National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act 2010 (NSW)

National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act 2010 No 112

An Act to transfer certain State forest land in the South-Western area to the national park estate; to make provisions with respect to forestry operations in that area; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the National Park Estate (South-Western Cypress Reservations) Act 2010.

2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 January 2011.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act: Crown land has the same meaning as it has 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. relevant date means: (a) in relation to land described in items 1 and 2 of Schedule 2—1 January 2012, or (b) in relation to land described in item 3 of Schedule 2—1 January 2014, or (c) in relation to land described in item 4 of Schedule 2—1 January 2015. South-Western area means the area of the State shown in the map at the end of this section. 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.

South-Western area

Part 2 Land transfers

4 Revocation of State forests (1) The dedication as State forest of: (a) the lands described in Schedules 1, 3 and 6 is revoked on 1 January 2011, and (b) the lands described in Schedule 2 is revoked on the relevant date. (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 on the date the dedication is revoked, 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 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. (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 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. (5) This section has effect in respect of all land below the surface of land described in a Schedule to this Act even if the reservation is limited to a depth of 100 metres below the surface of the land.