Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00685:reg:4:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2008C00685
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 11/32)
Character Range: 71601–74395

1.44 (11) (a) (iii) and 1.44 (12) (a) (iv) describe access rights for standard tourism operations in relation to gamefishing.

 (2) A relevant permission to conduct gamefishing in the Planning Area will not preclude the conduct by the holder of the permission of other permitted tourism activities in the Planning Area.

 (3) If the Authority suspects that the permissions mentioned in subclause (2) are being abused (for example, operations entering the Planning Area with little or no association with gamefishing activities), it may:
 (a) take administrative action to limit access to the Planning Area by permission holders; or
 (b) amend this Plan to manage gamefishing in more detail.

1.47 Tourism permissions that are capped

 (1) The Authority will not grant a new permission for a person to conduct a regional tourism operation, other than under clause 1.48.

 (2) The Authority will not grant a new permission for a person to conduct a long range roving operation.

Note 1   The Regulations provide for when a relevant permission ceases to be in force for the purposes of applications for further permissions.
Note 2   See the definition of new permission in Schedule 9.

1.48 Granting new permissions for regional tour operations

 (1) The Authority will grant up to 20 new permissions for persons to conduct regional tour operations.

 (2) A permission mentioned in subclause (1) may permit a regional tour operation to have daily access to the Planning Area without a booking.

 (3) An operation under a permission mentioned in subclause (1) must comply with, and is not eligible for exemption from, the booking requirements and limits that apply to Sensitive Locations.

Note   The booking limits for Sensitive Locations are set out in Schedule 5.

 (4) Five of the permissions mentioned in subclause (1) may only be granted to persons who are traditional owners in respect of any site or area located in the Planning Area. This will provide opportunities for traditional owners to be involved in tourism in the Planning Area.

 (5) Five of the permissions mentioned in subclause (1) are reserved for tourism operations that operate predominantly from the Cooktown/Bloomfield area, and the Authority intends that the following matters will apply in relation to their allocation:
 (a) the permissions will initially be issued with a 1 year expiry date (the first permission);
 (b) the holder of a first permission who applies under the Regulations for a further permission of the same kind in relation to the carrying on of the same activity in the same area (to replace the first permission) will be assessed as to:
 (i) whether the holder has established the permitted tourism operation; and
 (ii) whether the holder has operated the tourism operation on a regular basis;
 (c)