National Trust of Western Australia

The National Trust of Western Australia, officially the National Trust of Australia (W.A.), is a statutory authority that delivers heritage services, including conservation and interpretation, on behalf of the Western Australian government and community.[1] It is responsible for managing heritage properties and collections, as well as natural heritage management and education.[2]

It was created in 1959, following the model of the National Trust in England. The trust became a statutory authority through the National Trust of Australia (W.A.) Act 1964,[3][4] and is part of the National Trust of Australia, along with similar organisation for the other states and territories of Australia.[5][6] As an organisation it was registering properties and localities before state heritage legislation was enabled in Western Australia, setting a framework and grounding for governmental preservation and conservation of heritage.[7][8]

  1. ^ "National Trust of Australia (WA)". Australian Prime Ministers. Museum of Australian Democracy. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ "About us" (PDF). National Trust WA. National Trust of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ National Trust of Australia (W.A.) Act 1964 (WA)
  4. ^ State Records Office of WA. "AU WA A991 - NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (WA)". Government of Western Australia.
  5. ^ Mann, Trischa (ed.). "National Trust of Australia". Australian Law Dictionary. via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press.
  6. ^ Moore, Bruce Moore, ed. (2004). "National Trust". The Australian Oxford Dictionary (2nd ed.). via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press.
  7. ^ Witcomb, Andrea; Gregory, Kate; National Trust of Australia (W.A.); Witcomb, Andrea; Gregory, Kate (2009), From the Barracks to the Burrup : the National Trust in Western Australia, National Trust : UNSW Press (published 2010), ISBN 978-1-921410-24-6
  8. ^ Twenty-five years of the National Trust in Western Australia. Australian Council of National Trusts. 1984. Retrieved 10 February 2020.