(1)  The Minister, by notice published in the Gazette , may transfer Crown land specified in the notice to the Academy if –

(a) the Treasurer and the Minister administering the Crown Lands Act 1976 approve that transfer; and

(b) the Academy has agreed to the transfer.

(2)  A notice under subsection (1)  –

(a) takes effect on the day it is published in the Gazette or a later day specified in the notice; and

(b) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

(3)  On the day on which a notice under subsection (1) takes effect, the Crown land specified in the notice vests in the Academy –

(a) subject only to those estates in the land specified in the notice; or

(b) if the notice does not specify that the land vests subject to an estate, free from all encumbrances.

(4)  On the recommendation of the Minister, the Treasurer, by notice in the Gazette , may exempt the Academy from any liability to pay any State charges, taxes or duties specified in the notice in respect of the vesting of land under this section.

(5)  A notice under subsection (4) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .