19   Transfer of certain DECCW staff to Department of Primary Industries

(1)  The following are removed from the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water and added to the Department of Primary Industries:

(a)  Office of Water (other than the staff referred to in clause 33A),

(b)  the group of staff (including the Marine Parks Authority Secretariat) who are employed to enable the Marine Parks Authority to exercise its functions,

(c)  the groups of staff who, in the opinion of the Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, are employed to enable a catchment management authority established under the Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003 to exercise its functions,

(d)  the group of staff who, in the opinion of the Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, are principally involved in the administration of Division 2 of Part 7 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.

(2)  In any document, a reference to the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Primary Industries if the reference is used in relation to the Office of Water (other than the staff referred to in clause 33A) or a group of staff referred to in subclause (1) (b)–(d).