National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2002 (NSW)

National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2002 No 137

An Act to transfer certain State forest and other Crown lands to the national park estate or Aboriginal ownership; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2002.

2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2003.

3 Definitions In this Act: Crown land means Crown land within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2016. NPW Minister means the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. State forest means land dedicated under the Forestry Act 1916 (or under the former Forestry Act 1909) as a State forest, being a dedication that is in force.

Part 2 Land transfers

4 Revocation of State forests and associated flora reserves, special management zones and national forests (1) The dedication as State forest of the following lands is revoked: (a) lands described in Schedule 1, (b) lands described in Schedule 4, (c) land described in Part 1 of Schedule 5. (2) Any notices under section 25A of the Forestry Act 1916 that set apart, as flora reserves, the following areas of State forests are revoked by this Act: (a) areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1), but only to the extent to which they relate to flora reserves situated (or partly situated) within the lands referred to in that subsection, (b) areas of State forests described in Schedule 7. (3) Any notices under section 21A of the Forestry Act 1916 that declare, as special management zones, areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1) are also revoked by this Act, but only to the extent to which they relate to special management zones situated (or partly situated) within the lands referred to in that subsection. (4) Any notifications under section 19A of the Forestry Act 1916 that declare, as national forests, areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1) are also revoked by this Act, but only to the extent to which they relate to national forests or parts of national forests situated within the lands referred to in that subsection.