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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 47B Lease or licence in respect of natural area

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 47B

Lease or licence in respect of natural area

47B Lease or licence in respect of natural area

(1) A lease, licence or other estate must not be granted, in respect of community land categorised as a natural area--
(a) to authorise the erection or use of a building or structure that is not a building or structure of a kind prescribed by this section or the regulations, or
(b) to authorise the erection or use of a building or structure that is not for a purpose prescribed by this section or the regulations.
(2) A lease, licence or instrument granting any other estate is void to the extent that its provisions are inconsistent with this section.
(3) In this section,
"erection" of a building or structure includes rebuilding or replacement of a building or structure.
(4) The following buildings and structures are prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(a)--
(a) walkways,
(b) pathways,
(c) bridges,
(d) causeways,
(e) observation platforms,
(f) signs.
(5) The following purposes are prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(b)--
(a) information kiosks,
(b) refreshment kiosks (but not restaurants),
(c) work sheds or storage sheds required in connection with the maintenance of the land,
(d) toilets or rest rooms.
(6) Despite subsection (1), a lease, licence or other estate may be granted, in respect of community land categorised as a natural area, to authorise the erection or use of any building or structure necessary to enable a filming project to be carried out, subject to the conditions prescribed by subsection (7) and the regulations.
(7) It is a condition of any lease, licence or other estate referred to in subsection (6)--
(a) that any building or structure so erected must be temporary in nature, and
(b) that as soon as practicable after the termination of the lease, licence or other estate--
(i) any building or structure erected must be removed, and
(ii) any damage to the land caused by the erection or use of a building or structure must be made good, and
(iii) the land must be restored as nearly as possible to the condition that it was in at the time the lease, licence or other estate was granted,
at the expense of the person to whom the lease, licence or other estate was granted.