Wellington Park Act 1993

The functions of the Trust are as follows:to provide for the management and maintenance of Wellington Park in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which it is set aside; to give effect to any management plan in force for Wellington Park; to prepare plans with a view to their submission to the Governor for approval as management plans for Wellington Park and to keep under review the provisions of management plans; to ensure that any development undertaken in Wellington Park is consistent with the purposes for which it is set aside and with any management plan; when required to do so by the Minister, to advise on any development proposed for Wellington Park; to carry out, or arrange for the carrying out of, research and other activities that appear to it to be desirable in connection with the administration of this Act; to be the managing authority of Wellington Park; to perform such other functions as are imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.

The Trust may do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or incidental to, the performance of its functions.

Without limiting subsection (2), the Trust may use, or arrange for the use of, Wellington Park as it considers appropriate to promote the purposes for which it is set aside and may – provide and maintain facilities and conveniences for the use or benefit of persons resorting to Wellington Park, and charge for the use of those facilities or conveniences; and sell or let on hire to, or otherwise provide for the use of, those persons, goods and other articles and things; and obtain and use for the purpose of the exercise of its powers under this section any produce of, or materials in, Wellington Park; and make arrangements with any other person for the doing of anything referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); and erect or construct any buildings or other works and purchase or acquire any articles or other things.

The arrangements referred to in subsection (3)(d) may be arrangements pursuant to which any person has the right or obligation to do any of the things referred to in that subsection, and those arrangements may provide for the furnishing of consideration in respect of the giving of that right or the imposition of that obligation.

The Minister may give directions to the Trust with respect to the performance of its functions and, in performing its functions, the Trust must comply with any directions so given.

The power conferred on the Minister by subsection (5) is not to be exercised so as – to require the Trust to do anything that it is not empowered to do by this Act; or to prevent the Trust from performing any function that it is expressly required by this Act to perform, whether conditionally or unconditionally; or to interfere with the formation by the Trust of any opinion or belief in relation to any matter that has to be determined as a prerequisite to the performance or exercise by the Trust of any of its functions or powers under this Act.