69Cooperation etc with other jurisdictions

69 Cooperation etc with other jurisdictions (1) For this part— (a) the director-general may liaise and work in cooperation with the Commonwealth or a State in relation to the assessment and monitoring of water resources, including in relation to policy development, in which there is a shared interest; and (b) the authority may liaise and work in cooperation with the Commonwealth or a State in relation to the investigation of the use of water taken from waterways, including in relation to protecting water resources and ensuring compliance with this Act or a corresponding law, in which there is a shared interest. (2) In this section: corresponding law means a law of the Commonwealth or a State that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to this Act. Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).