Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

The functions of the Director are:

to administer, manage and control Commonwealth reserves and conservation zones; and

to protect, conserve and manage biodiversity and heritage in Commonwealth reserves and conservation zones; and

to contribute to the protection, conservation and management of biodiversity and heritage in areas outside Commonwealth reserves and conservation zones; and

to co‑operate with any country in matters relating to the establishment and management of national parks and nature reserves in that country; and

to provide, and assist in the provision of, training in the knowledge and skills relevant to the establishment and management of national parks and nature reserves; and

to carry out alone or in co‑operation with other institutions and persons, and to arrange for any other institution or person to carry out, research and investigations relevant to the establishment and management of Commonwealth reserves; and

to make recommendations to the Minister in relation to the establishment and management of Commonwealth reserves; and

to administer the Australian National Parks Fund; and

any other functions conferred on the Director under this or any other Act; and

to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (h) (inclusive).

Section 514D sets out requirements relating to the performance of the Director’s functions.

The Minister may delegate additional functions to the Director under subsection 515(1).

The Director may perform any of the Director’s functions in co‑operation with a State, a self‑governing Territory, an agency of a State or self‑governing Territory or a Commonwealth agency.