Public Institutions Inspection Act 1901 (NSW)

Act No. 29, 1901.

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the inspection of hospitals and other institutions aided from the Public Revenue.

[31st October, 1901.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative	Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the
authority of the same, as follows :—•

1. This Act mav be cited as the " Public Institutions Inspection

Act, 1901 . "

charitable institution, which is wholly or in part supported
bv grants from the public revenue. 4,

2. (1) The Act thirtieth Victoria, number nineteen, is hereby

repealed.

(2) All persons appointed under the Act hereby repealed,

and holding office at the time of the passing of this Act, shall be

deemed to have been appointed hereunder.

3 . In this Act, unless the context or subject-matter otherwise

indicates or requires,—

" Inspector " means the inspector of public charities.
" Public charity " means any hospital, infirmary, orphan school, or

4 . The Governor may appoint an inspector of public charities.

5 . (1) The inspector, under the instructions of the Colonial

Secretary, shall visit and inspect all public charities, and conduct

inquiries and examinations in respect to the management of the same.
(2) The Governor may, in special cases, appoint with the

inspector any other persons to aid in the performance of the said

duties.

(3) All such visits, inspections, inquiries, and examinations

shall have reference and be directed solely to the proper appropriation of the public grants in aid and the efficient conduct of such institutions.

6 . The Colonial Secretary may perform any of the duties and

exercise any of the powers of visitation, inspection, inquiry, and
examination by this Act conferred upon the inspector.

7 . Every public institution that receives aid from the public

revenue shall at all times submit to the inspection and examination of the Government as provided for in this Act, or by any special board
or commission of inquiry duly appointed.

8. Any director, trustee, superintendent, master, or officer of such institution, or any other person resisting the inspection and inquiry so authorised by wilfully refusing admission to premises, withholding books or accounts when applied for, or by any other act,

shall, for every such offence, be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten

pounds.

9 . The inspector or other person performing the duties of

inspection as prescribed by the provisions of this Act shall, before the thirty-first day of January in each year, lay before the Governor and

Executive Council a detailed report on the condition and working of

the several public institutions aforesaid and copies of all such reports

shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

1 0 . The Governor may appoint any magistrate or other person

resident in any place where a mechanics' institution, school of arts,
public library, literary society, or other similar institution is established,
with aid from the public revenue, to visit, inspect, and report upon the

state and working of such institution, and the person so appointed shall as to such institution possess all the powers of inspection and inquiry conferred by the provisions of this Act on the inspector.

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