69CPurpose and content of agreements

69C Purpose and content of agreements

69C Purpose and content of agreements

(1) A conservation agreement may be entered into—

(a) in relation to areas containing scenery, natural environments or natural phenomena worthy of preservation,

(b) in relation to areas of special scientific interest,

(c) in relation to areas that are the sites of buildings, objects, monuments or events of national significance,

(d) in relation to areas in which Aboriginal objects, or Aboriginal places, of special significance are situated,

(e) for the purpose of the study, preservation, protection, care or propagation of fauna or native plants or other flora,

(e1) for the purpose of the study, preservation, protection or care of karst environments,

(e2) for the purpose of the conservation of critical habitat or the conservation of threatened species, populations or ecological communities, or their habitats, or

(e3) for the purpose of the protection, conservation or management of waters in or in connection with an area or purpose referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (e1) or (e2), or

(f) for any purpose connected with an area or purpose elsewhere referred to in this subsection.

(2) A conservation agreement may contain terms, binding on the owner from time to time of the conservation area—

(a) restricting the use of the area,

(b) requiring the owner to refrain from or not to permit specified activities in the area,

(c) requiring the owner to carry out specified activities or do specified things,

(d) requiring the owner to permit access to the area by specified persons,

(e) requiring the owner to contribute towards costs incurred which relate to the area or the agreement,

(f) specifying the manner in which any money provided to the owner under the agreement shall be applied by the owner,

(g) requiring the owner to repay money paid to the owner under the agreement if a specified breach of the agreement occurs, or