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National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002
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### 10 Rangers
> > (1) The Secretary may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the Department to be a ranger and that officer or employee may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.
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> > (2) The Secretary, with the consent of another Head of a State Service Agency, may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in that Agency to be a ranger and that officer or employee may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.
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> > (3) The Secretary may authorise a person who is not a State Service officer or State Service employee to perform the functions and exercise the powers of a ranger.
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> > (4) An appointment as a ranger under [subsection (1)](#GS10@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS10@Gs2@EN) , or an authorisation under [subsection (3)](#GS10@Gs3@EN) , may be limited to the reserved land specified in the appointment or authorisation.
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> > (5) If the managing authority for any reserved land is not the Director, that authority, with the approval of the Secretary, may appoint a ranger in respect of that reserved land.
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> > (6) A ranger appointed under [subsection (1)](#GS10@Gs1@EN) , [(2)](#GS10@Gs2@EN) or [(5)](#GS10@Gs5@EN) , or a person authorised under [subsection (3)](#GS10@Gs3@EN) , in respect of particular reserved land is not to perform the functions or exercise the powers of a ranger under this Act in respect of any other land.