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NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 - SECT 69I
Proposals by statutory authorities affecting conservation areas
69I Proposals by statutory authorities affecting conservation areas
(1) A statutory authority shall not carry out development in a
conservation area unless-- (a) it has given written notice of the proposed
development to the Minister and the owner of the area, and
(b) it has
received written notice from the Minister consenting to the development.
(2)
The Minister may consent to the development only if the Minister is of the
opinion that the proposed development will not adversely affect the area or
the Minister is satisfied that-- (a) there is no practicable alternative to
the carrying out of the proposed development, or
(b) the area is required for
an essential public purpose or for a purpose of special significance to the
State.
(3) For the purpose of enabling a statutory authority to carry out
development in a conservation area, the Minister may, by order published in
the Gazette, vary or terminate a conservation agreement without the consent of
the owner of the conservation area.
(4) A copy of the order shall be laid
before each House of Parliament within the prescribed time after publication
of the order.
(4A) The Minister is not to vary or terminate an agreement
under subsection (3) unless-- (a) written notice of the Minister's intention
to vary or terminate the agreement has been given to the owner of the
conservation area stating that the owner may make submissions to the Minister
within the period specified in the notice (being a period of not less than 28
days), and
(b) the Minister has considered any submissions made by the owner
of the conservation area, being submissions made within that specified period.
(5) If an agreement is varied under this section, the owner of the
conservation area may, by written notice given to the Minister, terminate the
agreement.
(6) The owner of a conservation area is not entitled to any
compensation as a result of any variation or termination of an agreement by
the Minister under this section.
(7) In this section,
"statutory authority" does not include the Soil Conservation Service.
(8)
This section does not apply to any part of a conservation area that is a
wilderness area within the meaning of the Wilderness Act 1987 .
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