16Additional provisions relating to conservation agreements

16 Additional provisions relating to conservation agreements

16 Additional provisions relating to conservation agreements

(1) A conservation agreement may be entered into under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 in relation to an area of land identified by the Director-General as wilderness.

(2) In addition to any other terms it may contain, a conservation agreement relating to such an area of land may:

(a) prohibit, except where necessary for health or safety or essential management reasons or in emergencies, access to the area by motor vehicles, motor boats or other forms of transport, or

(b) provide for any other matter relating to the protection of the area.

(3) The terms of such a conservation agreement shall not be inconsistent with the principles set out in section 9 for the management of wilderness areas.