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WILDERNESS ACT 1987 - SECT 5
Functions of Director-General and Service
(1) The Director-General has the following functions: (a) to investigate and
identify areas of land that are wilderness or are suitable to be declared as
wilderness areas or for addition to existing wilderness areas,
(b) to
consider and assess proposals made to the Director-General under this Act
relating to wilderness, wilderness areas or possible wilderness areas,
(c) to
promote such educational activities as the Director-General considers
necessary in respect of wilderness or wilderness areas,
(d) in the case of
each wilderness area, but subject to the terms of any
wilderness protection agreement or conservation agreement relating to the
area--to arrange for the carrying out of such works as the Director-General
considers necessary in connection with the protection, management and
maintenance of the area,
(e) to undertake such scientific research as the
Director-General considers necessary in connection with the protection,
management and use of wilderness areas,
(f) to enter into negotiations on
behalf of the Minister in connection with the protection, management, use or
declaration of existing or proposed wilderness areas,
(g) to take such other
action as the Director-General considers necessary in connection with the
carrying out of directions by the Minister relating to existing or proposed
wilderness areas.
(2) The National Parks and Wildlife Service shall carry out
such works and activities as the Minister may direct either generally or in
any particular case in connection with wilderness areas.
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