National Park Estate (Lower Hunter Region Reservations) Act 2006 (NSW)

National Park Estate (Lower Hunter Region Reservations) Act 2006 No 90

An Act to transfer certain State forest and Crown lands to the national park estate; to make provision with respect to special areas under the Hunter Water Act 1991; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the National Park Estate (Lower Hunter Region Reservations) Act 2006.

2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on 1 July 2007, except as otherwise provided by this section. (2) Part 1, sections 12, 13, 15 and 16 and Schedules 8 and 9 commence on 1 January 2007.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act: Crown land has the same meaning as in the Crown Land Management Act 2016. 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. (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

Part 2 Land transfers

4 Revocation of State forests (1) The dedication as State forest of the lands described in Schedule 1 or 4 is revoked. (2) 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. (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 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.