73Conditions of approval to operate caravan park or camping ground

73 Conditions of approval to operate caravan park or camping ground

73 Conditions of approval to operate caravan park or camping ground

(1) An approval is subject to the following conditions—

(a) the caravan park or camping ground must be designed, constructed, maintained and operated—

(i) in accordance with Division 3, Subdivisions 1–8, or

(ii) for a primitive camping ground—in accordance with Division 3, Subdivision 9,

(b) a visitor must not be permitted to stay in a moveable dwelling occupying a short-term site or camp site for more than 150 days in a 12 month period, unless—

(i) the moveable dwelling is a holiday van, and

(ii) the visitor is the owner of the holiday van,

(c) a visitor who is the owner of a holiday van occupying a short-term site or camp site must not be permitted to stay in the holiday van for more than 180 days in a 12 month period,

(d) a visitor must not be permitted to stay in a moveable dwelling in a primitive camping ground for more than 50 days in a 12 month period.

(2) In calculating the number of days a visitor stays in a moveable dwelling, only overnight stays must be counted.

(3) This section does not apply to the operation of a caravan park or camping ground if the caravan park or camping ground is being operated—

(a) solely in connection with the use of the land for a sporting, recreational or cultural event, and

(b) for a period of no more than 6 weeks.

(4) The manager of a caravan park or camping ground may authorise a person to stay in the caravan park or camping ground for a period not exceeding 2 years if the manager is reasonably satisfied that the person has been displaced as a result of—

(a) a natural disaster, or

(b) a pandemic.

(5) In this section—

manager of a caravan park or camping ground includes the owner, operator or caretaker of the caravan park or camping ground.

visitor does not include—