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                 VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION AGREEMENT

               Dated the                    day of                            20


BETWEEN:       << of <<



AND:           Noosa Shire Council of 9 Pelican Street Tewantin in the State of
               Queensland



BACKGROUND
A.     The Council and the Owner acknowledge the importance of the conservation of nature
       in Noosa Shire.

B.     The Council and Owner further acknowledge that the participation of private
       landowners is essential to the protection of biological diversity, including native flora
       and fauna and their habitats.

C.     The Council seeks to facilitate the protection of environmentally significant areas on
       private properties within the region, and is prepared to support property owners to
       achieve this.

D.     The Owner wishes to make a contribution to biodiversity conservation in Noosa Shire
       by entering into a formal arrangement with the Council for the protection of the
       conservation values of the Owner’s Property.

E.     This Agreement is in relation to the management of the Conservation Area.

THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS
1.     Definitions

       ‘Council’ means Noosa Shire Council.

       ‘Covenant’ means the covenant pursuant to Section 97A(3)(b)(i) of the Land Title Act
       1994 entered into by the Council and the Owner on or about the date of this
       agreement which is to be registered on the title to the Property.

       ‘EMP’ means the Environmental Management Plan for the Conservation Area entered
       into by the Council and the Owner in accordance with this agreement as amended
       from time to time.

       ‘Expert’ means the person who the parties appoint for the purposes of clauses 3.6 &
       3.7.

       ‘Conservation Area’ means that part of the Property which is subject to the Covenant.

       ‘Owner’ means <<< the registered proprietor, in fee simple of the Property.




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