Reserves Act 1977

Financial provisions

84: Minister may authorise diversion of money

You could also call this:

"The Minister can use reserve money for a different reserve with permission"

The Minister can decide to use money meant for one reserve for another reserve instead. You need to know that the Minister must get written consent from the group managing the reserve first. The Minister can use the money to manage, administer, maintain, protect, improve, or develop another reserve.

The Minister can also use the money to buy or lease land for a reserve, or for a conservation covenant. This can happen for a certain period of time, and the money must be used for the purposes of another reserve. The Minister makes these decisions with the written consent of the administering body.

If a reserve is not managed by a group, the Minister can decide on their own how to use the money. The Minister can use the money for the purposes already mentioned, like managing another reserve or buying land. The Minister has the sole discretion to make these decisions.

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83: Application of proceeds from exchange, or

"What happens to the money from a land swap"

85: Minister may authorise expenditure of money on land that is not a reserve, or

"Minister can approve spending money on non-reserve land with owner's agreement"

Part 4Financial provisions

84Minister may authorise diversion of money

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Part, the Minister may, with the written consent of the administering body—
direct that any money received, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, in respect of that reserve be applied in managing, administering, maintaining, protecting, improving, and developing any other specified reserve or for the acquisition or taking on lease of land for the purpose of a reserve, whether as an addition to that reserve or not, or as consideration for a conservation covenant; or
direct that any money received after the commencement of this Act in respect of any reserve shall be applied as aforesaid for any specified period for the purposes of any other reserve or for the acquisition or leasing of other land as aforesaid or as consideration for any conservation covenant:

provided that where money is received in respect of a reserve which is not under the control and management of an administering body, the Minister may direct that the money be applied for such purposes specified in the foregoing provisions of this section as the Minister in his or her sole discretion directs.

Compare

1953 No 69 s 75
1964 No 108 s 3