sec.168Notice of chief executive’s decision

### sec.168 Notice of chief executive’s decision If the chief executive decides to offer a new lease or a deed of grant, the lessee must be given notice of the conditions on which the offer is made. However, if the offer is for the conversion to freehold land of a lease for tourism purposes for land on a regulated island, the chief executive may offer a deed of grant only if the Governor in Council has first approved the conditions on which the offer is made. If the land the subject of the proposed lease or deed of grant is to include a forest consent area— the proposed lease or deed of grant must be referred to the chief executive under the Forestry Act 1959 to decide conditions to be included in the offer; and the offer must include any conditions decided under paragraph (a) . If the offer is for a lease, the offer must state the conditions to which the lease will be subject. The offer may be for— a smaller size area of land; or if the offer is made in relation to a conversion application—a different tenure from the tenure applied for. If the chief executive decides to refuse a conversion application, the applicant must be given notice of the reasons for the decision. The applicant may appeal against the chief executive’s decision to refuse a conversion application if the only reason for the refusal was that the applicant had not complied with the conditions of the lease. s 168 amd 2004 No. 4 s 22 ; 2007 No. 19 s 79 ; 2013 No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 1 ; 2014 No. 29 s 48 ; 2023 No. 2 s 25 (sec.168-ssec.1) If the chief executive decides to offer a new lease or a deed of grant, the lessee must be given notice of the conditions on which the offer is made. (sec.168-ssec.1A) However, if the offer is for the conversion to freehold land of a lease for tourism purposes for land on a regulated island, the chief executive may offer a deed of grant only if the Governor in Council has first approved the conditions on which the offer is made. (sec.168-ssec.1B) If the land the subject of the proposed lease or deed of grant is to include a forest consent area— the proposed lease or deed of grant must be referred to the chief executive under the Forestry Act 1959 to decide conditions to be included in the offer; and the offer must include any conditions decided under paragraph (a) . (sec.168-ssec.2) If the offer is for a lease, the offer must state the conditions to which the lease will be subject. (sec.168-ssec.3) The offer may be for— a smaller size area of land; or if the offer is made in relation to a conversion application—a different tenure from the tenure applied for. (sec.168-ssec.4) If the chief executive decides to refuse a conversion application, the applicant must be given notice of the reasons for the decision. (sec.168-ssec.5) The applicant may appeal against the chief executive’s decision to refuse a conversion application if the only reason for the refusal was that the applicant had not complied with the conditions of the lease. - (a) the proposed lease or deed of grant must be referred to the chief executive under the Forestry Act 1959 to decide conditions to be included in the offer; and - (b) the offer must include any conditions decided under paragraph (a) . - (a) a smaller size area of land; or - (b) if the offer is made in relation to a conversion application—a different tenure from the tenure applied for.