Victorian Consolidated Legislation

National Parks Act 1975 - SECT 31AA

Leases in Mount Buffalo National Park

31AA. Leases in Mount Buffalo National Park









(1) After consulting the National Parks Advisory Council, the Minister may
lease any area of land in the park described in Part 17 of Schedule Two which
is shown hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered
N.P. 17L.

(2) A lease under subsection (1) may only be for all or any of the following
purposes-

   (a)  for land for buildings which are available for use by the public;

   (b)  for land to be used for skiing;

   (c)  for land to be used for ski lifts or ski tows;

   (d)  for any other purpose permitted by the Minister and that the Minister
        considers is consistent with the objects of this Act.

(3) A lease under subsection (1)-

   (a)  must be in writing; and

   (b)  must not be for a period of more than 21 years; and

   (c)  is subject to any terms and conditions determined by the Minister.

(4) If a lease is entered into under this section, those relevant laws within
the meaning of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 which applied to
the land immediately before the lease was entered into continue to apply to
that land after the lease is entered into unless the lease otherwise expressly
provides.