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New South Wales act
This Act vests the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund and any unsold copies of the book “Sir Joseph Banks, the Father of Australia” in the Trustees of the Public Library (s4). The Trustees must keep the money in a separate account, may invest it under the Trustee Act, and must apply it to edit, publish and distribute the Banks Papers; any residue and sale proceeds are to fund publications in the natural sciences with Australasian reference (s5). Custodians must deliver and account for the fund to the Trustees; the Governor may make regulations (ss4–6).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Act 1945.
2 Definitions
In this Act unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:
Banks Papers means any papers or other material relating to Sir Joseph Banks and those associated with him.
Regulations means regulations made under this Act.
Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund means the moneys raised partly by public subscription for a memorial to perpetuate the memory and services of Sir Joseph Banks, partly by the sale of a book entitled “Sir Joseph Banks, the Father of Australia”, and partly by Government grant and private donations which immediately before the commencement of this Act were vested in The Trustees of the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund.
Trustees of the Public Library means The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales incorporated under the Library and Art Gallery Act 1899.
3 Repeal of Act No 1 1943
The Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund Act 1943 is hereby repealed.
4 Property vested in Trustees of Public Library
(1) The Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund and the property in all unsold copies of the book entitled “Sir Joseph Banks, the Father of Australia”, are hereby vested in the Trustees of the Public Library.
(2) All persons having the custody of the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund or of any unsold copies of the aforesaid book shall hold and deal with the same in accordance with the directions of the Trustees of the Public Library and shall account to the Trustees of the Public Library for the same or for the proceeds of the realisation thereof.
(3) Any moneys held by the Trustees of the Public Library pursuant to this Act may, pending the application thereof under this Act, be invested in any of the securities authorised by the Trustee Act 1925–1942.
5 Application of moneys
(1) Subject to this Act and the regulations the Trustees of the Public Library shall have the control and management of all property vested in the Trustees of the Public Library pursuant to this Act.
(2) The Trustees of the Public Library shall hold the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund and the proceeds of the sale of any copies of the book referred to in section four of this Act and any further sums which may be acquired by them for the purposes of the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund upon trust to apply the same in or towards defraying the cost of editing, publishing and distributing the Banks Papers in a manner and form suitable and fitting to the memory and services of Sir Joseph Banks.
(3) Any moneys held by the Trustees of the Public Library pursuant to this Act shall be held by them in a separate account.
(4) The Trustees of the Public Library shall, subject to any regulations made in that behalf, cause the Banks Papers to be edited, published and distributed under conditions to be determined by them.
(5) The residue, if any, of any moneys held by the Trustees of the Public Library under this Act, after publication and distribution of the Banks Papers in conformity with the foregoing provisions together with the proceeds from the sales of the publication of the Banks Papers, shall be utilised by the Trustees of the Public Library for editing, publishing and distributing works in the natural sciences with special reference to Australasia.
6 Regulations
(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) (Repealed)
s 6: Am 2009 No 106, Sch 3.31.
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1 Name of Act
This Act may be cited as the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Act 1945.
2 Definitions
In this Act unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:
Banks Papers means any papers or other material relating to Sir Joseph Banks and those associated with him.
Regulations means regulations made under this Act.
Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund means the moneys raised partly by public subscription for a memorial to perpetuate the memory and services of Sir Joseph Banks, partly by the sale of a book entitled “Sir Joseph Banks, the Father of Australia”, and partly by Government grant and private donations which immediately before the commencement of this Act were vested in The Trustees of the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund.
Trustees of the Public Library means The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales incorporated under the Library and Art Gallery Act 1899.
3 Repeal of Act No 1 1943
The Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund Act 1943 is hereby repealed.
4 Property vested in Trustees of Public Library
(1) The Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund and the property in all unsold copies of the book entitled “Sir Joseph Banks, the Father of Australia”, are hereby vested in the Trustees of the Public Library.
(2) All persons having the custody of the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund or of any unsold copies of the aforesaid book shall hold and deal with the same in accordance with the directions of the Trustees of the Public Library and shall account to the Trustees of the Public Library for the same or for the proceeds of the realisation thereof.
(3) Any moneys held by the Trustees of the Public Library pursuant to this Act may, pending the application thereof under this Act, be invested in any of the securities authorised by the Trustee Act 1925–1942.
5 Application of moneys
(1) Subject to this Act and the regulations the Trustees of the Public Library shall have the control and management of all property vested in the Trustees of the Public Library pursuant to this Act.
(2) The Trustees of the Public Library shall hold the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund and the proceeds of the sale of any copies of the book referred to in section four of this Act and any further sums which may be acquired by them for the purposes of the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial Fund upon trust to apply the same in or towards defraying the cost of editing, publishing and distributing the Banks Papers in a manner and form suitable and fitting to the memory and services of Sir Joseph Banks.
(3) Any moneys held by the Trustees of the Public Library pursuant to this Act shall be held by them in a separate account.
(4) The Trustees of the Public Library shall, subject to any regulations made in that behalf, cause the Banks Papers to be edited, published and distributed under conditions to be determined by them.
(5) The residue, if any, of any moneys held by the Trustees of the Public Library under this Act, after publication and distribution of the Banks Papers in conformity with the foregoing provisions together with the proceeds from the sales of the publication of the Banks Papers, shall be utilised by the Trustees of the Public Library for editing, publishing and distributing works in the natural sciences with special reference to Australasia.
6 Regulations
(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) (Repealed)
s 6: Am 2009 No 106, Sch 3.31.