National Environment Protection Council Act 1994

The service corporation has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the exercise of the functions of the corporation and, in particular, has power—

to enter into contracts; and

to lease the whole or any part of land or a building for the purposes of the corporation; and

to occupy, use and control any land or building owned or held under lease by the Commonwealth and made available for the purposes of the corporation; and

to acquire, hold and dispose of personal property; and

to accept gifts, devises and bequests made to the corporation, whether on trust or otherwise, and to act as trustee of money or other property vested in the corporation on trust; and

to do anything incidental to any of the powers of the corporation.

Despite anything contained in this Act, any money or property vested in the corporation on trust must be dealt with in accordance with the powers and duties of the corporation as trustee.

The corporation has power to exercise any of its functions in cooperation with the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, with an authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory or with a local government body.