Section 151F - National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 - Public consultation regarding grant of leases and licences

151FPublic consultation regarding grant of leases and licences

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151F Public consultation regarding grant of leases and licences

(1) Before granting a lease or licence under section 151 or 151H, the Minister must cause notice of the proposed lease or licence to be published—

(a) in a manner that the Minister is satisfied is likely to bring the notice to the attention of members of the public in the area in which the land is located, and also on the Department’s website, if the proposed lease or licence—

(i) is for a purpose for which the land (including any buildings or structures on the land) has previously not been used or occupied, or

(ii) authorises the erection of a temporary building or structure on the land concerned, and

(b) in a manner that the Minister is satisfied is likely to bring the notice to the attention of members of the public both generally and in the area in which the land is located, and also on the Department’s website, if the proposed lease or licence—

(i) authorises the erection of a new permanent building or structure on the land concerned, or

(ii) authorises a significant modification of an existing building or structure on the land concerned or any other significant permanent physical change to the land concerned.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) must contain the following—

(a) sufficient information to identify the land concerned,

(b) the purposes for which the land and any building or structure on the land is proposed to be used,

(c) the term of the proposed lease or licence (taking into account any option to renew),

(d) the name of the person to whom the lease or licence is proposed to be granted,

(e) the closing date for making submissions on the proposal, being a date not earlier than—

(i) in relation to a notice under subsection (1) (a)—14 days after the date on which the notice was first published, or

(ii) in relation to a notice under subsection (1) (b)—28 days after the date on which the notice was first published,

(f) the address to which submissions are to be sent,