19Report in relation to use of public conservation land

1. If a project area includes public conservation land, the Minister must, for a referral application, obtain and consider a report that is prepared by the Director-General of Conservation in accordance with this section.

2. The report must set out—

3. the existing arrangements (whether formal or informal) for the administration, access to, or use of public conservation land within the project area; and
4. advice on the risks to, and potential liabilities of, the Crown that relate to any proposed approvals of the kind described in section 42(4)(e), (f), (l), or (m) (concession, land exchange, or access arrangement); and
5. if the referral application was required to include information under paragraph (q) or (r) of section 13(4), advice on the matters set out in the applicable paragraph.

6. The report content required by subsection (2)(a) and (b) must be prepared by the Director-General of Conservation in consultation with every owner, administrator, or manager of the land who is not the Crown.