Crown Land Management Act 2016 (NSW)

Crown Land Management Act 2016 No 58

An Act to make provision for the ownership, use and management of the Crown land of New South Wales; to repeal certain legislation consequentially; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

Introductory note— This Part sets out the objects of this Act, defines terms and expressions used in this Act and explains what is (or is not) Crown land. It also provides for the application of this Act and its inter-relationship with other legislation.

Division 1.1 Introduction

1.1 Name of Act This Act is the Crown Land Management Act 2016.

1.2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, except as provided by subsection (2). (2) The following provisions commence on the date of assent to this Act— (a) Division 4.2 (Vesting of Crown land in local councils), (b) section 13.5 (Regulations), (c) Schedule 7 (Savings, transitional and other provisions).

1.3 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are— (a) to provide for the ownership, use and management of the Crown land of New South Wales, and (b) to provide clarity concerning the law applicable to Crown land, and (c) to require environmental, social, cultural heritage and economic considerations to be taken into account in decision-making about Crown land, and (d) to provide for the consistent, efficient, fair and transparent management of Crown land for the benefit of the people of New South Wales, and (e) to facilitate the use of Crown land by the Aboriginal people of New South Wales because of the spiritual, social, cultural and economic importance of land to Aboriginal people and, where appropriate, to enable the co-management of dedicated or reserved Crown land, and (f) to provide for the management of Crown land having regard to the principles of Crown land management.