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Recreation Areas Management Act 2006
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### sec.4 Purpose of Act
The main purpose of this Act is—
the establishment, maintenance and use of recreation areas; and
to provide, coordinate, integrate and improve recreational planning, recreational facilities and recreational management for recreation areas, having regard to—
the conservation, cultural, educational, production and recreational values of the areas; and
the interests of area land-holders.
The purpose is to be achieved mainly by—
providing for the declaration, planning and management of recreation areas, as far as practicable, in consultation with, and having regard to the views and interests of, area land-holders and other interested groups and persons, including relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities for the area; and
recognising the rights and obligations of area land-holders; and
ensuring the management of, and activities permitted in, a recreation area are not incompatible with the tenure of all land in the recreation area; and
providing for access to recreation areas, including the use of recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and
providing for the payment of fees and charges for the use of recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and
publishing information about recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and
enforcing compliance with this Act.
(sec.4-ssec.1) The main purpose of this Act is— the establishment, maintenance and use of recreation areas; and to provide, coordinate, integrate and improve recreational planning, recreational facilities and recreational management for recreation areas, having regard to— the conservation, cultural, educational, production and recreational values of the areas; and the interests of area land-holders.
(sec.4-ssec.2) The purpose is to be achieved mainly by— providing for the declaration, planning and management of recreation areas, as far as practicable, in consultation with, and having regard to the views and interests of, area land-holders and other interested groups and persons, including relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities for the area; and recognising the rights and obligations of area land-holders; and ensuring the management of, and activities permitted in, a recreation area are not incompatible with the tenure of all land in the recreation area; and providing for access to recreation areas, including the use of recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and providing for the payment of fees and charges for the use of recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and publishing information about recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and enforcing compliance with this Act.
- (a) the establishment, maintenance and use of recreation areas; and
- (b) to provide, coordinate, integrate and improve recreational planning, recreational facilities and recreational management for recreation areas, having regard to— (i) the conservation, cultural, educational, production and recreational values of the areas; and (ii) the interests of area land-holders.
- (i) the conservation, cultural, educational, production and recreational values of the areas; and
- (ii) the interests of area land-holders.
- (i) the conservation, cultural, educational, production and recreational values of the areas; and
- (ii) the interests of area land-holders.
- (a) providing for the declaration, planning and management of recreation areas, as far as practicable, in consultation with, and having regard to the views and interests of, area land-holders and other interested groups and persons, including relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities for the area; and
- (b) recognising the rights and obligations of area land-holders; and
- (c) ensuring the management of, and activities permitted in, a recreation area are not incompatible with the tenure of all land in the recreation area; and
- (d) providing for access to recreation areas, including the use of recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and
- (e) providing for the payment of fees and charges for the use of recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and
- (f) publishing information about recreation areas and facilities and services for recreation; and
- (g) enforcing compliance with this Act.