5Powers of the Executive

#### 5 Powers of the Executive (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Executive has power to do, in the Territory or elsewhere, all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connexion with, or as incidental to, the performance of its functions under this Act. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Executive has power, for or in connexion with the performance of its functions under this Act: (a) to construct, or make arrangements for the construction of, dams, pipelines, roads, bridges and other works, including works that are, in the opinion of the Executive, necessary or desirable for the purpose of preventing or mitigating injurious effects of other works constructed in accordance with this Act; (b) to purchase or take on hire, and to dispose of, plant, machinery, equipment or other goods; (c) to provide transport, accommodation, provisions and amenities for officers and employees of the Territory or of a Territory authority and their families; and (d) to enter into an agreement, on such terms and conditions as the Executive thinks fit, with any person or body, for or in relation to the performance of work, the provision of services or the doing of any other thing by that person or body for or on behalf of the Executive. (3) The Executive shall not, for the purposes of this Act, enter or do any work upon land other than land owned by Australia except in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this Act or by virtue of rights in respect of that land acquired by Australia or the Executive by agreement or otherwise in accordance with law.