Destination NSW Act 2011

This Act is the Destination NSW Act 2011.

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

In this Act—

Board means the Board of Management of Destination NSW established under Part 2.

Chief Executive Officer means the Chief Executive Officer of Destination NSW.

Destination NSW means Destination NSW constituted under Part 2.

function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.

Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

There is constituted by this Act a body corporate with the corporate name of Destination NSW.

Destination NSW is, for the purposes of any Act, a NSW Government agency.

Destination NSW is subject to the control and direction of the Minister in the exercise of its functions.

There is to be a Board of Management of Destination NSW.

The Board is to consist of the following members—

a person appointed by the Minister as the Chairperson of the Board,

such other persons with relevant skills and experience as are appointed by the Minister,

the Chief Executive Officer,

the Secretary of the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade or a person nominated by the Secretary.

Note—

Schedule 1 contains provisions relating to the members and procedure of the Board.

The Board may establish committees to give advice and assistance to the Board in connection with any particular matter or function of the Board. It does not matter that some or all of the members of any committee are not members of the Board.

All decisions relating to the functions of Destination NSW are to be made by or under the authority of the Board, but subject to any direction of the Minister.

Any act, matter or thing done in the name of, or on behalf of, Destination NSW by or under the authority of the Board is taken to have been done by Destination NSW.

The Board must give the Minister any information about the exercise of the functions of Destination NSW that the Minister requests.

The Chief Executive Officer of Destination NSW is the person employed in the Public Service as the Chief Executive Officer.

(Repealed)

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the day to day management of the operations of Destination NSW in accordance with the directions of the Board.

The Minister may, from time to time, appoint a person to act in the office of the Chief Executive Officer during the illness or absence of the Chief Executive Officer (or during a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer) and the person, while so acting, has all the functions of the Chief Executive Officer and is taken to be the Chief Executive Officer.

The Minister may, at any time, remove a person from office as acting Chief Executive Officer.

An acting Chief Executive Officer is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Minister may from time to time determine.

Persons may be employed in the Public Service under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 to enable Destination NSW to exercise its functions.

Note—

Section 59 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 provides that the persons so employed (or whose services Destination NSW makes use of) may be referred to as officers or employees, or members of staff, of Destination NSW. Section 47A of the Constitution Act 1902 precludes Destination NSW from employing staff.

The principal object of Destination NSW is to achieve economic and social benefits for the people of New South Wales through the development of tourism and the securing of major events.