Soil Conservation Act 1986

Where the successful implementation of an approved project plan depends on the construction or maintenance of works the responsibility for which is or is to be entrusted to a statutory authority, the statutory authority and the chief executive may, notwithstanding another Act or law, enter into an agreement for—

the sharing of the cost of construction or maintenance of the works; and

the acceptance by the statutory authority of the responsibility for the construction or maintenance of the works.

Where a statutory authority fails or refuses within a reasonable time after a request by the chief executive to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection (1), the Governor in Council may, by regulation, direct the statutory authority and the chief executive to do all matters and things as are specified in that direction which shall specify the apportionment of the costs involved between the chief executive and the statutory authority.

A direction given pursuant to subsection (2) shall be binding upon the parties involved, and shall have the same force and effect as if the parties had entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection (1).

Notwithstanding another Act or law, upon the making of an agreement pursuant to subsection (1) or where a direction is given pursuant to subsection (2), community works may be undertaken as a function of that statutory authority.