9Continuation of leases, licences, &c.

9 Continuation of leases, licences, &c.

(1)  In this section –

burdening easement means an easement that burdens future potential production forest land;

grantor means a Minister acting under an Act, a Government Business Enterprise or a State-owned company that granted a lease, licence, temporary licence, occupation permit or burdening easement referred to in subsection (2) .

(2)  This section applies to any lease, licence, temporary licence, occupation permit or burdening easement which was in force in respect of any future potential production forest land specified in clause 2 of Schedule 1 , other than statutory land, immediately before the commencement of section 4(2) .

(3)  This section does not apply to any lease or licence under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 .

(4)  On the commencement of section 4(2) , the Crown Lands Minister is substituted as a party to a lease, licence, temporary licence, occupation permit or burdening easement referred to in subsection (2) , that was granted by a grantor, in place of that grantor.

(5)  A reference to a grantor in a lease, licence, temporary licence, occupation permit or burdening easement referred to in subsection (2) that was granted by that grantor, is to be taken, on and after the commencement of section 4(2) , to be a reference to the Crown Lands Minister.

(6)  Any lease, licence, temporary licence, occupation permit or burdening easement referred to in subsection (2) which was administered by a grantor immediately before the commencement of section 4(2) is to be administered by the responsible Department in relation to the Crown Lands Act 1976 .

(7)  Notwithstanding anything in this Act and the Crown Lands Act 1976  –