Museum Act 1969 (WA)

Western Australia Museum Act 1969 Western Australia Museum Act 1969 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 5. Act to be construed subject to legislative powers of State 2 6. Terms used in this Act 2 Part II — Functions and administration of the Museum 7. Western Australian Museum constituted 4 8. Common seal 4 9. Functions of Museum 4 10. Government of Museum 5 11. Tenure of office by Trustees 6 12. Casual vacancies 6 13. Trustees may act notwithstanding a vacancy 6 14. Deputies of Trustees 7 14A. Deputy of ex officio Trustee 7 15. Chairman and vice‑chairman 7 16. Chairman to preside 8 17. Proceedings of Trustees 8 18. Director to be chief executive officer 8 19. Delegation by Trustees 9 20. Trustees to manage Museum 9 21. Preservation of rights of Trustees 10 22. Trustees etc. exempt from personal liability 10 23. Trustees may appoint Honorary Associates 10 24. Payment of expenses 10 25. General powers of Trustees 11 26. Preservation of rights of certain staff and employees 12 27. Superannuation 12 28. Staff and employees of the Board to be employed by Trustees 13 28A. Status of members of staff and other employees who are members of Senior Executive Service 13 Part III — Property and finance 29. Land etc. vested 14 30. Power to vest lands 14 31. Land exempted from taxes, rates etc. 14 32. Vesting of movables 14 33. Financial provisions 15 34. Power to invest certain moneys 16 35. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 16 Part IV — Branches and recognized museums 36. Establishment of branch museums 17 37. Local government museums 17 Part VI — Meteorites 43. Meteorites are not minerals 19 44. Vesting of certain meteorites 19 45. Protection and recovery of certain meteorites 19 Part VII — Miscellaneous 46. Offence of damaging Museum property 21 47. Penalty for offences generally 21 48. Proceedings by Trustees 21 49. Reward for information as to offences 22 50. Power of officers to represent Museum 22 51. Regulations 22 Notes Compilation table 24 Uncommenced provisions table 25 Other notes 25 Defined terms Western Australia Museum Act 1969 An Act to make provision for the re‑establishment, control and management of the Western Australian Museum, the preservation of areas and objects of historic interest and for incidental and other purposes. [Long title amended: No. 65 of 1973 s. 3.]