Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PEARLING ACT 1990 - SECT 23A

23A .         Limitations on issue of farm leases, licences and permits in marine reserves

        (1)         A farm lease, licence or permit shall not be issued under section 23 in relation to —

            (a)         an area of a marine nature reserve; or

            (b)         an area of a marine park from which pearling activity is excluded under section 13B of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 .

        (2)         A farm lease, licence or permit shall not be issued under section 23 in relation to —

            (a)         an area of a marine park other than one from which pearling activity is excluded under section 13B of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 ; or

            (b)         an area of a marine management area,

                unless the Minister to whom the administration of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 is committed approves the granting of the lease, licence or permit.

        (3)         This section does not affect the validity of a farm lease, licence or permit —

            (a)         issued before the commencement of section 61 of the Acts Amendment (Marine Reserves) Act 1997 ¹ ; or

            (b)         issued in relation to an area which is affected, after the issue of the lease, licence or permit, by a reservation under section 13 of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 , or by a notice under section 62 of that Act.

        (4)         Subsection (2) does not apply to the issuing of a farm lease in relation to an area as to which a licence or permit —

            (a)         could have been renewed under section 27B(2)(c); or

            (b)         has been renewed under section 27B(2)(c) or (d),

                as long as —

            (c)         a management plan applies to the area under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 and the issuing of the lease is consistent with a management plan; or

            (d)         the Minister has consulted the Minister to whom the administration of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 is for the time being committed by the Governor on the issuing of the lease and has taken into account any recommendation of that Minister.

        (5)         In this section —

        marine management area , marine nature reserve , and marine park have the meanings given to them by the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 .

        [Section 23A inserted by No. 5 of 1997 s. 61.]

[ 23B.         Deleted by No. 52 of 1995 s. 46.]