Greater Sydney Parklands Trust Act 2022 (NSW)

Greater Sydney Parklands Trust Act 2022 No 9

An Act to establish the Greater Sydney Parklands Trust and to provide for the management of the Greater Sydney Parklands Trust estate; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Greater Sydney Parklands Trust Act 2022.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Objects The objects of this Act are as follows— (a) to maintain and improve the parklands estate across Greater Sydney and ensure the parklands estate is effectively managed and operated to deliver world-class and ecologically sustainable parklands for the public, (b) to enable the Greater Sydney Parklands Trust to facilitate a connection to Country for First Nations peoples that— (i) recognises and conserves First Nations peoples' cultural heritage and values through the use of the parklands estate, and (ii) establishes long-term and mutually beneficial partnerships that give effect to the ongoing relationships of First Nations peoples with Country, (c) to ensure the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage values of the parklands estate and the protection of the environment within the parklands estate, (d) to advocate for a long-term vision to achieve the outcome of quality parklands across Greater Sydney, particularly connectivity of green corridors and public access to open space, (e) to encourage the use and enjoyment of the parklands estate by the community by promoting and increasing the recreational, historical, scientific, educational, cultural and environmental values of lands within the parklands estate, (f) to ensure the parklands estate may be used by the community in a way that is adaptive and recognises and responds to the diverse needs of the community, (g) to provide increased opportunity for community engagement to shape regionally significant parklands in response to diverse community needs.