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approve the acquisition or disposal of any
property, right or privilege, other than a
work of art, in excess of a prescribed limit
($1 million)
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approve or revoke the appointment of deputies
for part-time National Gallery of Australia
Council members
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convene a meeting of the National Gallery of
Australia Council
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grant the Director of the National Gallery
of Australia leave of absence other than
recreation leave
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appoint a person to act temporarily in the
position of Director of the National Gallery
of Australia and determine the terms and
conditions of that appointment
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terminate temporary appointments as Director
of the National Gallery of Australia
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issue directions regarding employment of
staff and terms and conditions of employment
of staff at the National Gallery of Australia
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issue directions regarding the form and
timing of submission of budget estimates
of the National Gallery of Australia each
financial year.
EXERCISE OF MINISTER’S POWERS
The Minister signed instruments appointing
persons to act temporarily in the position of
Director during the Director’s absence on
four occasions.
EFFECTS ON MINISTERIAL
DIRECTIONS
The Gallery received no new ministerial directions
from the Minister apart from Council appointment
notifications, and received one ministerial direction
from the Minister for Finance and Deregulation
requiring the Gallery to provide a compliance
report during 2013–14. Ministerial directions from
previous financial years with which the Gallery
fully complied in 2013–14 were:
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National Code of Practice for the Construction
Industry
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Guidelines for the Management of Foreign
Exchange Risk
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Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF
AUSTRALIA’S POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS
The powers of the National Gallery of Australia
as prescribed in the National Gallery Act 1975 are,
subject to that Act, to do all things necessary or
convenient to be done for, or in connection with,
the performance of its functions. The Gallery’s
functions as provided in the Act are to:
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develop and maintain a national collection of
works of art
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exhibit, or make available for exhibition by
others, works of art from the national collection,
or works of art that are otherwise in the
possession of the Gallery
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use every endeavour to make the most
advantageous use of the national collection in
the national interest.
COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL
GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA
The National Gallery of Australia is governed by
an eleven-member Council. The Director of the
Gallery is the Executive Officer and a member
of the Council. Council members, other than
the Director, are appointed by the Governor-
General, usually for three-year terms, having
regard to their knowledge and experience of the
visual arts and other areas of knowledge relevant
to the affairs of the Gallery. The Commonwealth
Remuneration Tribunal determines remuneration
for Council members.
The Council recognises that good governance
is essential to the successful management of the
Gallery and oversees the governance framework.
Council members monitor the performance of
the Gallery at each of the five meetings every year
and assess the performance of the Gallery and the
Director annually.
Allan Myers AO, QC, continued as Chairman
during the year. John Calvert-Jones AM was
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