State collections
26 State collections
The Museum of Victoria shall be the official place of lodgement of the State collections of natural history (including collections of type specimens), the history of human society and the history of science and technology.
S. 26(2) amended by No. 61/1996 s. 59(1).
Where a department holds material which forms a collection or part of a collection of material in the field of natural history, the history of human society or the history of science and technology, the department shall not dispose of that material unless the department first submits the material to the Board.
S. 26(3) amended by No. 61/1996 s. 59(1).
Where the Board receives material submitted to it pursuant to subsection (2), it shall as soon as is practicable determine whether that material is appropriate for inclusion in a State collection of natural history, the history of human society or the history of science and technology.
S. 26(4) amended by No. 61/1996 s. 59(1).
Where, pursuant to subsection (3), the Board determines that material is appropriate for inclusion in a State collection, that material shall thereupon for the purposes of this Act be deemed to form part of that State collection.
S. 26(5) substituted by Nos 61/1996 s. 59(2), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 139.2).
In this section department means a department or administrative office within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004.
S. 27 repealed by No. 7/1992 s. 3(c), new s. 27 inserted by No. 100/1995 s. 44, amended by Nos 71/1996 s. 36, 61/1996 s. 60(a)(b), 38/2024 s. 17.
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