Powers and duties of trustees
4 Powers and duties of trustees
S. 4(1AA) inserted by No. 4/2011 s. 7(1).
The trustees have the following overarching functions—
responsibility for the care, management, maintenance and preservation of the Shrine of Remembrance—
as a memorial to honour the service and sacrifice of Victorians and Australians in war, conflict, peacekeeping and peacemaking; and
as a site of national, State and cultural significance; and
the development, promotion, management and the staging of ceremonial activities and events to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Victorians and Australians in war, conflict, peacekeeping and peacemaking, including, but not limited to, wreath laying and other ceremonial or commemorative activities; and
the development, promotion, management and implementation of public programs to inform, educate and promote understanding among Victorians and visitors about the history, experience, service and sacrifice of Victorians and Australians in war, conflict, peacekeeping and peacemaking, including, but not limited to, exhibitions, lectures, publications, school learning and outreach programs.
The trustees—
S. 4(1)(a) amended by Nos 31/1999 s. 9(1)(a), 4/2011 s. 7(2).
shall be responsible for the care, management, maintenance and improvement of the reserved land;
may to the exclusion of all other bodies or persons—
provide and sell; and
authorise the manufacture, printing, publishing, display and sale of—
replicas, photographs, booklets, pamphlets and other like matter relating to the said monument;
S. 4(1)(c) amended by No. 31/1999 s. 9(1)(b).
may receive moneys by way of—
collections or donations;
proceeds of sales by the trustees of such replicas, photographs, booklets, pamphlets and other like matter; or
fees for authorities granted by the trustees for the manufacture, printing, publishing, display and sale of such replicas, photographs, booklets, pamphlets and other like matter—
for the funds of the trustees;
S. 4(1)(ca) inserted by No. 31/1999 s. 9(1)(c).
in relation to the undercroft land—
may charge fees for entry into the undercroft land, including concessional fees; and
may determine the mechanisms for charging concessional fees; and
S. 4(1)(ca)(iii) amended by No. 98/2005 s. 91(a).
may exempt in a specified case or class of case any person or class of persons from payment of fees;
S. 4(1)(d) amended by Nos 98/2005 s. 91(b), 4/2011 s. 7(3)(a).
have and shall be deemed always to have had power to pay out of the funds of the trustees such gratuities or retiring allowances as they think fit to such persons as they think fit being persons who are or have been employed by them for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
S. 4(1)(e) inserted by No. 98/2005 s. 91(c), repealed by No. 4/2011 s. 7(3)(b).
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S. 4(1A) inserted by No. 4/2011 s. 7(4).
Without limiting any power, duty or function under this Act, the trustees may carry out the powers, duties and functions of the trustees under this section—
within the Shrine of Remembrance; and
elsewhere on the reserved land; and
in places in Victoria other than at the Shrine of Remembrance or on the reserved land.
Any funds of the trustees provided pursuant to the provisions of this Act or any Act hereafter enacted shall be available only for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
S. 4(3) amended by No. 31/1999 s. 14(a).
Any moneys received by the trustees whether from the Treasurer of Victoria or the Melbourne City Council or as the result of public subscriptions or otherwise shall be paid into the funds of the trustees and shall be applied for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
S. 4(4) repealed by No. 31/1999 s. 9(2).
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S. 4A inserted by No. 31/1999 s. 10.
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