Long Title |
The purpose of this Bill is to bring the legislation governing all aspects of the operation of Perth Zoo into a modern environment. Specifically, the Bill will -
provide a definition of a modern zoo; enable the zoo to participate in its own right in the federally funded cooperative centre for the conservation and management of marsupials or in future Cooperative Research Centres; recognise the educational role of the zoo in the community; enable the zoo to enter business arrangements for profit; enable the zoo to expand to other geographical locations and varieties of premises; enable the Board to appoint committees to assist it in the performance of its functions; and
provide clear statutory powers with respect to the issuing of infringement notices for breaches of the Zoological Gardens By-laws, the removal, detention or prosecution of offenders. |