NATIVE VEGETATION ACT 1991 - SECT 23A

NATIVE VEGETATION ACT 1991 - SECT 23A

23A—Effect of heritage agreement

        (1)         A heritage agreement may contain any provision for the preservation or enhancement of native vegetation.

        (2)         A heritage agreement may, for example—

            (a)         restrict the use of land to which it applies;

            (b)         require specified work or work of a specified kind to be carried out in accordance with specified standards on the land;

            (c)         restrict the nature of work that may be carried out on the land;

            (d)         provide for the management of the land, native vegetation on the land or any animals living on or visiting the land in accordance with a particular management plan or in accordance with management plans to be agreed from time to time between the Minister and the owner;

            (e)         provide for remission of rates or taxes in respect of the land;

            (f)         provide for the Minister to pay to the owner of the land an amount in respect of the decrease in the value of the land resulting from the execution of the heritage agreement and noting by the Registrar-General of the fact that it has come into force;

            (g)         provide for the Minister to pay to the owner of the land an amount as an incentive to enter into the heritage agreement.

        (3)         A term of a heritage agreement providing for the remission of rates or taxes has effect despite any law to the contrary.

        (4)         The amount that the Minister agrees to pay in respect of the decrease in the value of the land referred to in subsection (2) must not exceed the amount of the decrease determined by the Valuer-General.

        (5)         Any money required by the Minister to meet his or her obligations under a heritage agreement entered into under this section must be paid to the Minister from the Fund.