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Nature Conservation Act 1992
sec.43BMaking conservation agreement for special wildlife reserve
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### sec.43B Making conservation agreement for special wildlife reserve
The Minister must, for the State, enter into a conservation agreement for a proposed special wildlife reserve if—
the Minister and the landholder of land in the proposed reserve area for the special wildlife reserve agree—
the land should be a special wildlife reserve; and
on the terms of the agreement for the reserve; and
there is an approved management program for the reserve.
However, if the rights or interests of a person mentioned in section 43A (5) will be materially affected by the conservation agreement, the Minister must not enter into the agreement without the person’s written consent.
Also, the Minister may enter into a conservation agreement for a proposed special wildlife reserve in the Cape York Peninsula Region only if—
native title for the area has been extinguished; or
for an area for which native title has not been extinguished—
there is an Indigenous land use agreement for the area; and
the dedication of a special wildlife reserve over the area is allowed under the Indigenous land use agreement; and
the conservation agreement is consistent with the Indigenous land use agreement.
In this section—
approved management program , for a special wildlife reserve, means a management program for the reserve approved by the Minister under section 120EC .
s 43B ins 2019 No. 8 s 12
amd 2024 No. 17 s 192 sch 1 pt 3
(sec.43B-ssec.1) The Minister must, for the State, enter into a conservation agreement for a proposed special wildlife reserve if— the Minister and the landholder of land in the proposed reserve area for the special wildlife reserve agree— the land should be a special wildlife reserve; and on the terms of the agreement for the reserve; and there is an approved management program for the reserve.
(sec.43B-ssec.2) However, if the rights or interests of a person mentioned in section 43A (5) will be materially affected by the conservation agreement, the Minister must not enter into the agreement without the person’s written consent.
(sec.43B-ssec.3) Also, the Minister may enter into a conservation agreement for a proposed special wildlife reserve in the Cape York Peninsula Region only if— native title for the area has been extinguished; or for an area for which native title has not been extinguished— there is an Indigenous land use agreement for the area; and the dedication of a special wildlife reserve over the area is allowed under the Indigenous land use agreement; and the conservation agreement is consistent with the Indigenous land use agreement.
(sec.43B-ssec.4) In this section— approved management program , for a special wildlife reserve, means a management program for the reserve approved by the Minister under section 120EC .
- (a) the Minister and the landholder of land in the proposed reserve area for the special wildlife reserve agree— (i) the land should be a special wildlife reserve; and (ii) on the terms of the agreement for the reserve; and
- (i) the land should be a special wildlife reserve; and
- (ii) on the terms of the agreement for the reserve; and
- (b) there is an approved management program for the reserve.
- (i) the land should be a special wildlife reserve; and
- (ii) on the terms of the agreement for the reserve; and
- (a) native title for the area has been extinguished; or
- (b) for an area for which native title has not been extinguished— (i) there is an Indigenous land use agreement for the area; and (ii) the dedication of a special wildlife reserve over the area is allowed under the Indigenous land use agreement; and (iii) the conservation agreement is consistent with the Indigenous land use agreement.
- (i) there is an Indigenous land use agreement for the area; and
- (ii) the dedication of a special wildlife reserve over the area is allowed under the Indigenous land use agreement; and
- (iii) the conservation agreement is consistent with the Indigenous land use agreement.
- (i) there is an Indigenous land use agreement for the area; and
- (ii) the dedication of a special wildlife reserve over the area is allowed under the Indigenous land use agreement; and
- (iii) the conservation agreement is consistent with the Indigenous land use agreement.