401Leases of public land

401 Leases of public land (a) public land; and (b) future public land during the defined period. (2) The territory planning authority may grant a lease of an area of public land only if— (a) the lease is recommended, in writing, by the conservator of flora and fauna and the custodian of the land; and (b) the area is not reserved under the plan as a wilderness area. (3) The territory planning authority may, during the defined period, grant a lease of an area of future public land only if— (a) the lease is recommended, in writing, by the conservator of flora and fauna and the custodian of the land; and (b) the area is not proposed to be reserved as a wilderness area in a draft major plan amendment designating the land to become public land. defined period, in relation to future public land, means the period of interim effect under section 64 of a draft major plan amendment designating the land to become public land. future public land means land designated, in a draft major plan amendment publicly notified under section 63, to become public land.