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Dept. of Education > Administrative Services > Finance, Facilities and Business Strategy Branch > Trustee Arrangements

Trustee Arrangements

Overview

The Department acts under a trustee arrangement in the administration of certain library and student funds. The financial management of these trust funds is the responsibility of the appropriate Board which oversees the fund. The Department only provides administrative support for these funds.

This policy provides an overview of the trust funds the Department provides administrative support for.

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Coverage

This policy applies to those staff involved in providing administrative support of those funds of which the Department acts under a trustee arrangement

This policy does not relate to trust accounts maintained within individual budget centres. Information on budget centres trust accounts can be found in the Department's Budgeting Policy.

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Policy

The following table summarises the Trusts managed by the Department, and provides Internet web links to more detailed information.

Trust

Description

Further Information

Critchley Parker Junior Student Loan Fund

Provides financial help to full-time students who, without such aid, would be prevented from continuing their studies in Tasmania at secondary or senior secondary levels, a TAFE institute or the University of Tasmania.

Student Assistance Schemes

Woodward Visual Arts Bequest

Provides an annual grant of $500 to one Northern school located within the Esk area, to further that school’s visual arts program.

Financial Assistance Unit, Department of Education, Phone:(03) 6233 7041

Sir John Morris Memorial Trust Fund

Provides educational travelling scholarships to two workers in library, archives, or related fields in Tasmania.  This trust fund is included as part of the State Library and Archives Trust.

State Library and Archives Trust

TM Crisp Memorial Sporting Fund

Provides grants for the purchase of sporting books for public and reference libraries. This trust fund is included as part of the State Library and Archives Trust.

State Library and Archives Trust

Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts Fund

The fund is established to provide for purchases of heritage items, including rare antique books and fine art.

Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts

As the Department only manages trustee funds in a trustee arrangement, their financial information is not included as part of the Department’s Financial Statements. However, details of amounts collected and distributed to external parties during a reporting period are recorded in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

The Boards of the State Library and Archives Trust, and the Allport Library & Museum of Fine Arts Fund, prepare separate annual reports, which are incorporated as part of the Department’s overall Annual Report.

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References

Internal Controls / Responsibilities

Officers

Responsibilities

Administrative Officers

  • Provide administrative support for trust funds.

Trust Fund Boards

  • Financial management of the fund.

  • Prepare Annual Reports.

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Monitoring of Compliance

This administration of trust funds will be subject to internal audit, external audit and performance audits.

Related Topics

Responsible Business Unit:  Finance and Procurement Services
Authorised by:  Manager, Finance and Procurement Services
Last Update:  August 2004
For further assistance contact:  Phone 6233 7441 or Fax 6233 7720

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