25Arrangements relating to staff [see Note 2]

25 Arrangements relating to staff [see Note 2]

(1) The Authority may arrange with the Secretary of a Department of the Australian Public Service for the services of officers or employees in the Department to be made available to the Authority. (2) The Authority may enter into an arrangement with the appropriate authority of a State for the services of officers or employees of the Public Service of the State, or of a body established for a public purpose by or under a law of a State (including a local governing body), to be made available to the Authority. (3) The Authority may arrange with a body (other than a body referred to in subsection (2)) for the services of officers or employees of the body to be made available to the Authority. (4) While a person is performing services for the Authority in pursuance of an arrangement under this section, that person shall perform his or her functions and duties in accordance with the directions of the Authority or of a person (if any) referred to in subsection 24(2) and not otherwise. (5) In this section, State includes the Northern Territory.