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FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 51 Leases of land in reserved forests

FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 51

Leases of land in reserved forests

S. 51(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 115.

    (1)     The Minister may lease any Crown land in a reserved forest for a term of not more than 21 years for any purpose that the land manager recommends.

    (2)     The Minister may lease any Crown land in a reserved forest for a term of more than 21 years but not more than 65 years, if the Minister is satisfied that—

        (a)     the proposed use, development, improvements or works that are specified in the lease are of a substantial nature and of a value which justifies a longer term lease; and

        (b)     the granting of a longer term lease is in the public interest.

    (3)     A lease under this section is subject to—

        (a)     the covenants, terms and conditions that are determined by the Minister; and

        (b)     the payment of royalties as determined by the Minister.

    (4)     The Minister may, for the purposes of entering into a lease of any Crown land in a reserved forest under this section, enter into an agreement to lease that land.

    (5)     If the Minister enters into an agreement to

lease Crown land in a reserved forest under subsection (4) and the agreement to lease grants a right to occupy land for a period of time, that period and the period of any lease entered into consequent on the agreement must not, when added together, exceed the maximum lease term permitted under this section.

No. 6073 s. 52.