sec.31Trustees of protected areas

### sec.31 Trustees of protected areas If an area is dedicated as a conservation park or resources reserve, the Governor in Council may, by regulation, place the area under the management of trustees. The trustees are to be appointed by the Governor in Council. The trustees must comply with section 15 in the management of the protected area. The Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 applies to an office as trustee. The Trusts Act 1973 does not apply to— trusts created under this section; and the trustees of such trusts. Trustees may, in their official name— sue or be sued; and take action for removal of trespassers or protection of property under their management. For the purpose of any legal proceeding, trustees are taken to be the owners of property under their management. The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, revoke a trust created under this section. The persons who were the trustees of a trust immediately before its revocation must, within 30 days of receipt of written notice given to them by the Minister, repay to the State any unspent amount that— was paid to them by the State for the purposes of the trust; and was held by them when the trust was revoked. An amount payable to the State under subsection (9) is a debt due to the State and may be recovered in a court having jurisdiction for the recovery of debts up to the amount concerned. s 31 amd 1994 No. 42 ss 6 , 2 sch ; 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 55 s 123 ; 2016 No. 22 s 13 amd 2025 No. 8 s 345 sch 2 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.31-ssec.1) If an area is dedicated as a conservation park or resources reserve, the Governor in Council may, by regulation, place the area under the management of trustees. (sec.31-ssec.2) The trustees are to be appointed by the Governor in Council. (sec.31-ssec.3) The trustees must comply with section 15 in the management of the protected area. (sec.31-ssec.4) The Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 25 applies to an office as trustee. (sec.31-ssec.5) The Trusts Act 1973 does not apply to— trusts created under this section; and the trustees of such trusts. (sec.31-ssec.6) Trustees may, in their official name— sue or be sued; and take action for removal of trespassers or protection of property under their management. (sec.31-ssec.7) For the purpose of any legal proceeding, trustees are taken to be the owners of property under their management. (sec.31-ssec.8) The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, revoke a trust created under this section. (sec.31-ssec.9) The persons who were the trustees of a trust immediately before its revocation must, within 30 days of receipt of written notice given to them by the Minister, repay to the State any unspent amount that— was paid to them by the State for the purposes of the trust; and was held by them when the trust was revoked. (sec.31-ssec.10) An amount payable to the State under subsection (9) is a debt due to the State and may be recovered in a court having jurisdiction for the recovery of debts up to the amount concerned. - (a) trusts created under this section; and - (b) the trustees of such trusts. - (a) sue or be sued; and - (b) take action for removal of trespassers or protection of property under their management. - (a) was paid to them by the State for the purposes of the trust; and - (b) was held by them when the trust was revoked.