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PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 4

PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 4

4—Objects

The objects of this Act are as follows:

            (a)         to ensure that all pastoral land in the State is well managed and utilised prudently so that its renewable resources are maintained and its yield sustained; and

            (b)         to provide for—

                  (i)         the effective monitoring of the condition of pastoral land; and

                  (ii)         the prevention of degradation of the land and its indigenous plant and animal life; and

                  (iii)         the rehabilitation of the land in cases of damage; and

            (c)         to provide a form of tenure of Crown land for pastoral purposes that is conducive to the economic viability of the pastoral industry; and

            (d)         to recognise the right of Aboriginal persons to follow traditional pursuits on pastoral land; and

            (e)         to provide the community with a system of access to and through pastoral land that finds a proper balance between the interests of the pastoral industry and the interests of the community in enjoying the unique environment of the land; and

            (f)         to provide for the operation of wind farms on pastoral land, concurrently with the land being used for pastoral purposes.