48Minister may grant leases and licences

48 Minister may grant leases and licences

(1)  The Minister may grant leases of, or licences to occupy, reserved land that is Crown land.

(2)  A lease of, or licence to occupy, reserved land that is Crown land may be in any form the Minister determines.

(3)  Subject to subsections (4) , (5) and (6) , a lease or licence is granted for the period, and on the conditions, approved by the Minister.

(4)  A lease may not be granted for a period exceeding 99 years.

(5)  The Minister may not grant a lease or licence that authorises or requires the lessee or licensee to erect a building on land within a national park, State reserve, nature reserve, game reserve or historic site unless the erection of the building is permitted under the management plan or the building is –

(a) a building appurtenant to a building already on the land; or

(b) a building that the Minister is satisfied is intended to be used primarily for providing –

(i) tourist accommodation or accommodation for people resorting to that land; or

(ii) facilities and conveniences for people resorting to that land.

(6)  The Minister may not grant a lease or licence within a conservation area, nature recreation area or regional reserve that authorises or requires the lessee or licensee to erect a building unless the erection of that building is consistent with –

(a) the management objectives for the relevant class of reserve; and

(b) any applicable management plan.

(7)  [Section 48 Subsection (7) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013] Nothing in this section is to be construed as prejudicing or affecting the operation of the Forest Management Act 2013 or the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 .