93BPowers of conservation officers and honorary conservation

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.

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