6Reservation of former State forests as national park or nature reserve on or after 1 January 2012

6 Reservation of former State forests as national park or nature reserve on or after 1 January 2012

6 Reservation of former State forests as national park or nature reserve on or after 1 January 2012

(1) The lands described in Schedule 2 are, on the relevant date, reserved under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 as, or as part of, national park or nature reserve (as indicated in that Schedule).

(2) Land described in Schedule 2 cannot be disposed of or leased under the Forestry Act 1916 before the relevant date.

(3) The following licences and permits cannot be issued or renewed in respect of land described in Schedule 2 before the relevant date, without the approval of the Director-General of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water:

(a) a products licence under section 27B of the Forestry Act 1916,

(b) a forest materials licence under section 27C of the Forestry Act 1916,

(c) a grazing permit under section 31 of the Forestry Act 1916,

(d) an occupation permit under section 31 of the Forestry Act 1916,

(e) a special purposes permit under section 32F of the Forestry Act 1916.

(4) An approval under subsection (3) may be given in respect of a particular licence or permit or in respect of licences or permits of a particular kind.

(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to any land described in Schedule 2 that is also described in Schedule 6.

s 6: Am 2011 No 55, Sch 2 [3].