11Agreements relative to projects

#### 11 Agreements relative to projects 11 Agreements relative to projects > > (1) Where a project has been instituted the Minister may, on behalf of the Crown, enter into such agreements with all or any of the respective owners, occupiers or mortgagees of the lands proposed to be dealt with under the project as may be necessary to ensure the carrying into effect of the project. > > > (1A) The covenants, conditions and provisions of any agreement entered into under subsection (1) may include covenants, conditions and provisions relating to: > > > > > (a) the limitation of the total number of livestock or the numbers of livestock of specified classes which may from time to time be carried on the land which is the subject of the agreement, > > > > > (b) the methods and practices of land utilisation or land management to be adopted on such land, > > > > > (c) the assistance the Minister will provide towards the execution of any works or measures required to be undertaken upon such land. > > > (2) The instrument evidencing any such agreement may be executed by the Commissioner for the Minister. > > > (3) Where an owner who has entered into an agreement under this section is the holder of land of any tenure under any Act relating to the disposition of lands of the Crown, no act, matter or thing which such owner, under or in conformity with such agreement, does or abstains from doing upon or in relation to the land, shall render the land liable to forfeiture under any such Act merely by reason of the fact that the doing or abstaining from the doing of such act, matter or thing constitutes a breach or non-performance of any covenant, condition or provision applicable to the land under any such Act. > > > (4) An agreement under this section, whether entered into before or after the commencement of the [Soil Conservation (Amendment) Act 1985](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1985-201), may be terminated by the Minister at any time by the serving of a notice of termination of the agreement personally or by post on the other party or parties to the agreement. > > **s 11:** Am 1949 No 8, sec 17 (1) (c); 1952 No 27, sec 2 (b); 1978 No 128, Schs 4 (3), 5 (5); 1985 No 201, Sch 6 (6).