Nature Conservation (Protected Areas Management) Regulation 2024
sec.281Waiver of additional daily fee for particular permits
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sec.281 Waiver of additional daily fee for particular permits
This section applies in relation to a commercial activity permit, other than for filming or photography, or an organised event permit (the NCA permit ) if— the holder, or a relevant person for the holder, conducts the activity authorised under the permit in the protected area to which the permit applies and also conducts the activity in 1 or more of the following areas— a recreation area under the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 ; a State forest under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and the same persons are taking part in the activity conducted in the recreation area or State forest under an equivalent permit (however called) under the relevant Act; and the holder or relevant person has paid a daily fee (however called) for conducting the activity under the equivalent permit. The additional daily fee payable under the Act for conducting the activity under the NCA permit is waived to the extent of the amount already paid for conducting the activity under the equivalent permit, up to an amount not more than the full amount of the additional daily fee for the NCA permit. In this section— daily fee does not include a fee payable for camping overnight. s 281 amd 2025 SL No. 144 s 20 (sec.281-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a commercial activity permit, other than for filming or photography, or an organised event permit (the NCA permit ) if— the holder, or a relevant person for the holder, conducts the activity authorised under the permit in the protected area to which the permit applies and also conducts the activity in 1 or more of the following areas— a recreation area under the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 ; a State forest under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and the same persons are taking part in the activity conducted in the recreation area or State forest under an equivalent permit (however called) under the relevant Act; and the holder or relevant person has paid a daily fee (however called) for conducting the activity under the equivalent permit. (sec.281-ssec.2) The additional daily fee payable under the Act for conducting the activity under the NCA permit is waived to the extent of the amount already paid for conducting the activity under the equivalent permit, up to an amount not more than the full amount of the additional daily fee for the NCA permit. (sec.281-ssec.3) In this section— daily fee does not include a fee payable for camping overnight.
- (a) the holder, or a relevant person for the holder, conducts the activity authorised under the permit in the protected area to which the permit applies and also conducts the activity in 1 or more of the following areas— (i) a recreation area under the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 ; (ii) a State forest under the Forestry Act 1959 ; and
- (i) a recreation area under the Recreation Areas Management Act 2006 ;