Museums Act 1983

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Museums Act 1983

No. 9903 of 1983

Version incorporating amendments as at

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section

PART I—PRELIMINARY

1 Short title and commencement

2 Definitions

PART II—Repealed

3–8 Repealed

PART III—MUSEUMS BOARD OF VICTORIA

Division 1—Interpretations

9 Definitions

Division 2—Constitution of the Museums Board of Victoria

10 Museums Board of Victoria

11 Members of Board

11A Membership of Board not office of profit

12 Procedure at Board meetings

12A Resolutions without meetings

13 Conflicts of interest

14 Protection of members

15 Committees

16 Delegation

Division 3—Officers and employees

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18, 19 Repealed

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Division 4—Functions and powers of the Board

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22A Board subject to control of Minister

23 Functions

24 Powers of the Board

25 Disposal of unclaimed property

26 State collections

27 Reciprocal arrangements about the Exhibition land

Division 5—Financial

28 Account

29 Borrowing and investment powers

30 Audits

Division 6—Regulations and by-laws

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31A Board may make by-laws

Division 7—Transitory provisions

32 Definitions

33 Existing bodies

34 Property held on trust

35 Transitional provisions

36 Dispositions of property

Division 8—Transition from Exhibition Trustees

37 Dissolution of Exhibition Trustees

38 Council to be successor in law of Trustees

39 Transfer of assets and liabilities

Division 9—Exhibition land

40 Reservation of Exhibition land

41 Exhibition land may be used despite reservation

42 Lease or licence to use reserved land for car park or other purposes

43 Carlton Gardens land

44 Regulations under Exhibition Act 1957

Division 10—Further transitional provisions

45 Determination of staff to be transferred

46 Abolition of Museums Advisory Board

47 Council of the Museum of Victoria

48 Director

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SCHEDULE 2— Repealed

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Version No. 041

Museums Act 1983

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Version incorporating amendments as at

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An Act to constitute the Museums Advisory Board and the

Council of the Museum of Victoria, to abolish certain other

Bodies and for that purpose to amend and repeal Various Acts and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present

Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):

PART I—PRELIMINARY

1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Museums Act 1983 .

(2) The several provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a day or on the respective days to be fixed by proclamation or successive proclamations of the Governor in Council published in the

Government Gazette.

* * * * * S. 1(3) repealed by

No. 7/1992 s. 11(a).

2 Definitions

In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter— this Act includes the regulations;

Treasurer except where appearing in section 11, means the Treasurer of Victoria;

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S. 2 def. of

Victorian

Museums

Guidelines repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 35.

Pt 2

(Heading and ss 3

–8) amended by

Nos 7/1992 s. 11(b),

29/1994 ss 48(1)

–(4),

49, 42/1995 s. 224

(Sch. 2 item

27.1(a)

–(c)), repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 36.

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PART III—MUSEUMS BOARD OF VICTORIA

Division 1—Interpretations

9 Definitions

In this Part unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

Board means the Museums Board of Victoria established by section 10;

Pt 3 (Heading) amended by

No. 28/2007 s. 3(Sch. item 43).

S. 9 def. of

Board inserted by

No. 61/1996 s. 37(1)(a).

Chief Executive Officer means the Chief

Executive Officer of the Museums Board of

Victoria appointed under section 17;

S. 9 def. of

Chief

Executive

Officer inserted by

No. 61/1996 s. 37(2).

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S. 9 def. of

Council repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 37(1)(a).

S. 9 def. of

Director repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 37(2).

Exhibition land means the land shown hatched on the plan in the Schedule together with all the buildings, structures, fences, gardens and improvements on the land;

S. 9 def. of

Exhibition

land inserted by

No. 100/1995 s. 40.

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museum land repealed by

No. 7/1992 s. 3(a).

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S. 9 def. of

Museum of

Victoria amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 37(1)(b).

Museum of Victoria means the premises from time to time used by the Board for its activities under this Act.

Pt 3 Div. 2

(Heading) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 38.

S. 10(1) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 39(a).


No. 61/1996 s. 39(b).


No. 61/1996 s. 39(b).


No. 61/1996 s. 39(b).


No. 61/1996 s. 39(b).

Division 2—Constitution of the Museums Board of Victoria

10 Museums Board of Victoria

(1) There is hereby established a board to be known as the Museums Board of Victoria.

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be capable in law of suing and being sued, of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property and of doing and suffering all acts, matters and things which bodies corporate may by law do and suffer.

(3) The Board shall provide for the safe custody of its common seal.

(4) An instrument to which the common seal of the

Board is affixed shall not be taken to have been executed by the Board unless it is also signed by a person authorized by the Board.

(5) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the common seal of the Board affixed to any document and until the contrary is proved shall presume that it was duly affixed.

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11 Members of Board

(1) The Board shall consist of not more than eleven members and not fewer than seven members appointed by the Governor in Council of whom not fewer than half shall be chosen from persons—

(a) holding senior academic office at a university in Victoria in a discipline appropriate to the functions of the Board;

(b) who, in the opinion of the Minister, are experienced in business administration and finance; or

(c) who, in the opinion of the Minister, are distinguished in education, science, the history of human society or another field appropriate to the functions of the Board.

(2) The Governor in Council, after consultation between the Minister and the Board, must appoint a member of the Board to be President.

(3) A person appointed under subsection (2)—

(a) shall be appointed for a term of not more than three years;

(b) shall be eligible for re-appointment;

(c) shall cease to hold his position if he ceases to be a member of the Board.


No. 61/1996 s. 40(1)(a).

S. 11(1)(a) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 40(1)(b).

S. 11(1)(b) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 40(1)(c).

S. 11(1)(c) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 40(1)(d)(i)(ii).

S. 11(2) substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 40(2).


No. 61/1996 s. 40(3)(a).


No. 61/1996 s. 40(3)(b).

(4) Each member of the Board shall be appointed for the term, not exceeding three years, that is fixed by the Governor in Council in the instrument of his appointment but subject to subsections (5) and (6) shall be eligible for re-appointment.


No. 61/1996 s. 40(4).

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S. 11(5) repealed by

No. 42/1995 s. 224(Sch. 2 item 27.2(a)).


No. 7/1992 s. 7, amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 40(5).


No. 61/1996 s. 40(5).


No. 61/1996 s. 40(6).


No. 61/1996 s. 40(7).


No. 61/1996 s. 40(8).

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(6) A person who has been a member of the Board for

9 consecutive years ceases to hold office and is not eligible for re-appointment unless—

(a) the person is, or immediately before the expiry of the ninth consecutive year the person was, the President; or

(b) a period of 3 years or more has elapsed since the person last was a member of the Board.

(7) The Governor in Council may in the instrument of appointment of a member of the Board specify the terms and conditions of appointment.

(8) The Governor in Council may at any time remove a member of the Board from office.

(9) The office of a member of the Board shall become vacant—

(a) at the expiration of his term of office;

(b) if he dies;

(c) if he resigns his office by writing addressed to the Minister;

(d) if he is removed from office pursuant to subsection (8);

(e) if he becomes bankrupt or applies to take the benefit of bankruptcy or insolvent debtors or by deed or writing compounds with his creditors;

(f) if he becomes incapable of performing his duties;

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(g) if he is wilfully absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave granted by the President (which leave the President is hereby empowered to grant);

S. 11(9)(g) amended by

Nos 42/1995 s. 224(Sch. 2 item 27.2(b)),

61/1996 s. 40(8).

* * * * S. 11(9)(h) repealed by

No. 42/1995 s. 224(Sch. 2 item 27.2(c)).

(10) Where any leave granted to a member by the

President exceeds three consecutive meetings the

President shall notify the Minister of the granting of leave.

(11) The Public Administration Act 2004 (other than

Part 3 of that Act) applies to a member of the

Board in respect of the office of member.

(12) A member of the Board is entitled to be paid any remuneration or travelling or other allowances fixed for that member from time to time by the

Governor in Council.

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No. 61/1996 s. 40(9), amended by

No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by

Nos 108/2004 s. 117(1)

(Sch. 3 item 139.1),

80/2006 s. 26(Sch. item 74).


No. 61/1996 s. 40(10).

S. 11(13) inserted by

No. 29/1994 s. 50, repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 40(11).

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S. 11A inserted by

No. 29/1994 s. 51, amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 41.

11A Membership of Board not office of profit

A member of the Board shall not be taken by reason of being a member to hold an office or place of profit under the Crown which would—

(a) prevent the member sitting or voting as a member of the Legislative Council or

Legislative Assembly; or

(b) make void the member's election to the

Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly; or

(c) prevent the member continuing to be a member of the Legislative Council or

Legislative Assembly; or

(d) subject the member to liability to a penalty under the Constitution Act 1975 .


No. 61/1996 s. 42(1)(3).


No. 61/1996 s. 42(2).

12 Procedure at Board meetings

(1) The Board shall meet at such times and places as are fixed by the President and shall hold at least 6 meetings in each year.

(2) The President or, in his or her absence, a member elected by the members present, must preside at a meeting of the Board.


No. 61/1996 s. 42(3).

(3) A majority of the members of the Board for the time being shall constitute a quorum.


No. 61/1996 s. 42(3).

(4) Subject to the presence of a quorum, the Board may act notwithstanding a vacancy in its membership.


No. 61/1996 s. 42(3).

(5) A question arising at a meeting of the Board shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the Board present and voting and in the event of an equality of votes the person presiding shall have an additional or casting vote.

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(6) An act or decision of the Board shall not be invalid by reason only of a defect or irregularity in or in connexion with the appointment of a member.


No. 61/1996 s. 42(3).

(7) Subject to this Act, the Board may regulate its own proceedings.


No. 61/1996 s. 42(3).

12A Resolutions without meetings

(1) If—

(a) the Board has taken reasonable steps to give notice to each member setting out the terms of a proposed resolution; and

(b) a majority of the members for the time being sign a document containing a statement that they are in favour of the resolution in the terms set out in the document—


No. 61/1996 s. 43. a resolution in those terms is deemed to have been passed at a meeting of the Board held on the day on which the document is signed or, if the members referred to in paragraph (b) do not sign it on the same day, on the day on which the last of those members signs the document.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), 2 or more separate documents containing a statement in identical terms, each of which is signed by one or more members, are deemed to constitute one document.

(3) If a resolution is, under subsection (1), deemed to have been passed at a meeting of the Board, each member must as soon as practicable be advised of the matter and given a copy of the resolution.

(4) The majority of members referred to in subsection

(1)(b) must not include a member who, because of section 13, is not entitled to vote on the resolution.

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S. 13 substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 44.

13 Conflicts of interest

(1) If—

(a) a member has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Board; and

(b) the interest could conflict with the proper performance of the member's duties in relation to the consideration of the matter— the member, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the relevant facts, must declare the nature of the interest to the Board or, in the case of a proposed resolution notice of which is given under section 12A(1)(a), to the President.

(2) The Board or the President must cause the declaration to be tabled at the next meeting of the

Board and the person presiding at that meeting must cause the declaration to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

(3) A member who has a conflict of interest in a matter—

(a) must not be present during any deliberations on the matter, unless the Board directs otherwise; and

(b) is not entitled to vote on the matter.

(4) If a member votes on a matter in contravention of subsection (3)(b), the vote must be disallowed.

(5) A member who has a conflict of interest in a matter must not be present during any deliberations leading to a direction, or take part in making a direction, under subsection (3)(a).

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(6) For the purposes of this section, a member is not to be regarded as having a conflict of interest—

(a) in a matter relating to the supply of goods or services to the member if the goods or services are, or are to be, available to members of the public on the same terms and conditions; or

(b) in a contract or arrangement only because that contract or arrangement may benefit a company or other body in which the member has a beneficial interest that does not exceed

1% of the total nominal value of beneficial interests in that company or body.

14 Protection of members

(1) Where a member or former member of the Board is personally liable to make payment by way of compensation or reimbursement to the Board or any other person by reason of an act done or concurred in or omitted to be done by him while a member of the Board, the Treasurer shall, if—

(a) the act or omission formed part of a course of conduct which the member or former member honestly and reasonably believed the Board was by law required or authorized to pursue; and

(b) in the case of an act done or omitted to be done by the member or former member, the act or omission formed part of a course of conduct which the member or former member honestly and reasonably believed the Board had required or authorized him to pursue on its behalf— indemnify him out of the Consolidated Fund

(which is hereby to the necessary extent appropriated accordingly) to the full extent of his liability.


No. 61/1996 s. 45.


No. 61/1996 s. 45.


No. 61/1996 s. 45.

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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a belief may be held to have been honest and reasonable notwithstanding that it was wrong as to a matter of law.


No. 61/1996 s. 45.

(3) The indemnity conferred upon a member or former member of the Board by subsection (1) is in addition to any indemnity to which he is otherwise entitled by law.

S. 15 amended by

Nos 80/1988 s. 55(5)(a),

7/1992 s. 3(b), substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 46.

15 Committees

(1) The Board may—

(a) establish any committees it considers necessary and define the constitution and functions of each committee so established;

(b) determine the procedure of each committee;

(c) change the constitution or functions of a committee;

(d) dissolve a committee.

(3) A member of a committee established by the

Board is entitled to receive any fees or travelling or other expenses determined by the Board.


No. 61/1996 s. 47.

16 Delegation

(1) The Board may, by instrument under its common seal, delegate any of its functions or powers

(except this power of delegation or the power to make by-laws) to—

(a) the members constituting a committee of the

Board, if the committee includes 2 or more members of the Board; or

(2) A person may be a member of a committee established by the Board even though he or she is not a member of the Board.

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(b) the Chief Executive Officer; or


No. 61/1996 s. 48.

(c) any of its members; or

(d) any member of its staff.

(2) A delegation under subsection (1) may be made to a specified person or class of persons referred to in that subsection.

Division 3—Officers and employees

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(1) There shall be a Chief Executive Officer of the

Museums Board of Victoria who—

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No. 61/1996 s. 49(2)(a).


No. 61/1996 s. 49(1)(a), repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 49(2)(b).

(b) subject to and in accordance with the directions given to him by the Board, shall have the control of the day to day management of the affairs of the Board.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer holds office, subject to this Act, on the terms and conditions that are specified in the instrument of appointment.


No. 61/1996 s. 49(1)(a).

(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board, with the approval of the Minister, for the term, not exceeding 5 years, that is specified in the instrument of appointment but is eligible for re-appointment.


No. 61/1996 s. 49(3).


No. 61/1996 s. 49(3).

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No. 61/1996 s. 49(1)(b), substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 49(3).

S. 17(5)(6) repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 49(3).


No. 50/1988 s. 93(2)(Sch. 2

Pt 2 item 38), repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 50.

(4) The Board must not remove the Chief Executive

Officer from office except with the approval of the Minister.

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No. 61/1996 s. 52.

20 Other staff

The Board may employ any other persons necessary for the purposes of this Act.


Nos 61/1996 s. 53, 66/2001 s. 8.

21 Consultants

The Board may engage such consultants and technical advisors as the Board considers necessary from time to time to enable the Board to perform its functions and exercise its powers under this Act.

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Division 4—Functions and powers of the Board

22 Board represents the Crown

In performing its functions and exercising its powers under this Act, the Board represents the

Crown.

Pt 3 Div. 4

(Heading) substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 54.


No. 100/1995 s. 41, substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 55.

22A Board subject to control of Minister

In performing its functions and exercising its powers under this Act, the Board is subject to the direction and control of the Minister.


No. 61/1996 s. 55.

23 Functions

The functions of the Board are—

(a) to control, manage, operate, promote, develop and maintain the Museum of

Victoria;

(aa) to control, manage, operate, promote, develop and maintain the Exhibition land as a place—

(i) for the holding of public exhibitions;


No. 61/1996 s. 56(a).

S. 23(a) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 56(b).

S. 23(aa) inserted by

No. 100/1995 s. 42(a).

(ii) for the assembly, education, instruction, entertainment or recreation of the public or any sector of the public;

(iii) for any other uses which will not substantially interfere with the continued use of the land for museum or exhibition purposes that the

Governor in Council directs or that the Board, with the approval of the

Minister, determines;

S. 23(aa)(iii) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 56(c).

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No. 61/1996 s. 56(d).

S. 23(f) substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 56(e).

S. 23(ga) inserted by

No. 61/1996 s. 56(f).

S. 23(gb) inserted by

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(b) to develop and maintain the State collections of natural sciences, indigenous culture, social history and science and technology;

(c) to exhibit material from those collections for the purposes of education and entertainment;

(d) to promote use of those collections for scientific research;

(e) to promote the use of the Museum's resources for education in Victoria;

(f) to research, present and promote issues of public relevance and benefit in the following fields—

(i) the origins, development and diversity of cultures in Australia and adjacent lands;

(ii) the natural environment;

(iii) science and technology and their applications to the development of society;

(g) to act as a repository for specimens upon which scientific studies have been made or which may have special cultural or historical significance;

(ga) to provide leadership to museums in

Victoria;

(gb) to advise the Minister on matters relating to museums, and co-ordination of museum services, in Victoria;

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(h) to carry out such other functions appropriate to museums and the Exhibition land as the

Minister from time to time directs.

S. 23(h) amended by

Nos 100/1995 s. 42(b),

61/1996 s. 56(g).

24 Powers of the Board

(1) Subject to this Act, the Board has the power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connexion with the performance of its functions.

(a) to enter into contracts, agreements or arrangements with any person or body of persons and do everything, including the payment of money, that is necessary or expedient for carrying the contracts, agreements or arrangements into effect;


No. 61/1996 s. 57(1)(a)(b).

(2) Without limiting or derogating from the generality of subsection (1), the powers of the Board include power—


No. 61/1996 s. 57(2)(b).

S. 24(2)(a) substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 57(2)(a).

(b) to accept real or personal property by purchase, gift, grant, devise or bequest, whether on trust or otherwise;

S. 24(2)(b) substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 57(2)(a).

(c) to act as trustee of any real or personal property vested in the Board on trust;

S. 24(2)(c) substituted by

No. 61/1996 s. 57(2)(a).

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No. 61/1996 s. 57(2)(a).

(j) to charge and receive fees fixed by the Board in respect of any services supplied by the

Board and in respect of the admission of persons or vehicles to the Museum of

Victoria or the Exhibition land or any part of the Museum of Victoria or the Exhibition land, or to any classes, activities or

S. 24(2)(j) amended by

Nos 100/1995 s. 43(a)(i) –(iii),

61/1996 s. 57(2)(b).

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S. 24(2)(ja) inserted by

No. 100/1995 s. 43(b).

S. 24(2)(k) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 57(2)(b).


No. 61/1996 s. 57(3)(a).


No. 61/1996 s. 57(3)(b).


No. 61/1996 s. 57(3)(c).

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Board;

(ja) in relation to the Exhibition land, the granting to other persons or bodies of authorities to occupy any part of the

Exhibition land—

(i) for the purpose of or in connection with the provision of facilities for the assembly, education, instruction, entertainment, recreation or convenience of persons using the

Museum of Victoria or the Exhibition land; or

(ii) if the part of the Exhibition land is not presently required for museum or exhibition purposes, for any other purpose which will not substantially interfere with the continued use of the land for museum or exhibition purposes;

(k) to do all such things as are in the opinion of the Board incidental to the carrying out of its functions or the exercise of its powers.

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this

Act the Board shall not sell, lease or dispose of an object being part of a State collection unless—

(a) the Governor in Council has granted approval for that sale, lease or disposal;

(b) the Board has resolved that retention of that object is unnecessary and inappropriate to the activities of the Board; or

(c) it is duplicate material being exchanged with a body which has objects or functions similar to those of the Board.

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25 Disposal of unclaimed property

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and with the approval of the Governor in Council the Board may retain, exchange, sell, lease or dispose of any property which although not vested in it by or under this

Act—

(b) has remained in the possession or custody of the Board for a period of not less than five years; and


No. 61/1996 s. 58(1)(a).

(a) has been submitted to or left with the Board or its duly authorized officer with a view to its acceptance by the Board by way of gift or purchase or for valuation or for the giving of an opinion thereon by or on behalf of the

Board or for consideration for the purpose of any prize or competition;


No. 61/1996 s. 58(1)(b).


No. 61/1996 s. 58(1)(c).

(c) has not, after notice given as hereinafter provided, been claimed by or on behalf of the person submitting or leaving such property as aforesaid or any other person claiming such property or any interest therein.


No. 61/1996 s. 58(2)(a).

(2) Before seeking the approval of the Governor in

Council to any retention, exchange, sale, lease or disposal pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) the Board shall give not less than six months notice of its intention so to deal with the property—

(a) by written notice sent by prepaid registered post to the person who submitted or left the property and addressed to him at his last known place of abode or business or, if such person is deceased, to his personal representative in like manner; or

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No. 61/1996 s. 58(2)(b).


No. 61/1996 s. 59(1).


No. 61/1996 s. 59(1).


No. 61/1996 s. 59(1).

(b) by notice published in the Government

Gazette and in a daily newspaper circulating generally throughout Victoria if the name or the place of abode or business of the person who submitted or left the property is not known to the Board.

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(1) The Museum of Victoria shall be the official place of lodgement of the State collections of natural history (including collections of type specimens), the history of human society and the history of science and technology.

(2) Where a department holds material which forms a collection or part of a collection of material in the field of natural history, the history of human society or the history of science and technology, the department shall not dispose of that material unless the department first submits the material to the Board.

(3) Where the Board receives material submitted to it pursuant to subsection (2), it shall as soon as is practicable determine whether that material is appropriate for inclusion in a State collection of natural history, the history of human society or the history of science and technology.

(4) Where, pursuant to subsection (3), the Board determines that material is appropriate for inclusion in a State collection, that material shall thereupon for the purposes of this Act be deemed to form part of that State collection.

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(5) In this section department means a department or administrative office within the meaning of the

Public Administration Act 2004 .

27 Reciprocal arrangements about the Exhibition land

The Board, for the purpose of carrying out its functions with respect to the Royal Exhibition

Building, may enter into an agreement or arrangement with the Melbourne Convention and

Exhibition Trust concerning the carrying out by the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust of any of the Board's functions with respect to the

Royal Exhibition Building or any part of the

Exhibition land that is reasonably required in conjunction with the use of the Royal Exhibition

Building that is reasonably required in conjunction with the use of the Royal Exhibition

Building.


Nos 61/1996 s. 59(2),

46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), amended by

No. 108/2004 s. 117(1)

(Sch. 3 item 139.2).

S. 27 repealed by

No. 7/1992 s. 3(c), new s. 27 inserted by

No. 100/1995 s. 44, amended by

Nos 71/1996 s. 36, 61/1996 s. 60(a)(b).

Division 5—Financial

28 Account

(1) The Board shall establish and maintain in an authorised deposit-taking institution within the meaning of the Banking Act 1959 of the

Commonwealth approved by the Minister administering Part 7 of the Financial

Management Act 1994 an account in the name of the Board into which shall be paid all money received by or paid to the Board other than any money to which subsection (4) applies.


Nos 61/1996 s. 61(a),

46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1),

11/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 54.1(a)

(b)).

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Nos 61/1996 s. 61(a),

11/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 54.2).

(2) Subject to subsection (3), money standing to the credit of the Board in the account referred to in subsection (1) may be applied by the Board only for or towards the costs and expenses of or incidental to the performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of the Board pursuant to this Act.


Nos 104/1995 s. 6(Sch. 1 item 21(a)(b)),

61/1996 s. 61(a), repealed by

No. 61/1996 s. 61(b).

* * * * *


No. 61/1996 s. 61(a).

(4) This section shall not apply to any moneys received or paid out by the Board subject to and in accordance with the terms of a special trust.


No. 61/1996 s. 62.

29 Borrowing and investment powers

The Board has the powers conferred on it by the

Borrowing and Investment Powers Act 1987 .

30 Audits

* * * * * S. 30(1) –(8) repealed by

No. 31/1994 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 57).


No. 61/1996 s. 63(a).

(9) The Board may engage a registered company auditor to carry out such intermediate inspections and audits as the Board thinks necessary.

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Division 6—Regulations and by-laws

Pt 3 Div. 6

(Heading) amended by

No. 7/1992 s. 9.

31 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—


No. 7/1992 s. 10.

(a) in relation to Crown land reserved under the

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 , anything for or in respect of which the Board as trustee could make regulations under section 13(1) of that Act; and


No. 61/1996 s. 63(b).

(b) generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

(2) The regulations may impose penalties not exceeding 2 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations.

(3) Regulations made under this Act may be disallowed in whole or in part by resolution of either House of Parliament.


No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch. 1 item 21.1)

* * * * * S. 31(4) repealed by

No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch. 1 item 21.2)

31A Board may make by-laws S. 31A inserted by

No. 7/1992 s. 10.

(1) The Board may make by-laws not inconsistent with the regulations for or with respect to—

S. 31A(1) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 63(c).

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S. 31A(1)(a) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 63(c).

S. 31A(1)(b) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 63(c).

S. 31A(1)(c) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 63(c).

S. 31A(1)(d) amended by

No. 61/1996 s. 63(c).

(a) regulating or prohibiting admission to or removal from any building or part of a building managed or controlled by the

Board; and

(b) the preservation, inspection, copying or lending of specimens, exhibits, equipment, data pertaining to the collections, publications or other objects or things under the control of the Board; and

(c) the care, protection and management of land and buildings or parts of buildings owned or under the management or control of the

Board, and the safeguarding of the contents of those buildings against theft or damage; and

(d) the preservation of good order and decency on land and in buildings or parts of buildings owned or under the management or control of the Board.

(2) The by-laws may impose penalties not exceeding

2 penalty units for a contravention of the by-laws.

Division 7—Transitory provisions

32 Definitions

In this Division unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

appointed day means the day on which section 33 comes into operation; existing bodies means the Building Trustees established under the State Library

National Gallery National Museum and

Institute of Applied Science Act 1960 , the

Council of the Science Museum of Victoria established under the Science Museum of

Victoria Act 1970 and the National Museum of Victoria Council established under the

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National Museum of Victoria Council Act

1970 , and existing body means one of them.

33 Existing bodies

* * * * * S. 33(1) repealed by

No. 100/1995 s. 46(2).

(2) The existing bodies are hereby dissolved, and the members thereof shall go out of office.

(3) The Council is the successor in law of the existing bodies.

34 Property held on trust

* * * * * S. 34(1) repealed by

No. 7/1992 s. 3(d).

(2) All property vested in the Council on the appointed day shall be held by the Council subject to the conditions or trusts on which it was held immediately before the appointed day.


No. 7/1992 s. 3(e).

* * * * * S. 34(3)

–(6) repealed.

1

35 Transitional provisions

Upon and from the appointed day—

(a) any contract, agreement, deed, bond or other instrument lawfully entered into or made by an existing body and subsisting immediately before that day shall become and be as binding and of as full force and effect in all respects against or in favour of the Council as if it had been entered into or made by the

Council;

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(b) any action, arbitration or legal or other proceeding which was immediately before that day pending or subsisting by or in favour of or against an existing body shall not be abated or discontinued or prejudiced by reason of the provisions of this Act, but may be prosecuted, continued or enforced by, against or in favour of the Council in the same manner as it might have been prosecuted, continued or enforced by, against or in favour of an existing body if this Act had not been passed;

(c) notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 27 of the State Library National

Gallery National Museum and Institute of

Applied Science Act 1960 , section 15 of the

Science Museum of Victoria Act 1970 and section 15 of the National Museum of

Victoria Council Act 1970 those provisions shall continue to apply in respect of acts done or taken or omitted to be done or taken before the appointed day as if those provisions had not been repealed;

(d) any regulations—

(i) made under or continued in force by the

State Library National Gallery

National Museum and Institute of

Applied Science Act 1960 ;

(ii) made under the Science Museum of

Victoria Act 1970 ; or

(iii) made under the National Museum of

Victoria Council Act 1970

—

which were in force immediately before the appointed day shall, so far as they relate to matters for or with respect to which regulations may be made under this Act,

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Part III—Museums Board of Victoria s. 36 remain subject to this Act in full force and operation, and may be amended or revoked as if they were made under this Act;

(e) any reference to, or any reference which is deemed to be a reference to, an existing body in any other Act or in any proclamation,

Order in Council, regulation, by-law, local law, order, legal or other proceeding instrument or document shall be deemed and taken to refer to the Council;

S. 35(e) amended by

No. 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 84.1).

(f) any money standing to the credit of, or payable to the credit of, an account kept by an existing body shall be paid into the bank account kept under section 28;

(g) all acts, matters and things of a continuing nature made, done or commenced by or on behalf of an existing body which have or are capable of acquiring any force or effect shall be deemed to have been made done or commenced by or in relation to or on behalf of the Council and shall have effect and may be continued or completed by or in relation to or on behalf of the Council accordingly.

36 Dispositions of property

(1) Where there is made a disposition of property, being a disposition to which this section applies, to, in favour of or for the uses and purposes of—

(a) the trustees of the Museum of Applied

Science of Victoria;

(b) the trustees of the National Museum of

Victoria;

(c) the trustees of the National Museums of

Victoria;


No. 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 174).

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(d) the trustees of the Institute of Applied

Science of Victoria; or

(e) an existing body— it shall take effect as if it had been made or declared to or in favour of or for the uses and purposes of the Council.

(2) Where there is made a disposition of property, being a disposition to which this section applies, to, in favour of or for the uses and purposes of the

Trustees of the Public Library Museums and

National Gallery of Victoria it shall take effect as if it had, in respect of each particular item of property, been made or declared severally to or in favour of or for the uses and purposes of whichever of the following bodies is the most appropriate, having regard to the nature of the property and the apparent intention of the donor or testator—

(a) the Council of Trustees of the National

Gallery of Victoria;

(b) the Library Board of Victoria; or S. 36(2)(b) amended by

Nos 80/1988 s. 55(5)(c),

61/1996 s. 63(d).

(c) the Council.

(3) Where there is made a disposition of property to which subsection (2) applies, such property being a sum of money, in terms which do not sufficiently indicate which body would be the most appropriate recipient, then such property shall be deemed to have been made or declared—

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(a) as to two-fifths of the sum—in favour of or for the uses or purposes of the Council of

Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria;

(b) as to one-fifth of the sum—in favour or for the uses or purposes of the Library Board of

Victoria;


Nos 80/1988 s. 55(5)(d),

61/1996 s. 63(e).

(c) as to two-fifths of the sum—in favour or for the uses or purposes of the Council.

(4) In this section, disposition to which this section applies means a donation, gift, disposition or trust of property lawfully made or declared or deemed to have been made or declared, whether before or after the appointed day, by deed, will or otherwise, other than one of the bequests or trusts referred to in section 20(f) of the National

Gallery of Victoria Act 1966 .

Division 8—Transition from Exhibition Trustees

37 Dissolution of Exhibition Trustees

(1) The body corporate by the name of "The

Exhibition Trustees" established under the

Exhibition Act 1957 is dissolved.

(2) A person holding office as a member of The

Exhibition Trustees under the Exhibition Act

1957 immediately before the commencement of section 45 of the Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus

Amendments) Act 1995 ceases to hold that office.

Pt 3 Div. 8

(Heading and ss 37 –39) inserted by

No. 100/1995 s. 45.

S. 37 inserted by

No. 100/1995 s. 45.

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No. 100/1995 s. 45.


No. 100/1995 s. 45.

(3) A person who, immediately before the commencement of section 45 of the

Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus Amendments)

Act 1995 , was an officer or employee of The

Exhibition Trustees ceases to be such an officer or employee.

38 Council to be successor in law of Trustees

The Council of the Museum of Victoria is the successor in law of The Exhibition Trustees.

39 Transfer of assets and liabilities

(1) On and from the commencement of section 45 of the Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus

Amendments) Act 1995

—

(a) all assets, property and rights in or held by

The Exhibition Trustees immediately before that commencement vest in the Council;

(b) all liabilities of The Exhibition Trustees existing immediately before that commencement become liabilities of the

Council;

(c) the Council is substituted as a party to any agreement, contract, lease or other arrangement, and to any proceeding, to which The Exhibition Trustees was a party immediately before that commencement;

(d) any reference to The Exhibition Trustees in any Act, subordinate instrument within the meaning of the Interpretation of

Legislation Act 1984 or any document whatever is, in relation to any period occurring on or after that date of commencement, and unless inconsistent with the context or subject matter, to be taken to be a reference to the Council.

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(2) The operation of subsection (1)(c) does not confer on any party (other than the Council) to an agreement, contract, lease or other arrangement any right or benefit not existing before that commencement.

Division 9—Exhibition land

40 Reservation of Exhibition land

(1) The permanent reservation of the Exhibition land is revoked.

(2) The Exhibition land—

(a) is divested from the Exhibition Trustees and ceases to be under the general control, administration and management of the

Exhibition Trustees; and

(b) vests in the Crown; and

(c) is deemed to be unalienated land of the

Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions encumbrances, estates and interests except those referred to in subsection (3).

(3) Subsection (2)(c) does not affect the continuity, status or effect of any lease, licence, permit or authority existing over the Exhibition land immediately before the date it was vested in the

Crown under this section, but from that date the lease, licence, permit or authority has effect as if granted by the Board.

(4) The Exhibition land is deemed to be permanently reserved under section 4(1) of the Crown Land

(Reserves) Act 1978 as a site for exhibition and museum purposes.

Pt 3 Div. 9

(Heading and ss 40 –44) inserted by

No. 100/1995 s. 45.


No. 100/1995 s. 45.


No. 61/1996 s. 63(f).

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No. 61/1996 s. 63(f).


No. 61/1996 s. 63(f).


No. 100/1995 s. 45.


No. 100/1995 s. 45.


No. 61/1996 s. 63(g)(i).

(5) The general control, administration and management of the Exhibition land is vested in the Board.

(6) Nothing in the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 relating to the management or control of Crown lands or reserves applies to the Board in exercising its powers under subsection (5) over the Exhibition land.

41 Exhibition land may be used despite reservation

(1) With the approval of the Minister administering the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 any part of the land on the plan in the Schedule may be used and developed for—

(a) an underground car park or car parks to be constructed underneath the Exhibition land; or

(b) any other use which will not substantially interfere with the continued use of the land for museum and exhibition purposes.

(2) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and the Land Act 1958 or anything in any other

Act or law.

42 Lease or licence to use reserved land for car park or other purposes

(1) The Board may, in accordance with this section, grant to any person or body—

(a) with the approval of the Minister administering the Crown Land (Reserves)

Act 1978 , a lease; or

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(b) a licence— for Crown land, or a stratum of Crown land, comprising any part of the land shown on the plan in the Schedule if the land is to be used or developed for museum or exhibition purposes or any of the purposes referred to in section 41.

(2) A lease or licence under this section—

(a) is subject to any conditions that the Board thinks fit and specifies in the lease or licence as to—

(i) access to and use of the land covered by the lease or licence; and


No. 61/1996 s. 63(g)(i).

(ii) the protection of the continued use of the land or any stratum of the land for museum and exhibition purposes; and

(b) is subject to any other terms or conditions that the Board determines and specifies in the lease or licence; and

(c) may be granted or renewed for a term of not more than 50 years.


No. 61/1996 s. 63(g)(i).

(3) Nothing in this section limits the Board's powers under section 24 or anything in the Land Act

1958 .

(4) In this section—


No. 61/1996 s. 63(g)(ii). stratum of Crown land has the same meaning as in the Land Act 1958 .

43 Carlton Gardens land

Despite anything to the contrary in the Order in

Council dated 9 June 1973 permanently reserving land as a site for Carlton Gardens and the Crown grant volume 600 folium 119905 dated 13 June

1873 relating to the Carlton Gardens land adjacent to the Exhibition land, the Minister administering the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and


No. 100/1995 s. 45.

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No. 100/1995 s. 45.

Melbourne City Council may, in addition to the purposes provided for in the Order in Council and the Crown grant, permit the temporary use of any part of the land referred to in the Order in Council and Crown grant for purposes which are, or are connected with, museum or exhibition purposes.

44 Regulations under Exhibition Act 1957

(1) Despite the repeal of the Exhibition Act 1957 , any regulations made under that Act and in force immediately before the repeal of that Act by

Part 7 of the Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus

Amendments) Act 1995 continue in force under the Museums Act 1983 as if made under section 31 of the Museums Act 1983 .

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any regulations with respect to fees for the parking of vehicles on the Exhibition land.

Pt 3 Div. 10

(Heading and s. 45) inserted by

No. 61/1996 s. 64.


No. 61/1996 s. 64, amended by

No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).


No. 61/1996 s. 65.

Division 10—Further transitional provisions

45 Determination of staff to be transferred

The Minister must designate in writing the employees of the public service who are employed in the administration of this Act who are to become employees of the Board under section 49.

46 Abolition of Museums Advisory Board

(1) The Museums Advisory Board established by section 4 of the Principal Act is abolished.

(2) Despite any provision to the contrary made by or under the Financial Management Act 1994 , there must be prepared, in accordance with Part 7 of that Act, a report of the operations of the

Museums Advisory Board during the period

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Part III—Museums Board of Victoria s. 47 beginning on 1 July immediately preceding the commencement of section 65 of the Arts

Institutions (Amendment) Act 1996 and ending on that commencement.

(3) The report prepared under subsection (2) must be incorporated in and consolidated with that of the

Council of the Museum of Victoria or, if the

Museums Board of Victoria is in existence on the commencement referred to in subsection (2), with that of the Museums Board of Victoria for the financial year that includes the last day of the period referred to in subsection (2).

47 Council of the Museum of Victoria

(1) The Museums Board of Victoria is to be taken as the same body as the Council of the Museum of

Victoria in spite of any changes to the name and structure of the Museums Board of Victoria by this Act and no act, matter or thing is to be affected because of those changes of name and structure.

(2) A reference in any document to the Council of the

Museum of Victoria is to be taken to refer to the

Museums Board of Victoria.

(3) A member of the Council of the Museum of

Victoria holding office immediately before the commencement of section 66 of the Arts

Institutions (Amendment) Act 1996 continues to hold office after that commencement as a member of the Museums Board of Victoria on the same terms and conditions as those on which he or she held office as a member of the Council of the

Museum of Victoria for the remainder of the term specified in his or her instrument of appointment.


No. 61/1996 s. 66.

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No. 61/1996 s. 67.


No. 61/1996 s. 67.

48 Director

The person who immediately before the commencement of section 67 of the Arts

Institutions (Amendment) Act 1996 was the

Director of the Museum of Victoria is deemed to be appointed by the Board as the Chief Executive

Officer of the Museums Board of Victoria on terms and conditions determined by the Minister to be no less favourable in aggregate than those applying to the Director immediately before that commencement.

49 Transfer of staff

(1) On and from the commencement of section 67 of the Arts Institutions (Amendment) Act 1996 , any officer or employee designated under section 45—

(a) becomes an employee of the Board; and

(b) is entitled to remuneration, terms and conditions determined by the Minister to be no less favourable in aggregate than those which he or she received or was entitled to receive immediately before that commencement as such an officer or employee; and

(c) retains any entitlement to long service leave, annual leave, sick leave or other leave accrued or accruing to that person immediately before that commencement.

(2) If a person who becomes an employee of the

Board under this Division was, immediately before the transfer, an officer within the meaning of the State Superannuation Act 1988 or a corresponding previous enactment, he or she continues, subject to that Act, to be an officer within the meaning of that Act while serving with the Board.

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(3) For the purpose of long service leave entitlements as employees of the Board of those transferred under this Division, their service with the public service must be taken to be service with the

Board.

(4) There must be paid out of the Consolidated Fund

(which is, by this subsection, appropriated to the necessary extent) any amount determined from time to time by the Treasurer after consultation with the Minister to be the component of any entitlement to pay in lieu of long service leave attributable to the service with the public service of a person transferred under this Division.

__________________ s. 49

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Sch. 1

Sch. 1 amended by

Nos 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 items 175,

176), 7/1992 s. 11(c), substituted by

No. 100/1995 s. 46(1).

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SCHEDULE 1

EXHIBITION LAND

Sch. 2 repealed by

No. 7/1992 s. 3(f).

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1.

General Information

The Museums Act 1983 was assented to on 15 June 1983 and came into operation on 1 July 1983: Government Gazette 22 June 1983 page 1709.

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2.

Table of Amendments

This Version incorporates amendments made to the Museums Act 1983 by

Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984

Assent Date: 22.5.84

Commencement Date:

Current State:

22.5.84: subject to s. 3(2)

All of Act in operation

State Superannuation Act 1988, No. 50/1988


Commencement Date: S. 93(2)(Sch. 2 Pt 2 item 38) on 1.7.88: Government

Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487

Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Museums Act 1983

Libraries Act 1988, No. 80/1988



Current State:

24.5.89: Government Gazette 24.5.89 p. 1222


Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989

Assent Date: 9.5.89

Commencement Date: S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 84.1) on 1.11.89: Government

Current State:

Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2789

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Museums Act 1983

Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989, No. 18/1989


Commencement Date: 3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488

Current State: All of Act in operation

Libraries (Amendment) Act 1992, No. 7/1992

Assent Date: 5.5.92

Commencement Date: S. 11 on 1.7.83: s. 2(2); rest of Act on 11.8.92: Special

Current State:

Gazette (No. 43) 11.8.92 p. 1


Arts Institutions (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 29/1994



Current State:

31.5.94


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Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994


Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. 1 item 44) on 7.7.94: Government Gazette

7.7.94 p. 1878—see Interpretation of Legislation

Current State:

Act 1984 ; s. 4(Sch. 2 item 57) on 1.1.95: Government

Gazette 28.7.94 p. 2055


Equal Opportunity Act 1995, No. 42/1995

Assent Date:


14.6.95

S. 224 on 5.10.95: Government Gazette 28.9.95

Current State: p. 2731; Sch. 2 items 27.1, 27.2 on 1.1.96:

Government Gazette 21.12.95 p. 3571


Miscellaneous Acts (Omnibus Amendments) Act 1995, No. 100/1995


Commencement Date: Pt 17 (ss 40–46) on 1.4.96: Government Gazette

21.3.96 p. 718


Trustee and Trustee Companies (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 104/1995



Current State:

1.1.96: s. 2


Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995, No. 106/1995


Commencement Date: Ss 1, 2 on 5.12.95: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 30.4.96:

Current State:

Special Gazette (No. 45) 30.4.96 p. 1


Arts Institutions (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 61/1996


Commencement Date: S. 64 on 17.12.96: s. 2(1); ss 35–37(1), 38–47, 49(1),

53–63, 65, 66 on 6.2.97: Government Gazette 6.2.97

Current State: p. 257—see Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 ; ss 37(2), 48, 49(2)(3), 50–52, 67 on 1.1.98: s. 2(3)


Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust Act 1996, No. 71/1996



Current State:

S. 36 on 5.2.97: Special Gazette (No. 16) 5.2.97 p. 1


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Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998



Current State:

S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)


Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions) Act 2001,

No. 11/2001

Assent Date:


Current State:

8.5.01

S. 3(Sch. item 54) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2)


Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 66/2001



Current State:

S. 8 on 24.10.01: s. 2


Public Administration Act 2004

, No. 108/2004


Commencement Date: S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 139) on 5.4.05: Government

Current State:

Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602


Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006

,

No. 80/2006

Assent Date:


Current State:

10.10.06

S. 26(Sch. item 74) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1)


Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007



Current State:

S. 3(Sch. item 43) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1)


Subordinate Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 78/2010


Commencement Date: S. 24(Sch. 1 item 21) on 1.1.11: s. 2(1)


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3.

Explanatory Details

1 S. 34(3)–(6):

S. 34(3) repealed by No. 7/1992 s. 3(d).

S. 34(4) amended by No. 80/1988 s. 55(5)(b), repealed by No. 7/1992 s. 3(d).

S. 34(5) substituted by No. 18/1989 s. 13(Sch. 2 item 59), repealed by No. 7/1992 s. 3(d).

S. 34(6) repealed by No. 7/1992 s. 3(d).

2 Sch. 1: The amendment proposed by section 54 of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995 , No. 106/1995 is not included in this publication as the clause to be repealed no longer exists.

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Museums Act 1983 - Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary

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Museums Act 1983

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Museums Act 1983

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