PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 44
PASTORAL LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT 1989 - SECT 44
(1) The Board may, by
notice in the Gazette, declare a specified area of pastoral land to be a
reference area for the purposes of evaluating the effect that the grazing of
stock has on the land.
(2) A reference
area—
(a)
cannot exceed one square kilometre in size; and
(b)
will, where necessary, be fenced by the Minister.
(3) A lessee is not
obliged to maintain a reference area or its fences, subject to any agreement
between the lessee and the Minister to the contrary.
(4) The lessee of
pastoral land on which a reference area is established—
(a) must
not, if the area is fenced, allow any stock within the reference area; and
(b)
must, if the Board so requires, inspect the area and its fences and make
reports to the Board in accordance with the directions of the Board.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(5) The Board may, by
notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice under this section.
(6) The lessee of
pastoral land on which a reference area is established is not entitled to
compensation for any reduction in the value of the lease resulting from the
establishment of the reference area, but any such reduction in value will be
taken into account when the lease is next revalued for the purposes of rent
determination.