NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 36

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 36

36—Management of reserves

        (1)         Subject to this section, and to Part 3A, all reserves, other than co-managed parks, are under the management of the Director.

        (2)         A co-managed park is—

            (a)         if there is a co-management board for the park—under the management of the board, subject to Division 6A and the provisions of the co-management agreement; or

            (b)         in any other case—under the management of the Director, subject to the provisions of the co-management agreement for the park.

        (3)         The Director must observe any direction of the Minister or the Chief Executive relating to the management of reserves generally or any particular reserve (provided that, in the case of a co-managed park, the direction is consistent with the provisions of the co-management agreement for the park).

        (4)         If there is a co-management board for the park, the board must comply with any provisions of the co-management agreement relating to the management of the park.