8CTownships in the Region

##### 8C Townships in the Region (1) Where the plan of management relating to a park or reserve the whole or part of which is within the Region so provides, townships may be established and developed within the park or reserve or that part of the park or reserve, as the case may be, and the succeeding provisions of this section apply accordingly. (2) A township, other than a township to which subsection (3) applies, may be established and developed: (a) by the Director; or (b) by any other person on land held under lease by that person from the Director. (3) An existing township within a park or reserve may be developed by a person other than the Director, but development of an existing township shall not take place on land that was undeveloped at the commencement of this section unless the land is held under lease from the Director. (4) A township shall not be established or developed, and no building work shall be carried out in a township, except in accordance with: (a) the provisions of the plan of management; and (b) a town plan prepared and approved in the manner provided by the regulations. (5) The provisions of the plan of management relating to a township shall include provisions for and in relation to: (a) in the case of a township to be established under paragraph (2)(a) or (b)—the site of the township and the general purposes of the township; (b) in the case of a township to be established or developed on land held under lease from the Director—the terms and conditions of the lease; and (c) where the township is to be divided into zones—the respective purposes of the zones. (6) The town plan shall make detailed provision, not inconsistent with the plan of management or, in the case of a township to be established or developed on land held under lease from the Director, with the lease, for and in relation to the proposed construction or development of the township, including, in particular, the provision (if any) to be made for: (a) housing, shops, offices and other buildings and structures; (b) bridges, railways, roads, streets, footpaths and parking areas; (c) the supply of water, electricity and gas; (d) the standards to be maintained in the construction and alteration of buildings and structures; (e) sewerage and drainage; (f) public amenities for recreation and other purposes; and (g) any other matters that are specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the plan of management, the regulations or, in the case of a township to be established or developed on land held under lease from the Director, by the lease. (7) For the purposes of subsection (6), the town plan may apply, adopt or incorporate, with or without modification: (a) the provisions of any law of, or of a part of, the Northern Territory as in force at a specified time or as in force from time to time, being a law that, but for that application, adoption or incorporation, would not apply in relation to the township; or (b) any matter contained in any instrument or writing as in force or existing at a specified time. (8) A town plan may be revoked or amended in the manner provided by the regulations, but a town plan shall not be amended so as to be inconsistent with the plan of management or, in the case of a township established or developed on land held under lease from the Director, with the lease. (9) In this section: > building work means the construction, alteration or demolition of a building or structure. > existing township, in relation to a park or reserve, means a township that was in existence before its inclusion within the park or reserve. > lease, in relation to a township established or developed on Aboriginal land, means sub-lease.