sec.35AChief executive’s powers about permitted uses for existing service facilities in national parks

### sec.35A Chief executive’s powers about permitted uses for existing service facilities in national parks The chief executive may grant, make, issue or give a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority over, or in relation to, land in a national park if— the use under the authority is only for an existing service facility; and the chief executive is satisfied— the use is ecologically sustainable; and the use does not include carrying out substantial improvements to the existing service facility. an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline Subsection (1) applies despite sections 15 and 34 (2) , and does not limit section 35 . This section does not apply to a national park, or a part of a national park, that is an Indigenous joint management area. For an Indigenous joint management area, see section 42AOA . s 35A ins 2013 No. 18 s 9 amd 2013 No. 55 s 126 ; 2024 No. 17 s 192 sch 1 pt 3 (sec.35A-ssec.1) The chief executive may grant, make, issue or give a lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority over, or in relation to, land in a national park if— the use under the authority is only for an existing service facility; and the chief executive is satisfied— the use is ecologically sustainable; and the use does not include carrying out substantial improvements to the existing service facility. an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline (sec.35A-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies despite sections 15 and 34 (2) , and does not limit section 35 . (sec.35A-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a national park, or a part of a national park, that is an Indigenous joint management area. For an Indigenous joint management area, see section 42AOA . - (a) the use under the authority is only for an existing service facility; and - (b) the chief executive is satisfied— (i) the use is ecologically sustainable; and (ii) the use does not include carrying out substantial improvements to the existing service facility. Examples of a substantial improvement to an existing service facility— • an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower • the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline - (i) the use is ecologically sustainable; and - (ii) the use does not include carrying out substantial improvements to the existing service facility. Examples of a substantial improvement to an existing service facility— • an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower • the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline - • an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower - • the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline - (i) the use is ecologically sustainable; and - (ii) the use does not include carrying out substantial improvements to the existing service facility. Examples of a substantial improvement to an existing service facility— • an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower • the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline - • an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower - • the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline - • an upgrade of a road that provides access to a communications tower - • the replacement of a pipeline with a larger pipeline