Water Resources Act 2007

For this part—

the director-general may liaise and work in cooperation with the Commonwealth or a State in relation to the assessment and monitoring of water resources, including in relation to policy development, in which there is a shared interest; and

the authority may liaise and work in cooperation with the Commonwealth or a State in relation to the investigation of the use of water taken from waterways, including in relation to protecting water resources and ensuring compliance with this Act or a corresponding law, in which there is a shared interest.

In this section:

corresponding law means a law of the Commonwealth or a State that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to this Act.

Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).