(1)  The Secretary may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in the Department to be a ranger and that officer or employee may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.

(2)  The Secretary, with the consent of another Head of a State Service Agency, may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee employed in that Agency to be a ranger and that officer or employee may hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment.

(3)  The Secretary may authorise a person who is not a State Service officer or State Service employee to perform the functions and exercise the powers of a ranger.

(4)  An appointment as a ranger under subsection (1) or (2) , or an authorisation under subsection (3) , may be limited to the reserved land specified in the appointment or authorisation.

(5)  If the managing authority for any reserved land is not the Director, that authority, with the approval of the Secretary, may appoint a ranger in respect of that reserved land.

(6)  A ranger appointed under subsection (1) , (2) or (5) , or a person authorised under subsection (3) , in respect of particular reserved land is not to perform the functions or exercise the powers of a ranger under this Act in respect of any other land.