Forestry Revocation and National Parks Reservation Act 1983 (NSW)

Forestry Revocation and National Parks Reservation Act 1983 No 37

An Act to revoke certain dedications of State forests and parts of State forests (including part of a national forest) and certain flora reserves and to reserve the lands the subject of those revocations as national parks or parts of national parks.

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Forestry Revocation and National Parks Reservation Act 1983.

2 Revocation of certain State forests, including part of the Nightcap National Forest The dedications as State forests or parts of State forests of the lands described in Schedule 1, including part of the Nightcap National Forest, are revoked.

3 Revocation of certain other State forests The dedications as State forests or parts of State forests of the lands described in Schedule 2 are revoked.

4 Revocation of flora reserves The notices described in Schedule 3 are revoked.

5 Reservation of lands as national parks or as parts of national parks (1) The lands described in Schedule 1 are reserved as a national park to be known as the "Nightcap National Park". (2) The lands described in Part 1 of Schedule 2 are reserved as a national park to be known as the "Washpool National Park". (3) The lands described in Part 2 of Schedule 2 are reserved as part of the Border Ranges National Park. (4) The land described in Part 3 of Schedule 2 is reserved as part of the New England National Park.

6 Ancillary provisions Schedule 4 has effect.

Schedule 1 (Sections 2, 5 (1))

Nightcap National Park

Goonimbar State Forest

(including part of Nightcap National Forest) All that piece or parcel of land containing about 3 197 hectares situate in the Shire of Tweed and the City of Lismore, Parishes of Gooninbar, Terania and Whian Whian, County of Rous, being the balance of Goonimbar State Forest No 344, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 23 February 1917 (being also part of Nightcap National Forest No 2, notified in the Gazette of 23 October 1936) and Extensions Nos 1 and 2 thereto, dedicated by proclamations published in the Gazettes of 4 July 1952 and 8 May 1970, respectively.