Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act 1983 No. 148
The Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act provides statutory protection for certain scientific collections held within NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI). The main collections vested in the Trust are the Plant Pathology Herbarium and the Insect and Mite Collections. These are housed in the Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute. Other entomological collections housed in departmental offices and laboratories throughout the State are also covered by the Act.
The Act is administered by NSW DPI on behalf of a six member Trust representing the department and outside stakeholders. Membership of the Trust is given below.
Act
Regulations
No Regulations, rules or other instruments apply to this Act.
Contact
Director of the Collections
Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit
Orange Agricultural Institute
Forest Road,
ORANGE NSW 2800
AUSTRALIA
Business hours: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm.
Telephone: (61) (02) 6391 3943
Fax: (61) (02) 6391 3899
Email: ascu@dpi.nsw.gov.au
The Director of Collections is Dr Murray Fletcher.
The Sectretary to the Trust is Dr Micael Priest.
Trust membership
Director, Health Science & Strategic Alliances
NSW Department of Primary Industries
ORANGE
School of Biological Sciences
Macquarie University
SYDNEY
Director, Davstoc Group
MELBOURNE
Director,
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust,
SYDNEY
Orchardist
ORANGE