New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CROWN LAND MANAGEMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 4.4

4.4 Certain land may be declared to be Crown land

(1) This section applies to any of the following land even if it was acquired before this section's commencement--

(a) land acquired by compulsory process for any public purpose and vested in a Minister on behalf of the Crown by or under the authority of an Act,

(b) land acquired by or on behalf of the Crown by gift or in any other way,

(c) land acquired by compulsory process and vested in a public authority (or acquired by or vested in a public authority in any other way) by or under the authority of an Act,

(d) land acquired by a Crown land manager in the capacity of the Crown land manager of dedicated or reserved Crown land (including if it is acquired by or transferred to the manager under section 14 of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013 ).

(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare the land to be Crown land.

(3) A declaration may--

(a) be limited to the surface of the land or to the surface and a stated depth below the surface, and

(b) contain provisions relating to the discontinuation or continuation of any interests affecting the land.

(4) A declaration cannot be made in relation to land vested in or acquired by or on behalf of a public authority without the consent of the public authority.

(5) Land declared to be Crown land under this section becomes Crown land.

Note : See section 1.10 (When land becomes Crown land because of this Act).