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National Portrait Gallery of Australia Act 2012 (Australia)
No. 148, 2012
An Act to establish the National Portrait Gallery of Australia, and for related purposes
5............ Extended geographic application of this Act....................................... 3
Part 2—The National Portrait Gallery of Australia 4
6............ Establishment...................................................................................... 4
9............ Land etc. for the Gallery...................................................................... 6
10.......... Transfer of works of art and related material....................................... 6
11.......... Disposal of works of art and related material...................................... 6
12.......... Gallery does not have privileges and immunities of the Crown.......... 7
Part 3—The Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia 8
Division 1—The Board 8
13.......... Establishment...................................................................................... 8
14.......... Role..................................................................................................... 8
15.......... Membership........................................................................................ 8
16.......... Appointment of Board members......................................................... 8
17.......... Acting Board members....................................................................... 9
18.......... Remuneration.................................................................................... 10
19.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 11
20.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 11
21.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 11
22.......... Other terms and conditions............................................................... 12
Division 2—Procedures of the Board 13
23.......... Convening of meetings..................................................................... 13
24.......... Quorum............................................................................................. 13
25.......... Presiding at meetings........................................................................ 13
26.......... Voting at meetings............................................................................ 14
27.......... Minutes............................................................................................. 14
28.......... Conduct of meetings......................................................................... 14
29.......... Decisions without meetings.............................................................. 14
Part 4—Director, staff and consultants 16
Division 1—Director 16
30.......... Establishment.................................................................................... 16
31.......... Role................................................................................................... 16
32.......... Appointment of Director................................................................... 16
33.......... Acting appointments......................................................................... 17
34.......... Other employment............................................................................. 17
35.......... Remuneration.................................................................................... 17
36.......... Leave................................................................................................. 18
37.......... Disclosure of interests....................................................................... 18
38.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 18
39.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 18
40.......... Other terms and conditions............................................................... 19
Division 2—Staff and consultants 20
41.......... Staff.................................................................................................. 20
42.......... Services of other persons may be made available to the Gallery....... 20
43.......... Consultants....................................................................................... 20
Part 5—Planning 21
44.......... Corporate plan................................................................................... 21
Part 6—Finance 22
45.......... Money payable to the Gallery........................................................... 22
46.......... Application of money by the Gallery................................................ 22
47.......... Restrictions on financial transactions................................................ 22
48.......... Taxation............................................................................................ 23
Part 7—Other matters 24
49.......... Annual report.................................................................................... 24
50.......... Ministerial directions......................................................................... 24
51.......... Delegation by the Minister................................................................ 24
52.......... Supply of liquor on Gallery premises............................................... 25
53.......... Control of Gallery land and buildings etc.......................................... 25
54.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 26
[Assented to 6 November 2012]
This Act may be cited as the National Portrait Gallery of Australia Act 2012.
This Act commences on 1 July 2013.
• This Act establishes the National Portrait Gallery of Australia.
• The Gallery has functions relating to keeping a national collection of portraits, other works of art and related material.
• There is to be a Board and a Director of the Gallery.
Board means the Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia.
Board member means a member of the Board, and includes the Chair and Deputy Chair.
Director means the Director of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia.
Gallery means the National Portrait Gallery of Australia established by this Act.
national collection means the national collection referred to in paragraph 7(1)(a).
5 Extended geographic application of this Act
Part 2—The National Portrait Gallery of Australia
(1) The National Portrait Gallery of Australia is established by this section.
(2) The Gallery:
Note: The Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 applies to the Gallery. That Act deals with matters relating to Commonwealth authorities, including reporting and accountability, banking and investment, and conduct of officers.
(3) The Gallery’s seal is to be kept in such custody as the Board directs and must not be used except as authorised by the Board.
(1) The functions of the Gallery are to:
(a) develop, preserve, maintain, promote and provide access to a national collection consisting of:
(i) portraits (including portraits that reflect the identity, history, diversity and culture of Australia); and
(ii) other works of art; and
(iii) related material; and
(b) develop and engage a national audience in relation to:
(i) that collection; and
(ii) other portraits, works of art and related material that are, or that will be, in the possession of the Gallery;
including through exhibitions, education, research, publications and public and online programs.
(2) In performing its functions, the Gallery is, as far as practical, to:
(a) use every endeavour to make the most advantageous use of the national collection in the national interest; and
(b) promote the efficient, effective, economical and ethical use of public resources.
(3) The Gallery may charge fees for things done in performing its functions or for other services provided by the Gallery.
(4) A fee must not be such as to amount to taxation.
(1) The Gallery has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions.
(2) The Gallery’s powers include, but are not limited to, the following powers:
(a) the power to enter into contracts;
(b) the power to occupy, use and control any land, building, structure or other improvement made available to the Gallery under section 9;
(c) the power to purchase or take on hire, to commission or produce, or to accept as a gift or on deposit or loan, portraits, other works of art or related material;
(d) the power to make available (whether by hire, loan or otherwise) portraits, other works of art or related material;
(e) the power to provide financial assistance to persons (whether by way of loan, grant, award or otherwise and whether on commercial terms or otherwise);
(f) the power to accept gifts, devises, bequests and assignments (whether on trust or otherwise);
(g) the power to act as trustee of money or other property vested in the Gallery on trust;
(h) the power to do anything incidental to any of its functions.
(3) Despite anything contained in this Act, any money or other property held by the Gallery on trust must be dealt with in accordance with the obligations of the Gallery as trustee of the trust.
9 Land etc. for the Gallery
(1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, make available to the Gallery for the purposes of the Gallery:
(a) such land owned by the Commonwealth as is specified in the notice; and
(b) if there are buildings, structures or other improvements owned by the Commonwealth on that land—such of those buildings, structures or other improvements as are specified in the notice.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect despite anything contained in the Lands Acquisition Act 1989.
10 Transfer of works of art and related material
At the request of the Board, the Minister may transfer or cause to be transferred to the Gallery, for inclusion in the national collection, portraits, other works of art or related material owned by the Commonwealth.
11 Disposal of works of art and related material
(1) The Board may resolve that a portrait, another work of art or related material in the national collection be disposed of by sale, exchange, gift or destruction if the Board is satisfied that the portrait, other work of art or related material:
(a) is unfit for that collection; or
(b) is not required as part of that collection.
(2) However, the Board must not resolve that a portrait, another work of art or related material be disposed of by way of destruction unless the Board is satisfied that the portrait, other work of art or related material has no saleable value.
(3) If the Board has resolved, in accordance with this section, that a portrait, another work of art or related material be disposed of, the Gallery may dispose of that portrait, other work of art or related material accordingly.
(4) Subsection (3) is subject to section 47 (about restrictions on financial transactions).
12 Gallery does not have privileges and immunities of the Crown
The Gallery does not have the privileges and immunities of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.
Part 3—The Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia
The Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia is established by this section.
14 Role
(1) The Board is responsible for ensuring the proper and efficient performance of the Gallery’s functions.
(3) Anything done in the name of, or on behalf of, the Gallery by the Board, or with the authority of the Board, is taken to have been done by the Gallery.
(4) If a function or power of the Gallery is dependent on the opinion, belief or state of mind of the Gallery in relation to a matter, the function or power may be performed or exercised upon the opinion, belief or state of mind of a person or body acting as mentioned in subsection (3) in relation to that matter.
(c) not fewer than 3, and not more than 7, other members.
16 Appointment of Board members
(1) The Board members are to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.
(2) A person must not be appointed as a Board member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has knowledge or experience relevant to the affairs of the Gallery.
(3) A Board member holds office on a part‑time basis.
(4) A Board member holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 3 years.
Note: For reappointment, see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(5) A person must not be appointed as a Board member for a period if the sum of the following exceeds 9 years:
(a) that period;
(b) any periods of previous appointment of the person as a Board member.
(6) The performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Board is not affected by reason only of the number of Board members falling below 5 (but not below 3) for a period of not more than 12 months.
17 Acting Board members
(2) The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint a Board member to act as the Deputy Chair:
(3) The Minister may, by written instrument, appoint a person to act as a Board member (other than the Chair or Deputy Chair):
18 Remuneration
(3) The Chair must notify the Minister if the Chair grants to a Board member leave of absence for a period that exceeds 4 months.
20 Resignation
21 Termination of appointment
(1) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a Board member:
(b) if the Board member is unable to perform the duties of his or her office because of physical or mental incapacity.
Division 2—Procedures of the Board
23 Convening of meetings
(2) The Chair must convene at least 2 meetings of the Board each calendar year.
(4) The Chair must, on receipt of a written request signed by a majority of the current Board members, convene a meeting of the Board.
(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Board is a majority of the current Board members.
(a) a Board member is required by section 27J of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 not to be present during the deliberations, or to take part in any decision, of the Board with respect to a particular matter; and
(b) when the Board member leaves the meeting concerned there is no longer a quorum present;
then those remaining Board members constitute a quorum for the purposes of any deliberation or decision at that meeting with respect to that matter.
25 Presiding at meetings
(2) If the Chair is not present at a meeting of the Board, the Deputy Chair, if present, must preside at the meeting.
(3) If neither the Chair nor the Deputy Chair is present at a meeting of the Board, the Board members present must elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.
26 Voting at meetings
28 Conduct of meetings
29 Decisions without meetings
(a) without meeting, a majority of the current Board members entitled to vote on the proposed decision indicate agreement with the decision; and
(c) all the current Board members were informed of the proposed decision, or reasonable efforts were made to inform all the current Board members of the proposed decision.
Part 4—Director, staff and consultants
Division 1—Director
30 Establishment
There is to be a Director of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia.
31 Role
(1) The Director is responsible for the day‑to‑day administration of the Gallery.
(2) The Director has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of his or her duties.
Board policies and directions
(3) The Director is to act in accordance with any policies determined, and any directions given, by the Board.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to the Director’s performance of functions, or exercise of powers, under the Public Service Act 1999.
(5) If a policy or direction under subsection (3) is in writing, the policy or direction is not a legislative instrument.
32 Appointment of Director
(1) The Director is to be appointed:
(a) in the case of the first appointment of the Director—by the Minister; or
(2) However, the Board must not appoint a person as the Director unless the Minister agrees in writing to the appointment.
(3) An appointment is to be made by written instrument.
(4) The Director holds office on a full‑time basis.
(5) The Director holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 5 years.
(6) The Director must not be a Board member.
(1) The Board may, by written instrument, appoint a person to act as the Director:
(2) However, the Board must not appoint a person to act as the Director unless the Minister agrees in writing to the appointment.
34 Other employment
(1) The Director must not engage in paid employment outside the duties of the Director’s office without the Chair’s approval.
35 Remuneration
36 Leave
(2) The Chair may grant the Director leave of absence, other than recreation leave, on the terms and conditions as to remuneration or otherwise that the Chair determines.
(3) The Chair must consult the Minister before granting the Director leave of absence for a period that exceeds 1 month.
The Director must give written notice to the Minister and the Board of all material personal interests that the Director has or acquires and that conflict or could conflict with the proper performance of the Director’s duties.
38 Resignation
(1) The Director may resign his or her appointment by giving the Chair a written resignation.
(3) If the Director resigns under this section, the Chair must notify the Minister of the resignation.
39 Termination of appointment
(1) The Board may terminate the appointment of the Director:
(b) if the Director is unable to perform the duties of his or her office because of physical or mental incapacity; or
(c) if the Director:
(d) if the Director is absent, except on leave of absence, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any 12 months; or
(e) if the Director engages, except with the Chair’s approval, in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office (see section 34); or
(f) if the Director fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 37.
(2) However, the Board must not terminate the appointment of the Director unless the Minister agrees in writing to the termination.
40 Other terms and conditions
The Director holds office on the terms and conditions (if any) in relation to matters not covered by this Act that are determined by the Board.
(1) The staff of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia must be persons engaged under the Public Service Act 1999.
(a) the Director and the staff of the Gallery together constitute a Statutory Agency; and
42 Services of other persons may be made available to the Gallery
(1) The Gallery may arrange with an Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999), or with a body established for a public purpose by a law of the Commonwealth, for the services of officers or employees of the Agency or body to be made available to the Gallery.
(2) The Gallery may enter into an arrangement with the appropriate authority of a State or Territory for the services of officers or employees of the Public Service of the State or Territory, or of a State or Territory statutory authority, to be made available to the Gallery.
The Gallery may engage consultants to assist in the performance of its functions.
44 Corporate plan
(1) The Board must prepare a corporate plan in writing for the Gallery at least once each 3‑year period and give it to the Minister.
(a) a statement of the objectives that the Gallery will pursue;
(b) the strategies and policies that the Gallery will adopt to achieve those objectives;
The plan may include other matters.
(4) The Chair must keep the Minister informed about:
(5) The Minister may give the Chair written guidelines that are to be used by the Chair in deciding whether a matter is covered by paragraph (3)(c) or (4)(b).
(6) A guideline under subsection (5) is not a legislative instrument.
(7) The Board must ensure that the first corporate plan is prepared within 12 months after the commencement of this section.
45 Money payable to the Gallery
(1) There is payable to the Gallery such money as is appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the Gallery.
(2) The Finance Minister may give directions about the amounts in which, and the times at which, money payable under subsection (1) is to be paid to the Gallery.
46 Application of money by the Gallery
(1) The money of the Gallery is to be applied only:
(a) in payment or discharge of the costs, expenses and other obligations incurred or undertaken by the Gallery in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers; and
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent investment of surplus money of the Gallery under section 18 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
47 Restrictions on financial transactions
(1) The Gallery must not, without the written approval of the Minister:
(c) enter into a contract for the construction of a building for the Gallery, being a contract under which the Gallery is to pay an amount exceeding the amount prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
(2) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) do not apply to the investment of surplus money of the Gallery under section 18 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
(3) An approval under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
The Gallery is not subject to taxation under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
Note: However, the Gallery may be subject to taxation under certain laws (see, for example, section 177‑5 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 and section 66 of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986).
Each annual report on the Gallery under section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 must include particulars of:
(a) any land, buildings, structures or other improvements made available to the Gallery under section 9 of this Act during the financial year to which the report relates; and
(b) any disposals of portraits, other works of art or related material under section 11 of this Act during that financial year.
50 Ministerial directions
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give directions to the Board:
(a) in relation to the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Gallery; or
(b) requiring the provision of a report or advice on a matter that relates to any of the Gallery’s functions or powers.
(2) A direction of a kind covered by paragraph (1)(a) must be of a general nature only.
51 Delegation by the Minister
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the Minister’s functions or powers under section 9, 16, 17, 21, 32, 39 or 50.
(3) In performing any functions or exercising any powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister.
52 Supply of liquor on Gallery premises
(1) The regulations may make provision for and in relation to the sale, supply, disposal, possession or control of liquor on premises in the Australian Capital Territory owned by or under the control of the Gallery.
liquor means wine, spirits, ale, beer, porter, cider, perry or any liquid containing alcohol ordinarily used or fit for use as a beverage.
53 Control of Gallery land and buildings etc.
(1) The regulations may make provision for and in relation to:
(a) regulating, restricting or prohibiting the entry of persons onto any land, building or structure owned by or under the control of the Gallery; or
(b) regulating the conduct of persons on any such land, building or structure; or
(c) the removal of persons from any such land, building or structure.
(2) A reference in this section to any land, building or structure owned by or under the control of the Gallery includes a reference to a part of any such land, building or structure.
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