35Variation and discharge of conservation covenants

### 35 Variation and discharge of conservation covenants > > (1)  Subject to this section, the Minister on behalf of the Crown may vary or discharge a conservation covenant at any time by agreement with the owner of the land that is subject to the covenant. > > > (2)  If a conservation covenant so provides, it is not capable of being varied or discharged without the prior consent of the Crown in the right of the Commonwealth. > > > (3)  If the land subject to a conservation covenant is a private nature reserve, the covenant is not capable of being varied in a way that might threaten the natural or cultural values of the land, or of being discharged, until the land ceases to be or form part of a private nature reserve. > > > (4)  If the landowner has received compensation or financial payments from the Crown under this Part or any other enactment in connection with a conservation covenant, it is not capable of being varied or discharged unless the Minister, by means of a notice published in the *Gazette*, has given at least 30 days' notice of his or her intention to vary or discharge the covenant.