Wildlife Act 1953

Protection of wildlife - Wildlife management reserves

14AA: Granting of concessions in wildlife sanctuaries, wildlife refuges, and wildlife management reserves

You could also call this:

"Rules for using wildlife sanctuaries, refuges, and reserves, including concessions and fees."

The Minister can give someone a concession to use a wildlife sanctuary, wildlife refuge, or wildlife management reserve. This is done according to Part 3B of the Conservation Act 1987, which you can find at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM104633. The Minister can also charge you to use some facilities in these areas, but not for using paths or tracks.

If you have a concession to do something in one of these areas, like building a structure or running an activity, you might be able to charge others to use it. You can do this as long as you follow the rules in your concession document and any conservation management strategy or plan.

You cannot do anything on private land just because you have a concession for a nearby wildlife area.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM277265.


Previous

14A: Wildlife management reserves, or

"Special areas to protect wildlife, created and controlled by the government"


Next

14B: Wildlife areas to be managed by Department, or

"Department looks after special animal and plant protection areas"

Part 1Protection of wildlife
Wildlife management reserves

14AAGranting of concessions in wildlife sanctuaries, wildlife refuges, and wildlife management reserves

  1. The Minister may, in accordance with Part 3B of the Conservation Act 1987, grant a concession in respect of any wildlife sanctuary, wildlife refuge, or wildlife management reserve held or managed by the Minister; and the said Part 3B shall apply as if references in that Part to a conservation area were references to a sanctuary, refuge, or reserve under this Act and with any other necessary modifications.

  2. The Minister may impose a reasonable charge for the use of any facilities (other than a path or track) provided by the Minister in or in respect of any such sanctuary, refuge, or reserve.

  3. Any person who, in accordance with any concession or other consent of the Minister,—

  4. has erected any structure or facility in any sanctuary, refuge, or reserve; or
    1. uses for camping sites or for parking places for vehicles any part of any sanctuary, refuge, or reserve; or
      1. carries on any activity in any sanctuary, refuge, or reserve—
        1. may, subject to the relevant conservation management strategy or conservation management plan (if any) and the terms and conditions (if any) of the concession document or other consent concerned, impose a reasonable charge in respect of the carrying on or products of the activity.

        2. Nothing in this section authorises any person to do anything on or in respect of any private land.

        Notes
        • Section 14AA: inserted, on , by section 3(1) of the Wildlife Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 2).