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The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust was constituted as a corporation by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Act, 1980 (Act No. 19, 1980) which received assent on 12 April 1980 and was proclaimed to commence on 1 July 1980. The Trust consisted of five trustees appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister. The Trust reported was the Premier portfolio until 22 August 1986 when this responsibility was transferred to the Minister for Heritage although the Minister for Environment and Planning became responsible deeds of lease relating to the Domain. This arrangement continued until 15 April 1988 when the Minister for the Environment assumed responsibility for the agency. The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust was abolished as a Department of the Public Service by the Public Sector Employment and Management (Environment and Conservation) Order 2003, which transferred the branches of the Trust to the Department of Environment and Conservation. In March 2022, The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust was transferred to Transport for NSW under the Minister of Cities. On 1 July 2023 the Trust was removed from the Department of Transport and transferred to the Department of Planning and Environment. When the Department of Planning and Environment was renamed the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure from 1 January 2024 the Trust remained with that department. © State of New South Wales through Museums of History NSW
