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Character Range: 20090–22792

equipment, goods, workshop, shed, building or road constructed, built, placed or erected on the land in pursuance of that sub-section.

(4) The person shall not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or hinder the exercise of the powers or rights of the Authority under this section.
Penalty: $200.

(5) Before occupying land in pursuance of a warrant, the Authority shall, upon demand by the occupier of the land, cause the warrant to be produced to the occupier.

(6) In this section, a reference to land includes a reference to land owned or occupied by a State.

Authority subject to minister.
15. (1) The Authority shall comply with the directions (if any) of the Minister in relation to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Authority under this Act.

(2) Without limiting the application of sub-section (1), where the Minister is satisfied that it is desirable to do so for the purpose of carrying out the policy of the Government of Australia with respect to aid for overseas countries, the Minister may direct the Authority to carry on outside Australia an undertaking or operation of a kind within the functions of the Authority and may give directions to the Authority with respect to the financial or other arrangements in accordance with which the Authority is to carry on the undertaking or operations.

(3) A direction received by the Authority under sub-section (1) or (2) shall be set out in the report of the Authority under section 53 with respect to its operations during the year in which the direction was received.

PART III—CONSTITUTION AND MEETINGS OF THE
AUTHORITY

Authority to be a body corporate.
16. (1) The Authority—
(a) is a body corporate, with perpetual succession;
(b) shall have a common seal;
(c) may acquire, hold or dispose of real and personal property; and
(d) may sue or be sued in its corporate name.
(2) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the common seal of the Authority affixed to a document and shall presume that it was duly affixed.

Membership of Authority.
17. (1) The Authority shall consist of five members, namely—
(a) the Chairman;
(b) the Secretary to the Department of Minerals and Energy;
(c) the Executive Member; and
(d) two other members.
(2) The members other than the Secretary shall be appointed by the Governor-General, the Chairman and the Executive Member being appointed as full-time members and the members referred to in paragraph (1)(d) being appointed as part-time members.

(3) A member other than the Secretary shall be appointed for such period, not exceeding 7 years, as the Governor-General specifies in the instrument of appointment, but is eligible for