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NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 47 Duration and termination of conservation agreements

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 47

Duration and termination of conservation agreements

47 Duration and termination of conservation agreements

(1) A conservation agreement has effect until it expires under its terms unless—
(a) it is terminated under subsection (2) or by another agreement under section 48 ; or
(b) the declaration of the nature refuge or coordinated conservation area to which it relates is revoked.
(2) Subject to section 48 , a conservation agreement may be terminated only if—
(a) in the case of a nature refuge—
(i) the landholder who entered into the agreement requests its termination under the terms of the agreement; and
(ii) the Minister is of the opinion that the nature refuge to which the agreement relates is no longer needed for, or is no longer capable of being used to achieve, the declared management intent for the nature refuge; or
(b) in the case of a coordinated conservation area—the landholder requests its termination under the terms of the agreement.