Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 69 of 1960 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 27 March 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 46 of 2011
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may
be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Part I--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
4............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1
Part II--Establishment of the National Library of Australia 2
5............ Establishment of National Library ....................................................... 2
6............ Functions of Library ........................................................................... 2
7............ Powers of the Library ......................................................................... 3
7A......... Power to purchase and dispose of assets ............................................ 3
8............ Transfer of library material etc. to Library ........................................... 4
9............ Land and buildings .............................................................................. 4
Part III--Management of the Library 5
10.......... Constitution of Council ....................................................................... 5
11.......... Acting members .................................................................................. 5
12.......... Chair and Deputy Chair ...................................................................... 6
13.......... Remuneration and allowances ............................................................. 6
14.......... Termination of office ........................................................................... 6
15.......... Vacation of office ................................................................................ 6
15A....... Resignation ......................................................................................... 7
16.......... Meetings of Council ............................................................................ 7
17.......... Director-General ................................................................................. 8
17A....... Terms and conditions of appointment ................................................. 9
17B....... Leave of absence ................................................................................. 9
17C....... Dismissal ............................................................................................ 9
17D....... Resignation ......................................................................................... 9
17E........ Vacation of office ................................................................................ 9
17H....... Application of Superannuation Act ................................................... 10
17J........ Acting Director-General .................................................................... 10
18.......... Officers ............................................................................................. 11
Part IV--Finance 12
20.......... Moneys payable to Library ............................................................... 12
22.......... Application of moneys of Library ..................................................... 12
26.......... Exemption from taxation ................................................................... 12
Part V--Miscellaneous 13
27A....... Supply of liquor on premises of Library ........................................... 13
27B....... Control of Library land and buildings ............................................... 13
28.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 13
Notes 15
An Act relating to the National Library of Australia
Notes to
the
National Library Act 1960 Note 1 The National Library Act 1960 as shown in this
compilation comprises Act No. 69,
1960 amended as indicated in the Tables below. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent information see
Table A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
|
69, 1960 |
7 Dec 1960 |
23 Mar 1961 (see Gazette 1961, p. 1199) |
|
|
|
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966 |
93, 1966 |
29 Oct 1966 |
1 Dec 1966 |
-- |
|
National Library Act 1967 |
28, 1967 |
23 May 1967 |
23 May 1967 |
S. 3(2) and (3) |
|
Statute Law Revision Act 1973 |
216, 1973 |
19 Dec 1973 |
31 Dec 1973 |
Ss. 9(1) and 10 |
|
National Library Act 1973 |
217, 1973 |
20 Dec 1973 |
20 Dec 1973 |
S. 9(2) and (3) |
|
36, 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
12 June 1978 |
S. 8 |
|
|
63, 1984 |
25 June 1984 |
S. 151(1): 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S245) (a) |
S. 151(9) |
|
|
165, 1984 |
25 Oct 1984 |
S. 3: 22 Nov 1984 (b) |
S. 6(1) |
|
|
65, 1985 |
5 June 1985 |
S. 3: 3 July 1985 (c) |
-- |
|
|
Lands Acquisition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1989 |
21, 1989 |
20 Apr 1989 |
9 June 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1989, No. S185) |
-- |
|
Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1991 |
33, 1991 |
21 Mar 1991 |
Ss. 3 (in part) and 5: 1 July 1991 |
S. 6 |
|
Arts, Sport, Environment, Tourism and Territories Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991 |
179, 1991 |
25 Nov 1991 |
25 Nov 1991 |
S. 3(2) |
|
43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 4 (item 103) and Schedule 5 (items 93-95): Royal Assent (d) |
-- |
|
|
152, 1997 |
24 Oct 1997 |
Schedule 2 (items 985-994): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (e) |
S. 4(3) |
|
|
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 647-654): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (f) |
-- |
|
156, 1999 |
24 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 10 (items 99, 100): 13 Mar 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S114) (g) |
-- |
|
|
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 |
159, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
29 Oct 2001 |
Sch 1 (item 97) [see Table A] |
|
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 |
5, 2011 |
22 Mar 2011 |
Schedule 5 (items 155, 156): 19 Apr 2011 |
-- |
|
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 |
46, 2011 |
27 June 2011 |
Schedule 2 (items 813-821) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 |
Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A] |
(a) The National Library Act 1960 was amended by subsection 151(1) only of the Public Service Reform Act 1984, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as is, or on such respective days as are, fixed by Proclamation.
(b) The National Library Act 1960 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(c) The National Library Act 1960 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(d) The National Library Act 1960 was amended by Schedule 4 (item 103) and Schedule 5 (items 93-95) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(e) The National Library Act 1960 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 985-994) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
(f) The National Library Act 1960 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 647-654) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(g) The National Library Act 1960 was amended by Schedule 10 (items 99 and 100) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(2)(c) of which provides as follows:
(2) The following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:
(c) the items in Schedules 10, 11 and 12.
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Part I |
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S. 3..................................... |
rep. No. 217, 1973 |
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S. 4..................................... |
am. No. 217, 1973; No. 5, 2011 |
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Part II |
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Note to s. 5(1)................... |
ad. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 6..................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973; No. 146, 1999 |
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S. 7..................................... |
am. No. 33, 1991 |
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S. 7A................................... |
ad. No. 217, 1973 |
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am. No. 21, 1989; No. 33, 1991 |
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Part III |
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S. 10................................... |
am. No. 217, 1973; No. 33, 1991; No. 43, 1996 |
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S. 11................................... |
rs. No. 165, 1984 |
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am. No. 46, 2011 |
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Note to s. 11...................... |
ad. No. 46, 2011 |
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Heading to s. 12............... |
am. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 12................................... |
am. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 13................................... |
am. No. 217, 1973 |
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rs. No. 165, 1984 |
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am. No. 43, 1996 |
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S. 15................................... |
am. No. 217, 1973; No. 33, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999 |
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S. 15A................................. |
ad. No. 33, 1991 |
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S. 15B................................. |
ad. No. 33, 1991 |
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rep. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 16................................... |
am. No. 33, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 17................................... |
am. No. 28, 1967; No. 217, 1973; No. 63, 1984; No. 33, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 146, 1999 |
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S. 17A................................. |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. No. 217, 1973; No. 165, 1984; No. 33, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 159, 2001 |
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S. 17B................................. |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. No. 217, 1973 |
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rs. No. 179, 1991 |
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am. No. 146, 1999 |
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S. 17C................................ |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. No. 217, 1973 |
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S. 17D................................ |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. No. 217, 1973; No. 43, 1996 |
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S. 17E................................. |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. No. 217, 1973; No. 33, 1991; No. 43, 1996; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999 |
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S. 17F................................. |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. Nos. 216 and 217, 1973 |
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rep. No. 65, 1985 |
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S. 17G................................ |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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rep. No. 217, 1973 |
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S. 17H................................ |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. No. 217, 1973; No. 33, 1991; No. 43, 1996 |
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S. 17J................................. |
ad. No. 28, 1967 |
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am. No. 217, 1973 |
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rs. No. 165, 1984 |
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am. No. 46, 2011 |
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Note to s. 17J(1)............... |
ad. No. 46, 2011 |
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S. 18................................... |
am. No. 33, 1991; No. 146, 1999 |
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S. 19................................... |
rep. No. 217, 1973 |
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Part IV |
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S. 20................................... |
am. No. 217, 1973; No. 36, 1978; No. 5, 2011 |
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S. 21................................... |
rs. No. 217, 1973; No. 33, 1991 |
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rep. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 21A................................. |
ad. No. 33, 1991 |
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rep. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 22................................... |
am. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 23................................... |
rs. No. 217, 1973 |
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rep. No. 152, 1997 |
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S. 24................................... |
rep. No. 33, 1991 |
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S. 25................................... |
am. No. 28, 1967 |
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rs. No. 217, 1973 |
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rep. No. 33, 1991 |
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S. 26................................... |
rs. No. 217, 1973 |
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Part V |
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S. 27................................... |
am. No. 28, 1967; No. 217, 1973; No. 36, 1978; No. 33, 1991 |
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rep. No. 152, 1997 |
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Ss. 27A, 27B...................... |
ad. No. 33, 1991 |
|
S. 28................................... |
am. No. 93, 1966; No. 33, 1991 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Abolition of Compulsory Age
Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001
(No. 159, 2001)
Schedule 1
97 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)
Schedule 3
10 Saving--appointments
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.
11 Transitional regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.