Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES (IMPLEMENTATION) ACT 1998 - SECT 39

(1)

The Environment Minister may make an arrangement with:

(a)

an appropriate Minister of a State in relation to the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty or function by, or by an officer of, the State or an authority of the State under an applied provision of an applied State law or under an applied provision of a law of the State; or

(b)

an appropriate Minister of a Territory in relation to the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty or function by, or by an officer of, the Territory or an authority of the Territory under an applied provision of a law of the Territory.

(2)

If an arrangement is in force under subsection (1), the power, duty or function may be, or is to be, as the case may be, exercised or performed by the officer or authority accordingly.

(3)

The Environment Minister may make an arrangement (including a financial arrangement) with an appropriate Minister of a State or Territory with respect to any matter necessary or convenient for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(4)

Without limiting the generality of subsections (1), (2) and (3), an arrangement may contain any supplementary or incidental provisions that the Environment Minister and the Minister of the State or Territory think necessary.

(5)

The Environment Minister may arrange with a Minister of a State or Territory with whom an arrangement is in force under this section for the variation or revocation of the arrangement.