Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Despite the Land Act 1994, an authorised lessee may, under this section, sublease land to the State for the purpose of the land being managed as a national park (Aboriginal land) or national park (Torres Strait Islander land).
(2) If an authorised lessee and the Minister agree on a proposal for the sublease of land to the State for the purpose of the land being managed as a national park (Aboriginal land) or national park (Torres Strait Islander land), the Minister may prepare a management plan for the land.
(3) Part 7 applies to the management plan as if it were a management plan required to be prepared under section 111(1).
(4) The Minister must prepare the management plan in cooperation with the lessees of, and the board of management for, the land.
(5) On--
(a) the signing of a sublease; and
(b) the approval of a management plan for the land;
the Governor in Council must, by regulation, dedicate the area as national park (Aboriginal land) or national park (Torres Strait Islander land).
(6) The regulation may define the extent of the area by reference to--
(a) a specified depth below the surface of land; or
(b) a specified height above the surface of land.
(7) Despite any other Act, a regulation under this section takes effect on the registration of the sublease.
(8) In this section--
authorised lessee means a lessee of land under the Land Act 1994 who the Governor in Council, by regulation, has declared to be an authorised lessee for the purpose of this section.