7Application and administration of Ordinance

7 Application and administration of Ordinance

Ordinance applies to National Land (1) Subject to this section, this Ordinance applies to National Land. Management of National Land (2) With the approval of the Minister administering Part II of the Planning and Land Management Act, the NCA is to manage those areas of National Land designated in writing by that Minister as land required for the special purposes of Canberra as the National Capital. (3) All other areas of National Land are to be managed by the Minister administering section 27 of the Planning and Land Management Act in so far as that section relates to the declaration of such areas as National Land. Water management on National Land (4) This Ordinance does not apply to the management, or regulation, of the taking of water on National Land.

Note: The ACT Executive has responsibility for the management and regulation of the taking of water on National Land (see subsections 6(2) and 29(1) of the Planning and Land Management Act).

Road transport laws on National Land (5) Nothing in this section limits the performance by the Minister administering the Australian Capital Territory National Land (Road Transport) Ordinance 2025 of functions under the provisions of Territory laws applied by that Ordinance.