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Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976
93BPowers of conservation officers and honorary conservation
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93B Powers of conservation officers and honorary conservation
officers
(1) The Director must, by written notice, determine which of the powers
conferred on conservation officers by or under this Act a
conservation officer or class of conservation officer has and the
conditions of the exercise of those powers.
Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 81
(1A) Prior to determining, under subsection (1), the powers and
conditions to be conferred on a conservation officer appointed
under section 92(1)(b), the Director must consult the employer of
the conservation officer and obtain written authority from that
employer endorsing the powers and conditions of appointment.
(2) The Director must, by written notice, determine which of the powers
conferred on conservation officers by or under this Act an honorary
conservation officer appointed under section 92(2) or (3) has and
the conditions of the exercise of those powers.
(3) A conservation officer or a honorary conservation officer appointed
under section 92(2) or (3):
(a) may only exercise the powers determined under
subsection (1) or (2); and
(b) must exercise their powers subject to the conditions
determined under this section.
(4) An honorary conservation officer who is a member of the Police
Force of the Northern Territory has and may exercise, subject to the
directions of the Commissioner of Police, the powers conferred on a
conservation officer by or under this Act.
(5) The Director may, by written notice, place one or more of the
following conditions on the powers of a conservation officer
appointed under section 92(1)(b):
(a) the conservation officer may exercise their powers in a
specified geographical area;
(b) the conservation officer may exercise their powers in an area
subject to an agreement under section 73 or 74.
(6) If specifying a geographical area under subsection (5)(a), the
Director must not include:
(a) an area of Aboriginal Land under the Aboriginal Land Rights
(Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth) as an area in which the
conservation officer may exercise their powers unless the
Director receives written consent from an authorising body
that the conservation officer may exercise their powers on the
land; and
(b) an area of private land unless the land owner, Land Council or
Land Trust has given the Director written consent.
Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 82