55—Minister may make declaration in relation to land
(1) The Minister may,
with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for the administration of the
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 , by notice in the Gazette, declare
that—
(a)
provisions of this Part specified in the notice will not apply to specified
Crown land (not being land constituted as a reserve under the
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 ) for a period specified in the
notice (which must be not longer than 2 years); and
(b)
provisions of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 specified in the
notice apply to the specified land, during the specified period, as if it were
a reserve constituted under that Act.
(2) A notice under
this section may not relate to land occupied by a person other than—
(a) the
Minister; or
(b) the
Minister responsible for the administration of the National Parks and
Wildlife Act 1972 .
(3) A notice under
this section may be varied or revoked by subsequent notice in the Gazette made
by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for the
administration of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (and may be
varied so as to extend the specified period beyond 2 years).
(4) A copy of a notice
under this section must—
(a) be
published in a newspaper circulating throughout the State; and
(b)
except in the case of a notice of revocation, be displayed on a sign affixed
on the land the subject of the notice.