Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Authority has
all such powers as are reasonably necessary to enable it to perform its
functions.
(2) The Authority may,
on matters relevant to the purposes of this Act, confer and collaborate with
Departments of the Commonwealth or of Territories or, other States, or other
agencies, bodies or instrumentalities of the Commonwealth or of Territories or
other States having to do with environmental protection.
(3) Without limiting
the generality of this section, the Authority, if it considers it appropriate
or is requested to do so by the Minister, may —
(a)
invite any person to act in an advisory capacity to the Authority in relation
to all or any aspects of its functions; and
(b)
advise the Minister on any matter relating to this Act or on any proposals,
schemes or questions that may be referred to it with regard to environmental
matters; and
(c)
request the Minister to seek information on environmental management from any
other Minister and, on receipt of that information, to give it to the
Authority; and
(d)
consider and make proposals as to the policy to be followed in the State with
regard to environmental matters; and
(e)
conduct and promote relevant research; and
(f)
undertake investigations and inspections; and
(g)
publish reports and provide information and advice on the environment to the
community at large for the purpose of increasing public awareness of the
environment; and
(h)
exercise such powers, additional to those referred to in paragraphs (a) to
(g), as are conferred on the Authority by this Act or as are necessary or
convenient for the performance of the functions imposed on the Authority by
this Act.
[(4) deleted]
[Section 17 amended: No. 23 of 1996 s. 14; No. 54
of 2003 s. 107; No. 40 of 2020 s. 12.]