(1) The CEO may make arrangements with the chief officer of a State or Territory Department or authority for:
(a) the services of officers or employees of that Department or authority to be made available to the NHMRC; or
(b) both:
(i) officers or employees of that Department or authority; and
(ii) the CEO, the members of the Council, the members of a committee or the staff of the NHMRC;
to co - operate in the performance of their functions; or
(c) the resources of that Department or authority to be made available to be used by the CEO, the Council, a committee or the staff of the NHMRC.
(2) The CEO may make arrangements with the chief officer of a State or Territory Department or authority relating to any matter within the scope of the CEO's functions, including arrangements for the CEO to undertake activities on behalf of a State or Territory Department or authority.
Arrangements are not legislative instruments
(3) Arrangements under this section are not legislative instruments.