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National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
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#### 12 Powers and functions of Service
12 Powers and functions of Service
> The Service is to carry out such works and activities as the Minister may direct, either generally or in a particular case, in relation to the following—
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> > (a) the conservation and protection of land reserved under this Act or acquired for reservation under this Act and of land for which the National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust is the Crown land manager,
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> > (b) the conservation and protection of wildlife (including threatened species, populations and ecological communities, and their habitats),
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> > (c) the conservation and protection of wilderness areas and wild rivers,
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> > (d) the identification, conservation and protection of, and prevention of damage to, Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places,
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> > (e) conservation agreements and conservation areas,
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> > (f) the provision of facilities and opportunities for sustainable visitor or tourist use and enjoyment on land reserved under this Act,
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> > (g) the identification and protection of buildings, places and objects of non-Aboriginal cultural values on land reserved under this Act,
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> > (h) the conduct of research into and the monitoring of any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a)–(e),
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> > (i) the undertaking of public education in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a)–(e).
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> **s 12:** Am 1980 No 80, Sch 1 (6); 1983 No 183, Sch 3 (5); 1987 No 158, Sch 1 (3); 1991 No 55, Sch 1 (3); 1995 No 101, Sch 4 \[13\]; 1996 No 58, Sch 1 \[7\]. Subst 2001 No 130, Sch 1 \[25\]. Am 2010 No 41, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.16 \[6\].