5Powers and functions of board

#### 5 Powers and functions of board 5 Powers and functions of board > > (1) Subject to this Act, the powers and functions of the board shall be— > > > > > (a) to assign names to places, > > > > > (b) to approve that a recorded name of a place shall be its geographical name, > > > > > (c) to alter a recorded name or a geographical name, > > > > > (d) to determine whether the use of a recorded name or a geographical name shall be discontinued, > > > > > (e) to adopt rules of orthography, nomenclature and pronunciation with respect to geographical names, > > > > > (f) to investigate and determine— > > > > > > > (i) the form, spelling, meaning, pronunciation, origin and history of any geographical name, and > > > > > > > (ii) the application of any geographical name with regard to position, extent or otherwise, > > > > > (g) to compile and maintain a vocabulary of Aboriginal words used or suitable for use in geographical names and to record their meaning and origin, > > > > > (h) to compile and maintain a register of geographical names with a record of their form, spelling, meaning, pronunciation, origin and history, > > > > > (i) to publish a gazetteer of geographical names, and > > > > > (j) to inquire into and make recommendations on any matters relating to the names of places referred to it by the Minister. > > > (2) The board may compile, maintain and publish a list of road names. > > **s 5:** Am 2000 No 53, Sch 3.8; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.13 \[3\]; 2016 No 27, Sch 1.12 \[1\] \[2\].