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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Permits, access to land, and title notations - Access to land other than for minimum impact activity

62: Prohibition of access in respect of Crown land

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"Some Crown land is off-limits, and the Governor-General can stop you from entering it."

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The Governor-General can stop you from entering certain Crown land by making an Order in Council. This happens when the Minister and the Minister in charge of the land recommend it. If there is an Order in Council, you cannot do minimum impact activities on that land. You also cannot make any access arrangements for that land. An Order in Council is a type of secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. If an Order in Council is made, it does not affect any access arrangements that were already in place or any rights you had under those arrangements. It also does not affect the rights of people who already have a privilege under Schedule 1.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Permits, access to land, and title notations: Access to land other than for minimum impact activity

62Prohibition of access in respect of Crown land

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister administering the land concerned, prohibit access in respect of any Crown land.

  2. No minimum impact activities shall be carried out on land subject to an Order in Council under subsection (1).

  3. No access arrangement shall be made in respect of any land subject to an Order in Council under subsection (1).

  4. An Order in Council made under subsection (1) shall not affect—

  5. any access arrangement entered into before the date of the Order in Council or any rights granted under such an arrangement; or
    1. the rights of the holder of an existing privilege under Schedule 1.

      1. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 62(4)(b): amended, on , by section 64 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14).
      • Section 62(5): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).