National Parks Act 1975

The Minister may lease any lighthouse land for similar purposes to the purposes of the leases referred to in subsection (3).

A lease granted under subsection (1)—

must be granted in writing; and

must not be for a term of more than 21 years; and

is subject to the rent and other charges and terms and conditions determined by the Minister.

The addition of land to Part 23 of Schedule Two by section 12 of the National Parks (Box‑Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002 does not affect the existence and operation of the following leases—

the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Commonwealth of Australia dated 1 December 1995 over the land shown delineated and hatched in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered LEGL./02–069;

the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Citadel Island and described as Lot 1B on Consolidated Plan 116401;

the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Wilsons Promontory and described as Lot 1C on Consolidated Plan 116398;

the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Wilsons Promontory and described as Lot 1D on Consolidated Plan 116398;

the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Wilsons Promontory and described as Lot 1E on Consolidated Plan 116398.

A lease referred to in subsection (3) continues in force, subject to its terms, for the period of the lease despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any other Act.

In this section, lighthouse land means any land that is the subject of a lease referred to in subsection (3).