Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2024 - REG 169

169 Invitation for expressions of interest

(1) The chief executive may invite expressions of interest for entering into the commercial activity agreement for conducting a commercial activity in a protected area, or part of a protected area, from—

(a) only the holders of a commercial activity permit for the activity for the area or part; or

(b) the members of the public the chief executive considers would be interested in submitting an expression of interest for the agreement.

(2) The invitation must be made in the way the chief executive considers appropriate having regard to the need to ensure the invitees—

(a) are made aware that the process is being conducted; and

(b) have enough time to submit an appropriate expression of interest.

(3) The invitation must state the following—

(a) the commercial activity and the protected area, or part of the protected area, that will be the subject of the agreement;

(b) if the commercial activity is a prescribed commercial activity for the area or part—

(i) the commercial activity is a prescribed commercial activity for the area or part; and

(ii) that the chief executive may authorise a prescribed commercial activity in the area or part only under a commercial activity agreement;

(c) if the expression of interest process is open only to the holders of a commercial activity permit for the activity for the area or part—that only those holders may submit an expression of interest for the agreement;

(d) how the expression of interest may be submitted to the chief executive;

(e) the day and time by which the expression of interest must be submitted to the chief executive;

(f) that a fee is payable for submitting the expression of interest, and the amount of the fee stated in schedule 8 ;

(g) that details of each of the following are available at a stated place—

(i) the matters the chief executive will consider to decide whether to enter into the agreement;

(ii) any proposed conditions of the agreement that are likely to impact the conducting of the activity under the agreement.