Section 358 — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Restriction on disposal of Director’s interests in Commonwealth reserves

(1) The Director must not sell or otherwise dispose of a usage right the Director holds in relation to land, sea or seabed in a Commonwealth reserve. (2) However, the Director may grant a lease or sub-lease of, or a licence relating to, land or seabed in a Commonwealth reserve, but only in accordance with a management plan in operation for the reserve. (3) Despite subsection (1), the Director may surrender a lease of land or seabed within a Commonwealth reserve in consideration of the grant to the Director of a new lease of land or seabed that includes that land or seabed. (4) The Lands Acquisition Act 1989 does not apply to the grant or surrender of a lease or sub-lease under this section. (5) This section has effect despite any law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.