New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE REGULATION 2009 - SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 4 – Savings, transitional and other provisions

Part 1 - Provision consequent on enactment of National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act 2010

1 Aboriginal objects and Aboriginal places: applications for permits under section 87 and consents under section 90

(1) An application for a permit under section 87 of the Act or a consent under section 90 of the Act (as those sections were in force immediately before their repeal by the amending Act) that was not finally determined before that repeal is taken to be an application for an Aboriginal heritage impact permit under section 90 of the Act (as inserted by the amending Act).

(2) In this clause, "amending Act" means the National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act 2010 .

Note: Section 90F of the Act enables the Director-General to require an applicant for an Aboriginal heritage impact permit to supply the Director-General with such further information as the Director-General considers necessary and relevant to the application.

Part 2 - Provisions consequent on enactment of National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Visitors and Tourists) Act 2010

2 Definitions

In this Part:
"amending Act" means the National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Visitors and Tourists) Act 2010 .
"transition period" means the period commencing on the commencement of this Part and ending on 1 October 2012.

3 Grant of certain leases and licences during transition period

During the transition period, the following leases and licences may be granted as if the amendments to Part 12 of the Act by the amending Act had not been made:

(a) any lease or licence identified or specified in an agreement to lease (however described) entered into before the commencement of those amendments by the Minister or the Director-General and the proposed lessee or licensee,

(b) any licence in relation to a cabin in the Royal National Park,

(c) any lease or licence to a person or body specified in Column 1 of the following Table in relation to the corresponding land or place specified in Column 2 of the Table.

4 Reference of certain proposed leases and licences for advice

A referral of a proposed lease or licence to the Council for advice under section 151AA of the Act before the repeal of that section by the amending Act is taken to be a referral of the proposed lease or licence to the Council for advice under section 151G of the Act.