(1) A lease of lands to the Minister under this Part is taken, for the
purposes of any Act or law, not to be a lease of lands for private purposes.
(2) Each board of management is taken, for the purposes of the
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and any regulation or planning
instrument made under that Act, to be a public authority and, for all purposes
under that Act and any such regulation or planning instrument, to occupy in
respect of the lands of which it has care, control and management under this
Part, the same position that the Secretary occupies in respect of lands of
which the Secretary has care, control and management under this Act.
