National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2018 (NSW)

National Park Estate (Reservations) Act 2018 No 57

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 2018.

2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2019.

3 Definitions (1) 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 2012 (or under the former Forestry Act 1916 or the former Forestry Act 1909) as a State forest, being a dedication that is in force.

Note— The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act. (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 Schedules 1, 2 and 3 is revoked on 1 January 2019. (2) Any notices under section 18 of the Forestry Act 2012 (or 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 on the date the dedication is revoked, but only to the extent to which they relate to special management zones, or parts of special management zones, situated within the lands referred to in that subsection. (3) Any notices under section 16 of the Forestry Act 2012 (or 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 on the date the dedication is revoked, but only to the extent to which they relate to flora reserves, or parts of flora reserves, situated within the lands referred to in that subsection.