National Parks Act 1980

Financial provisions

57: Application of revenue from national parks

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"How the money from national park visits is used to maintain and improve parks"

When you visit a national park, the money you pay for things like entry fees or camping goes to the government. This money is put into special bank accounts. The Minister in charge of national parks decides how to use this money. They can use it to buy new land for parks, rent land, look after the parks, make them better, or study them. They can also use it to teach people about national parks.

Sometimes, people give money to the national parks as a gift or in their will. If they say the money should be used for something specific or in a certain park, the government must use it that way. They can't use it for anything else.

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Part 6Financial provisions

57Application of revenue from national parks

All money received by way of rent, penalties, fee, fines, royalties, donations, subsidies, or otherwise under this Act shall be paid in accordance with the Public Finance Act 1989 into a Crown Bank Account, the Department's Departmental Bank Account, or a Trust Bank Account and applied, as directed by the Minister, in purchasing, taking on lease, managing, administering, maintaining, protecting, improving, or developing national parks, conducting research into matters related to national parks, or for educational purposes associated with national parks, or otherwise in carrying out the objects of this Act.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where any money has been received under this Act by way of gift or bequest and the person who gave or bequeathed the money has directed that the money shall be used for any particular purpose or purposes or in any particular park or parks, that money shall be applied only in accordance with those directions.

Notes

Section 57(1): amended, on 25 January 2005, pursuant to section 83(7) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).
Section 57(1): amended, on 1 July 1989, by section 86(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).