Crown Land Management Act 2016

This clause sets out conditions that are taken to be included in all continued perpetual leases and continued term leases.

The holder of a lease holds the land under the lease subject to any recordings on the folio of the Register created in respect of it and the provisions of this Act.

The holder of a lease must—

comply with any provisions, conditions or covenants recorded on the folio of the Register created in respect of it, and

comply with the requirements of any law relating to the use or management of the land leased, and

comply with any conditions attaching to a Minister’s consent given in respect of the land, and

if there are any improvements on the land in the course of being purchased from the Crown—

maintain those improvements in good order and repair, and

if required by the Minister to do so—keep those improvements insured against fire and any other risks prescribed by the regulations with an insurer approved by the Minister.

The holder of a lease must not—

degrade the land leased, or

without the Minister’s consent, extract any material in or on the land (not being material required by the holder for building or other purposes on the land or on contiguous land leased from the Crown by the holder), or

without the Minister’s consent, take any timber on the land, other than—

timber taken under the authority of a clearing licence issued under the Forestry Act 2012, or

timber required by the holder for building or other purposes on the land or on contiguous land leased from the Crown by the holder, or

interfere with or obstruct any person authorised by law to cut timber on, or remove timber or materials from, the land or prevent such a person from using any gate or means of access provided by the person.

A lease is held subject to the rights of the public or stock to use roads or travelling stock, camping or other reserves within the land leased.

A Minister’s consent required under this clause—

may be given or refused at the Minister’s absolute discretion, and

may be given unconditionally or subject to conditions (including conditions requiring payments by way of royalty or otherwise).

In this clause—