National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2003 (NSW)

National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2003 No 24

An Act to transfer certain State forest land to the national park estate; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2003.

2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 July 2003.

3 Definitions In this Act: NPW Minister means the Minister administering Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 4 of 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) subject to section 6, lands described in Schedule 2, (c) lands described in Schedule 3. (2) Any notices under section 25A of the Forestry Act 1916 that set apart, as flora reserves, 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 flora reserves situated (or partly situated) within the lands referred to in that subsection. (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.