The Acting Director-General of Licensing Sally Ozolins has appointed a statutory manager to administer the affairs of the Road Transport Historical Society Incorporated, based in Alice Springs.
Ms Ozolins has appointed legal and business consultant Ms Rosey Batt of Rosey Batt & Associates to manage the governance and finances of the association.
The association operates the Road Transport Hall of Fame, the Kenworth Hall of Fame and the Old Ghan Heritage Museum.
Ms Ozolins found that the association has not functioned in accordance with the Associations Act 2003 or its Constitution and has not complied with various requirements set out in the Act.
‘We have sought to work with the association’s management committee since 2016 to help it meet its responsibilities however, given the on-going non‑compliance and the various governance issues acknowledged by association’s management committee, it is in the best interest of the members and the NT community for me to appoint a statutory manager ’, Ms Ozolins says.
‘Members of the management committee have ceased to hold office and Ms Batt is now performing the functions of the management committee.
‘No comment can be made on the operational status or viability of the Road Transport Hall of Fame, the Kenworth Hall of Fame and the Old Ghan Heritage Museum. The statutory manager will determine this in the weeks ahead.’
Source: NT Government