15Lease of reserved land

### 15 Lease of reserved land > > (1)  If the Minister, on the recommendation of the Secretary, is satisfied that any land should be set aside for a conservation purpose for a specified period, the Minister may, in the name and on behalf of the Crown, take a lease of that land for the term, and on the covenants and conditions, approved by the Minister. > > > (2)  For the term of the lease of an area of land under [subsection (1)](#GS15@Gs1@EN) , that land – > > > > > > (a) is taken to have been set aside for a conservation purpose; and > > > > > > > (b) is declared to be reserved land in – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the class of national park if the land satisfies the criteria relating to that class set out in [section 16(1)](#GS16@Gs1@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the class of State reserve if the land satisfies the criteria relating to that class set out in [section 16(2)](#GS16@Gs2@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) the class of nature reserve if the land satisfies the criteria relating to that class set out in [section 16(3)](#GS16@Gs3@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) the class of game reserve if the land satisfies the criteria relating to that class set out in [section 16(4)](#GS16@Gs4@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (v) the class of historic site if the land satisfies the criteria relating to that class set out in [section 16(8)](#GS16@Gs8@EN) .