Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 42AD

42AD Leases etc. over national park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land)

(1) A lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority over, or in relation to, land in a national park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land), other than an agreement or a licence, permit or other authority issued or given under a regulation, may be granted, made, issued or given only—

(a) by the chief executive with the consent of the Indigenous landholder for the land; or

(b) by the Indigenous landholder for the land with the consent of the chief executive.

(2) A lease, agreement, licence, permit or other authority mentioned in subsection (1) must be consistent with—

(a) the management principles and any management plan for the national park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land); and

(b) any Indigenous land use agreement for the land; and

(c) the Indigenous management agreement for the land.

(3) If a lease is granted under subsection (1) , the chief executive must, as soon as practicable after the grant, lodge the lease with the registrar of titles for registration.