Public Education Endowment Act 1909 (WA)

Western Australia Public Education Endowment Act 1909 Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 8 May 2015

Western Australia Public Education Endowment Act 1909 Contents 1. Short title 1 1A. Terms used 1 2. Power to appoint trustees 1 3. Trustees to be body corporate 2 4. Endowment 2 5. Property to be held in trust for public education 2 6. Powers of trustees 2 7. Power to lease and, with approval of Governor, to mortgage or exchange lands 3 8. Power to dispose of land acquired by gift 3 9. Investment and application of rents and profits 3 9A. Power to sell and apply money held 4 10. Exemption of trust property from taxation 4 11. Meetings 5 12. Officers 5 13. Remuneration of trustees 5 14. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 5 15. Act not to affect University of Western Australia Act 1911 5 Notes Compilation table 6 Defined terms Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 8 May 2015

Western Australia Public Education Endowment Act 1909 An Act for the endowment of public education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Education Endowment Act 1909 1.

1A. Terms used In this Act unless the contrary intention appears — chief executive officer of the department means the chief executive officer of the department referred to in section 228 of the School Education Act 1999; purposes of public education includes the provision of residential or other accommodation for teachers or trainee teachers in any government school within the meaning of the School Education Act 1999. [Section 1A inserted: No. 3 of 1970 s. 2; amended: No. 7 of 1988 s. 25; No. 22 of 1996 s. 16(10); No. 36 of 1999 s. 247.]

2. Power to appoint trustees (1) The Governor may appoint the Minister charged with the administration of the School Education Act 1999, the chief executive officer of the department for the time being, and 3 other fit and proper persons to be the trustees of an endowment for public education and may, upon the death, resignation, or absence from the State of any trustee, appoint any other fit and proper person a trustee in his place. (2) The trustees other than the Minister referred to in subsection (1) and the chief executive officer of the department shall be appointed from time to time for not exceeding 3 years, and shall be eligible for re‑appointment. [Section 2 amended: No. 63 of 1981 s. 4; No. 7 of 1988 s. 26; No. 36 of 1999 s. 247.]