6Leases, licences and management agreements

6 Leases, licences and management agreements

6 Leases, licences and management agreements

(1) A lease of, or a licence allowing the use of—

(a) a building or part of a building within Callan Park, and of any adjoining land needed to enable the use of the building or part of the building, or

(b) any land within Callan Park,

may be granted with the consent of the Minister.

(2) The term of any such lease or licence, including the term of any further lease or licence that may be granted under an option for renewal of the lease or licence, must not exceed—

(a) for relevant premises—50 years, and

(b) otherwise—10 years.

(3) However, subsection (2)(b) does not prevent leases or licences being granted for terms of, or successive terms totalling, more than 10 years if—

(a) a notice stating the name of the proposed lessee or licensee, the main purpose of the proposed lease or licence and details of the proposed term and any proposed optional terms, has been tabled in each house of Parliament, and

(b) resolutions have been passed by each House confirming the proposal for the term or terms, or no resolution has been passed by either House disallowing the proposal for the term or terms within 15 sitting days after the notice was tabled in that House.

(4) The care, control and management of Callan Park, of any building at Callan Park or of any part of either of them may be contracted out with the consent of the Minister but only to—

(a) the council of the local government area in which Callan Park is situated, or

(b) a trust prescribed by the regulations, if the trust has agreed to undertake that care, control and management in accordance with the objects of this Act.

(5) A lease or licence referred to in subsection (1), and a contract to which subsection (4) applies, must not allow a use that is not authorised by section 7 (3).

(5A) To avoid doubt, a lease, licence or contract under this section may be granted or entered into for the purposes of an arts or cultural event, including on a commercial basis.

Example—

a lease granted for a music festival to be held within Callan Park