New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WILDERNESS ACT 1987 - SECT 7

7 Wilderness proposals

(1) Any person, body or organisation (including a statutory authority) may submit to the Director a written proposal that an area of land be identified as wilderness, declared to be a wilderness area or added to an existing wilderness area.

(2) A proposal may be made by a person, body or organisation even though it is not the owner of the area of land concerned.

(3) On receipt of any such proposal that is not made by the owner of the area of land concerned, the Director shall notify the owner of the area.

(4) The Director shall, not later than 2 years after receiving any such proposal, consider the proposal and advise the Minister in relation to the proposal.