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National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
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36 Powers of service corporation
(1) The service corporation has power to do all things that are necessary
or convenient to be done for or in connection with the exercise of the
functions of the corporation and, in particular, has power—
(a) to enter into contracts; and
(b) to lease the whole or any part of land or a building for the
purposes of the corporation; and
(c) to occupy, use and control any land or building owned or held
under lease by the Commonwealth and made available for the
purposes of the corporation; and
(d) to acquire, hold and dispose of personal property; and
(e) to accept gifts, devises and bequests made to the corporation,
whether on trust or otherwise, and to act as trustee of money or
other property vested in the corporation on trust; and
(f) to do anything incidental to any of the powers of the corporation.
(2) Despite anything contained in this Act, any money or property vested
in the corporation on trust must be dealt with in accordance with the
powers and duties of the corporation as trustee.
(3) The corporation has power to exercise any of its functions in
cooperation with the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, with an
authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory or with a
local government body.