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National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974
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#### 149 Disposal of property
149 Disposal of property
> > (1) Subject to any conditions of a gift or an agreement by or under which any such property may have been acquired, the Minister may sell, grant leases of, dispose of or otherwise deal with any lands or other property—
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> > > (a) acquired by the Minister, otherwise than on behalf of Her Majesty, under this Part or another provision of this Act, or
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> > > (b) acquired by the Minister on behalf of Her Majesty for the purposes of this Act or the [Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1995-101) by purchase with money from the Fund, by exchange of any property so purchased or by gift,
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> > or any interest in any such lands or other property.
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> > (2) Nothing in this section applies to or in respect of lands while reserved as, or as part of, a national park, historic site, state conservation area, regional park, nature reserve or karst conservation reserve.
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> > (3) Nothing in this section affects the operation of Part 4A.
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> > (4) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may—
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> > > (a) for any purpose specified in section 146 (1) (a), (b) or (c) grant a lease of, or a licence with respect to, lands acquired or occupied under section 146 (1), or
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> > > (b) for use in connection with the administration of this Act grant a lease of, or a licence with respect to, lands referred to in section 146 (2).
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> **s 149:** Subst 1983 No 183, Sch 3 (45). Am 1991 No 55, Sch 1 (27); 1995 No 101, Sch 4 \[119\]; 1996 No 58, Sch 1 \[52\]; 1996 No 142, Sch 1 \[44\]; 2001 No 130, Sch 1 \[164\]; 2010 No 41, Sch 1 \[16\]; 2024 No 42, Sch 1\[20\].