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Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997
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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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C2004C05632
01 January 1998
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04 July 1999
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Part 1—Introduction
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Simplified outline
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Part 2—The Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Reserve
4 Establishment of the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Reserve
5 Nature of the Reserve
6 Investments and income of the Reserve
7 Money and investments not held on trust
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Part 3—Purposes of the Reserve
8 Purposes of the Reserve
9 Debits of proceeds from the partial privatisation of Telstra and interest earned from the Trust
10 Primary objective of the National Vegetation Initiative
11 Primary objective of the Murray-Darling 2001 Project
12 Primary objectives of the National Land and Water Resources Audit
13 Primary objective of the National Reserve System
14 Primary objectives of the Coasts and Clean Seas Initiative
15 Meaning of environmental protection
16 Meaning of sustainable agriculture
17 Meaning of natural resources management
18 Meaning of accounting transfer purpose
19 Grant of financial assistance to a State
20 Grant of financial assistance to a person, or a body, other than a State
21 Principles of ecologically sustainable development
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Part 4—Crediting of amounts to the Reserve
22 $1.1 billion derived from the partial privatisation of Telstra
23 Budget appropriations
24 Gifts and bequests
25 Repayments of grants
26 Commonwealth receipts under funding agreements
27 Income from assets acquired using Reserve money
28 Proceeds of disposal of assets acquired using Reserve money
29 Income from projects and related activities funded with Reserve money
30 Establishment of Committee
31 Functions of Committee
32 Appointment of Committee members
33 Procedures
34 Disclosure of interests
35 Remuneration and allowances
36 Leave of absence
37 Resignation
38 Termination of appointment
39 Other terms and conditions
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
40 Natural Heritage Ministerial Board
41 Estimates
42 Minimum balance in the Reserve after 30 June 2001
43 Annual report about the Reserve
44 Audit of annual financial statements of the Reserve
45 Delegation by Minister
46 Delegation by Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
47 Acceptance of gifts etc.
48 Appropriations
49 Appropriations for the purposes of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992 and the Rural Adjustment Act 1992
50 Regulations
51 Transitional—transfers from the Consolidated Revenue Fund
52 Transitional—expenses of investment
53 External Territories
54 Interpretation