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Nature Conservation Act 1992
sec.127AFunctions of conservation officers
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### sec.127A Functions of conservation officers
A conservation officer has the following functions—
to investigate, monitor and enforce compliance with this Act;
to investigate or monitor whether an occasion has arisen for the exercise of powers under this Act;
to facilitate the exercise of powers under this Act;
to help achieve the object of this Act by providing advice and information on how the object may be achieved.
Subject to this Act, a conservation officer may exercise the powers under this Act for the purpose of these functions.
s 127A ins 2022 No. 21 s 11
(sec.127A-ssec.1) A conservation officer has the following functions— to investigate, monitor and enforce compliance with this Act; to investigate or monitor whether an occasion has arisen for the exercise of powers under this Act; to facilitate the exercise of powers under this Act; to help achieve the object of this Act by providing advice and information on how the object may be achieved.
(sec.127A-ssec.2) Subject to this Act, a conservation officer may exercise the powers under this Act for the purpose of these functions.
- (a) to investigate, monitor and enforce compliance with this Act;
- (b) to investigate or monitor whether an occasion has arisen for the exercise of powers under this Act;
- (c) to facilitate the exercise of powers under this Act;
- (d) to help achieve the object of this Act by providing advice and information on how the object may be achieved.