Administrative Changes Orders 1977–2023

In any document—

a reference to the Office of Environment and Heritage or the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and

a reference to the Chief Executive of the Office of Environment and Heritage is to be construed as a reference to the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet,

to the extent that the reference relates to the protection of Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places under Part 6 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

Without limiting subclause (1), a reference in sections 87A(a), 156C(1)(c) and 188A(b) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 to an officer of the Service is to be construed as a reference to a person employed in the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment or the Department of Premier and Cabinet who is principally involved in the administration of the national parks legislation within the meaning of that Act.

This clause does not apply in relation to sections 9, 23 and 191 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 or to Part 2 of the National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019.