New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CROWN LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 3.16

3.16 Application of proceeds of managed Crown land

(1) The net amount of the proceeds of dedicated or reserved Crown land managed by a Crown land manager must be applied by the manager for a permitted purpose for the land.

(2) A Crown land manager of more than one area of dedicated or reserved Crown land may pool the net amount of the proceeds for some or all of those areas and apply the pooled funds for any permitted purpose for any of those areas.

(3) Each of the following is a
"permitted purpose" for land-

(a) the purpose of making improvements to the land,

(b) the purpose of purchasing, leasing or acquiring an easement over land under section 3.28A,

(c) the purpose of preparing plans of management (whether under Division 3.6 or the Local Government Act 1993 ) or other plans (as required or permitted by the Minister under section 3.41) for land managed by the Crown land manager,

(d) any other purpose referred to in section 2.12 that applies to the land.

(4) This section applies except to the extent that any of the following provide differently-

(a) the manager’s appointment instrument,

(b) the Crown land management rules,

(c) the regulations,

(d) a plan of management under Division 3.6 for the land.

(5) In this section-

"proceeds" of dedicated or reserved Crown land means any amounts received by a Crown land manager from sales, leases, easements, licences or other dealings with the land or as compensation for the compulsory acquisition of the land (whether wholly or partly).