New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARITIME SERVICES ACT 1935 - SECT 13Z

13Z Leases and licences under other Acts

(1) The Director-General of the Department of Mineral Resources shall give to the Board not less than twenty-one days’ notice of any proposal to grant any lease or licence under the Offshore Minerals Act 1999 , the Mining Act 1992 or the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 in respect of any land:

(a) vested in the Board,

(b) contained in that part of the bed and shores of the Hunter River to which section 13D applies, or

(c) contained in that part of the bed and shores of any area of water specified in an order in force under section 13JF (2).

(1A) The Director of the New South Wales State Fisheries shall give to the Board not less than 21 days’ notice of any proposal to grant any aquaculture lease under Part 6 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 in respect of any land referred to in subsection (1).

(2) If, notwithstanding representations of the Board to the contrary, it is decided that any such lease or licence shall be granted, the Board shall be notified accordingly and may, within fourteen days of such notice, refer the dispute to the Minister for settlement by the Governor.

(3) The Governor may make such order in the public interest and in the circumstances of the case as may seem to the Governor to be just and equitable.