Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001

i Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001 Act No. 66/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1. Purposes 1 2. Commencement 2 3. Principal Act 2 4. Public art collection 2 3B. Public art collection 2 5. Functions of the Trust 3 6. Powers of the Trust 3 7. Disposal of works in public art collection 3 8. Amendment of Museums Act 1983 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001† [Assented to 23 October 2001] The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (a) to amend the Victorian Arts Centre Act 1979 to change the functions and powers of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust to enable the Trust to establish and manage a public collection of art; and Victoria No. 66 of 2001 -- 2 of 6 -- Act No. 66/2001 Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001 2 (b) to amend the Museums Act 1983 to remove the requirement of Ministerial approval for the engagement of consultants and technical advisors by the Museums Board of Victoria. 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3. Principal Act In this Act, the Victorian Arts Centre Act 1979 is called the Principal Act. 4. Public art collection In Part 1 of the Principal Act, after section 3A insert— "3B. Public art collection The public art collection comprises all artworks, including paintings, works on paper, sculptures and textiles, of cultural, social or historical significance that are— (a) vested in the Trust and accepted for the public art collection by the Trust; or (b) acquired and accepted for the public art collection by the Trust; or (c) given or bequeathed to the Trust or held on trust by the Trust, whether before or after the commencement of the Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001, by deed, will or otherwise to s. 2 See: Act No. 9354 Reprint No. 3 as at 1 July 2000 and amending Act No. 11/2001. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au -- 3 of 6 -- Act No. 66/2001 Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001 3 or in favour of the Trust or for the uses or purposes of the Trust, and accepted for the public art collection by the Trust.". 5. Functions of the Trust In section 5(1) of the Principal Act, after paragraph (f) insert— "(fa) to establish, maintain, conserve, develop, promote and exhibit the public art collection; and (fb) to make any object from the public art collection available for study or loan to persons or institutions, subject to any conditions that the Trust determines; and". 6. Powers of the Trust In section 6(2) of the Principal Act, after paragraph (l), insert— "(la) to establish and operate a public art gallery;". 7. Disposal of works in public art collection In section 18 of the Principal Act— (a) in sub-section (1), after "State collection" insert "or the public art collection"; (b) in sub-section (2)(b), after "State collection" insert "or the public art collection, as the case may be,"; (c) in sub-section (7), after "State collection" insert "or the public art collection, as the case may be". 8. Amendment of Museums Act 1983 s. 5 -- 4 of 6 -- Act No. 66/2001 Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001 4 In section 21 of the Museums Act 1983 omit "with the approval of the Minister". ═══════════════ See: Act No. 9903 Reprint No. 3 as at 26 March 199 8 and amending Act Nos 46/1998 and 11/2001. LawToday: www.dms. dpc.vic. gov.au -- 5 of 6 -- Act No. 66/2001 Victorian Arts Centre (Amendment) Act 2001 5 ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 19 September 2001 Legislative Council: 11 October 2001 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Victorian Arts Centre Act 1979 to change the functions and powers of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust, to amend the Museums Act 1983 and for other purposes." Endnotes -- 6 of 6 --