Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The
Conservation Commission has power to do all things necessary or convenient to
be done for or in connection with the performance of its functions under this
Act.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), the Conservation Commission has the power to engage and
manage staff.
(3) The power
conferred by subsection (2) —
(a)
includes the power to determine remuneration and other terms and conditions of
service of staff, to remove, suspend and discipline staff and to terminate the
employment of staff; and
(b) does
not preclude the delegation of any matter under section 26AA.
(4) The remuneration
of and other terms and conditions of employment of staff are —
(a) not
to be less favourable than is provided for in —
(i)
an applicable industrial award, order or agreement; or
(ii)
the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 ;
and
(b) to
be determined after consultation with the Minister for Public Sector
Management.
(5) Nothing in this
section affects the operation of Part VID of the Industrial Relations
Act 1979 or section 100 of the Public Sector Management
Act 1994 .
(6) Without limiting
subsection (1), the Conservation Commission has the rights to take water
from land vested in, or land the care, control and management of which are
placed with, the Conservation Commission that would apply if —
(a) that
land was land alienated from the Crown; and
(b) the
Conservation Commission was the occupier of that land,
within the meaning of
the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 .
(7) The rights
referred to in subsection (6) may be assigned by the
Conservation Commission to —
(a) a
member of the Conservation Commission;
(b) a
member of the staff of the Conservation Commission; or
(c) the
CEO or a member of the staff of the Department.
[Section 20 inserted by No. 35 of 2000
s. 10; amended by No. 20 of 2002 s. 17; No. 28 of 2006
s. 209; amended in Gazette 15 Aug 2003 p. 3692.]
[Heading inserted by No. 35 of 2000 s. 10.]