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National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
36Officers and employees of governments and authorities
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##### 36 Officers and employees of governments and authorities
(1) The Government of the Commonwealth may make arrangements with the Government of a State for the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by officers or employees of that State or of an authority of that State.
(2) The Director may make arrangements with an Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999), or with an authority of the Commonwealth, for the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by officers or employees of the Agency or of the authority, as the case may be.
(3) The Government of the Commonwealth:
(a) shall, from time to time, consult with, and have regard to the views of, the Administrator of the Northern Territory in relation to the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by officers or employees of the Territory or of an authority of the Territory; and
(b) may make arrangements with the Administrator for the performance of those functions and the exercise of those powers by such officers or employees.
(4) The Director may make arrangements with the Head of a Department of the Public Service of the Northern Territory, or with an authority of the Territory, for the performance of functions and the exercise of powers under this Act by officers or employees of the Department or of the authority, as the case may be.
(5) An arrangement under this section must not be inconsistent with:
(a) any law; or
(b) any agreement between the Commonwealth and an Aboriginal Land Council established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 or between the Director and any such Land Council; or
(c) any agreement between the Commonwealth and the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council or between the Director and the Council.
(6) The references in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) to the Administrator of the Northern Territory shall be read as references to the Administrator of the Northern Territory acting with the advice of the Executive Council of the Northern Territory.