“backcountry hut means a building that—

• “(a) is located on land that is administered by the Department of Conservation for conservation, recreational, scientific, or other related purposes, including any land administered under any of the following:

  • “(i) the Conservation Act 1987:

  • “(ii) the National Parks Act 1980:

  • “(iii) the Reserves Act 1977; and

• “(b) is intended to provide overnight shelter to any person who may visit and who carries his or her own food, bedding, clothing, and outdoor equipment; and

• “(c) contains only basic facilities, which may include (but are not limited to) any or all of the following:

  • “(i) sleeping platforms or bunks:

  • “(ii) mattresses:

  • “(iii) food preparation surfaces:

  • “(iv) appliances for heating:

  • “(v) appliances for cooking:

  • “(vi) toilets; and

• “(d) has been certified by the Director-General as being in a location that wheelchair users are unlikely to be able to visit; and

• “(e) is intended to be able to sleep—

  • “(i) no more than 20 people in its backcountry hut sleeping area; and

  • “(ii) no more than 40 people in total; and

• “(f) does not contain any connection, except by radiocommunications, to a network utility operator

“backcountry hut sleeping area means the area of a backcountry hut that contains sleeping platforms, bunks, or beds that are—

• “(a) within the same room as a food preparation or eating area; or

• “(b) in a fully enclosed room that is separate from any food preparation or eating area and has—

  • “(i) internal walls that limit the spread of fire; and

  • “(ii) the means of direct egress to outside the hut

“Department of Conservation means the department of State established by section 5 of the Conservation Act 1987

“Director-General has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Conservation Act 1987

“radiocommunications has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989”.