57Public unleased land permit—decision on application

57 Public unleased land permit—decision on application (1) This section applies if the director-general receives an application for a public unleased land permit. (2) The director-general may issue the public unleased land permit to the applicant only if reasonably satisfied that— (a) the applicant is a suitable person to hold the public unleased land (b) if the applicant is a corporation—each influential person for the applicant is a suitable person to hold the public unleased land (c) the activity is a suitable activity for the public unleased land Note Suitable person, to hold a public unleased land permit—see s 46. (3) However, the director-general must not issue a public unleased land permit to carry on any of the following activities in a wilderness area: (a) erect a building, booth, stall, post, sign or other structure; (b) supply goods or services.

Public unleased land permits—decision Division 3.6 (4) A public unleased land permit may be subject to any condition that the director-general reasonably believes is necessary to meet the objectives of this Act. Examples—conditions 1 that the permit-holder must hold a stated kind of insurance 2 that the permit-holder must fence the permitted public unleased land 3 a financial assurance condition (see s 60) 4 that stated measures be put in place to avoid damage to a protected tree on the land Note Under the Urban Forest Act 2023, s 92 an applicant for a public unleased land permit may be required to enter into a tree bond agreement if a protected tree is at risk of damage because of an activity to be carried out for the permit. (5) The director-general must, not later than the required time— (a) decide the application; and (b) tell the applicant about the decision on the application. (6) In this section:

Note Failure to issue a public unleased land permit within the required time is taken to be a decision not to issue the public unleased land permit (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, s 12).