National Parks Act 1980

Control and management of national parks - Powers of Minister

51: Farming within parks

You could also call this:

"Rules for allowing farming in some parts of national parks"

This law is about farming in national parks. It says that some parts of a national park can be used for farming or grazing animals if it's good for the public. These are areas that should keep being farmed or grazed.

The Minister, who is in charge of national parks, can allow people to use these farming areas. They do this by giving out special permissions called concessions. But the Minister can only do this if it follows the plan for managing the park.

The Minister uses a rule called section 49 to give out these concessions. This rule tells them how to do it properly.

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50: Accommodation within parks, or

"Rules for staying overnight in national parks"

51A: Other activities in parks, or

"The Minister can allow activities in parks if they follow the rules"

Part 5Control and management of national parks
Powers of Minister

51Farming within parks

This section applies to farming land and grazing land that, in the public interest, should continue to be farmed or grazed.
The Minister may, in accordance with the management plan for the park, grant concessions under section 49 over any part of the park that is land to which this section applies.

Notes

Section 51: replaced, on 1 July 1996, by section 7 of the National Parks Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 4).