Strategic Infrastructure Corridors (Strategic and Recreational Use) Act 2016

On and from the day on which land becomes land within a corridor, until the day on which the land ceases to be land within a corridor – the land is to be taken, for the purposes of the Crown Lands Act 1976, to be portfolio land; and the Minister is to be taken, for the purposes of the Crown Lands Act 1976, to be the Portfolio Minister in relation to the land; and the Minister may, under the Crown Lands Act 1976, grant in relation to the land a lease or a licence under that Act that the Minister may, as the Portfolio Minister, grant under that Act; and section 48B of the Crown Lands Act 1976 does not apply in relation to a licence granted or renewed under that Act in accordance with this section.

Despite subsection (1)(c), a lease may only be granted in relation to land in accordance with that subsection if there is no corridor manager in relation to the land.

Sections 39C and 39D of the Crown Lands Act 1976 do not apply in relation to a lease granted by a Portfolio Minister under that Act in accordance with this section.

A lease, or a licence, in relation to land within a corridor may only be granted under the Crown Lands Act 1976 in accordance with this section, if the Minister is of the opinion that – where there is a reserve management plan in relation to the corridor, the management, protection, use or development of the land in accordance with the lease or licence will be consistent with that plan; and the grant of the lease or licence will not prevent the attainment of the corridor safety and use objectives.

The Minister must consult with the corridor manager in relation to a corridor, before granting a licence under the Crown Lands Act 1976 in accordance with this section in relation to land within the corridor.

Any money paid in respect of a lease or licence granted under the Crown Lands Act 1976 in accordance with this section in relation to land within a corridor is to be used by the Minister for – the maintenance of the corridor; and the costs of the administration of the lease or licence; and any taxes, rates or other outgoings associated with the corridor.