Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act 1983

No. 148 of the NSW Parliament
Aims and Objectives
LINK to 
NSW Consolidated Acts
entry for Trust Act
The Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act provides statutory protection for certain scientific collections held within NSW Department of Primary Industries. The main collections vested in the Trust are the Plant Pathology Herbarium (HERB-DAR) 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 Trust Act.

The Act is administered by NSW DPI on behalf of a six member Trust representing the Department and outside stakeholders.

 
 
CONTACT: 
Director of the Collections 
Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit 
Orange Agricultural Institute 
Forest Road, 
ORANGE NSW 2800 
AUSTRALIA 

NSW Business hours: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm. 
Telephone: (61) (02) 6391 3943 
Fax: (61) (02) 6391 3899
Email: ascu@agric.nsw.gov.au

 The Chairman of the Trust is 
Ms H. Scott-Orr
NSW DPI 

The Director of the Collections is 
Dr M.J. Fletcher
NSW DPI 

The Secretary to the Trust is 
Dr M.J. Priest
NSW DPI
CURRENT TRUST MEMBERS:
 Ms Helen Scott-Orr 
Director 
Health Science & Strategic Alliances
NSW DPI 
ORANGE
Dr Tim Entwisle 
Director, 
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust,
SYDNEY
Dr Rob Brown 
Director 
Davstoc Group 
MELBOURNE
Mr Rob Armstrong 
Orchardist 
ORANGE
Associate Professor Dinah Hales 
School of Biological Sciences 
Macquarie University 
SYDNEY
[Vacant position]
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Document 5060, submitted 06 July 2005
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