6Functions of the Authority

#### 6 Functions of the Authority (1) The functions of the Authority are: (a) to prepare and administer a National Capital Plan; (b) to keep the Plan under constant review and to propose amendments to it when necessary; (c) on behalf of the Commonwealth, to commission works to be carried out in Designated Areas in accordance with the Plan where neither a Department of State of the Commonwealth nor any Commonwealth authority has the responsibility to commission those works; (d) to recommend to the Minister the carrying out of works that it considers desirable to maintain or enhance the character of the National Capital; (e) to foster an awareness of Canberra as the National Capital; (f) with the approval of the Minister, to perform planning services for any person or body, whether within Australia or overseas; and (g) subject to subsection (2) and with the Minister’s approval, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to manage National Land designated in writing by the Minister as land required for the special purposes of Canberra as the National Capital. (2) The functions of the Authority under paragraph (1)(g) do not include: (a) the management of the taking of water on National Land; or (b) the regulation of the taking of water on National Land. > Note 1: Regulations may be made for the purposes of section 27 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988 with the effect that the Water Resources Act 2007 (ACT) binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth in respect of National Land. > Note 2: The Authority retains the function of approving works in Designated Areas under section 12.