Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.116Additional matters to be considered for particular Indigenous areas
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sec.116 Additional matters to be considered for particular Indigenous areas
This section applies in relation to the chief executive considering an application for a protected area authority for an Aboriginal land protected area or a protected area in the Cape York Peninsula Region. In considering the application, the chief executive must have regard to— for an application for a protected area authority for an Aboriginal land protected area—the Indigenous management agreement for the protected area; or for an application for a protected area authority for a protected area, other than an Aboriginal land protected area, in the Cape York Peninsula Region—any Indigenous land use agreement for the area. This section applies in addition to section 115 . (sec.116-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to the chief executive considering an application for a protected area authority for an Aboriginal land protected area or a protected area in the Cape York Peninsula Region. (sec.116-ssec.2) In considering the application, the chief executive must have regard to— for an application for a protected area authority for an Aboriginal land protected area—the Indigenous management agreement for the protected area; or for an application for a protected area authority for a protected area, other than an Aboriginal land protected area, in the Cape York Peninsula Region—any Indigenous land use agreement for the area. (sec.116-ssec.3) This section applies in addition to section 115 .
- (a) for an application for a protected area authority for an Aboriginal land protected area—the Indigenous management agreement for the protected area; or
- (b) for an application for a protected area authority for a protected area, other than an Aboriginal land protected area, in the Cape York Peninsula Region—any Indigenous land use agreement for the area.