insignia—see Part 6; premises of the Corporation means premises owned or occupied by the Corporation; promote, in relation to an event or activity, includes organise, commission, fund, support, market, advertise or act as project manager. (3) A proclamation made for the purposes of the definition of employing authority— (a) may apply by reference to a specified person, or by reference to the person for the time being holding or acting in a specified office or position; and (b) may, from time to time as the Governor thinks fit, be varied or substituted by a new proclamation.