sec.64Minister may dispense with approval

### sec.64 Minister may dispense with approval If the Minister considers it appropriate, the Minister may give a relevant person a written authority dispensing with the need to obtain the Minister’s or chief executive’s approval for relevant leases. If the Minister gives an authority, a relevant lease must be consistent with— the purpose for which the trust land is dedicated as a reserve or granted in trust; and the requirements prescribed by regulation. Despite subsection (2) (a) , if the Minister gives an authority to a trustee of trust land, a trustee lease of the trust land may be inconsistent with the purpose for which the land is dedicated as a reserve or granted in trust if— the trustee has prepared a management plan for the land that states how the lease would not— diminish the purpose; or adversely affect the public interest; and the lease is consistent with the management plan. The Minister, by notice, may withdraw the authority. A relevant person may apply for approval to lease, sublease or sub-sublease trust land even if an authority is in force. In this section— relevant lease means— a trustee lease; or a sublease of a trustee lease; or a sub-sublease of a trustee lease. relevant person means— a trustee; or a lessee under a trustee lease; or a sublessee under a sublease of a trustee lease. s 64 amd 2007 No. 19 s 46 ; 2013 No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 1 ; 2019 No. 17 s 117 ; 2024 No. 12 s 45 (sec.64-ssec.1) If the Minister considers it appropriate, the Minister may give a relevant person a written authority dispensing with the need to obtain the Minister’s or chief executive’s approval for relevant leases. (sec.64-ssec.2) If the Minister gives an authority, a relevant lease must be consistent with— the purpose for which the trust land is dedicated as a reserve or granted in trust; and the requirements prescribed by regulation. (sec.64-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) (a) , if the Minister gives an authority to a trustee of trust land, a trustee lease of the trust land may be inconsistent with the purpose for which the land is dedicated as a reserve or granted in trust if— the trustee has prepared a management plan for the land that states how the lease would not— diminish the purpose; or adversely affect the public interest; and the lease is consistent with the management plan. (sec.64-ssec.4) The Minister, by notice, may withdraw the authority. (sec.64-ssec.5) A relevant person may apply for approval to lease, sublease or sub-sublease trust land even if an authority is in force. (sec.64-ssec.6) In this section— relevant lease means— a trustee lease; or a sublease of a trustee lease; or a sub-sublease of a trustee lease. relevant person means— a trustee; or a lessee under a trustee lease; or a sublessee under a sublease of a trustee lease. - (a) the purpose for which the trust land is dedicated as a reserve or granted in trust; and - (b) the requirements prescribed by regulation. - (a) the trustee has prepared a management plan for the land that states how the lease would not— (i) diminish the purpose; or (ii) adversely affect the public interest; and - (i) diminish the purpose; or - (ii) adversely affect the public interest; and - (b) the lease is consistent with the management plan. - (i) diminish the purpose; or - (ii) adversely affect the public interest; and - (a) a trustee lease; or - (b) a sublease of a trustee lease; or - (c) a sub-sublease of a trustee lease. - (a) a trustee; or - (b) a lessee under a trustee lease; or - (c) a sublessee under a sublease of a trustee lease.