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Land (Revocation of Reservations) Bill
2007
Introduction Print
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Clause Notes
Clause 1 sets out the purposes of the Bill to provide for the revocation of
reservations relating to the bed and banks of Lake Condah in
order to transfer that land to the Gunditjmara people, and relating
to certain lands at South Melbourne, Daylesford and Beechworth.
The Bill also provides for the revocation of a Crown grant of the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum land at South Melbourne and
the revocation of a Crown grant for benevolent asylum purposes
at Beechworth. The Bill provides that the revocations of the
reservations for the lands at Daylesford and Beechworth are
necessary to facilitate the sale of these lands.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the Act on the day after the
day on which the Act receives Royal Assent.
Clause 3 provides for the revocation of a permanent public purposes
reservation relating to the bed and banks of Lake Condah.
Clause 4 provides for the revocation of a permanent reservation as a site
for a Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum and Crown Grant relating
to land at Cecil Street, South Melbourne. The Roman Catholic
Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of Melbourne ceases to be a
trustee of the land.
Clause 5 provides for the revocation of a permanent reservation as a site
for an asylum relating to land at East Street, Daylesford.
Clause 6 provides for the revocation of a permanent reservation and
Crown Grant for benevolent asylum relating to former
Beechworth hospital land.
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Clause 7 provides for what happens when a reservation is revoked in that
on the revocation of an Order in Council reserving land this has
the effect of deeming the land to be unalienated land of the
Crown. Any regulations under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act
1978 or appointment of a committee of management relating to
that land are also revoked.
Clause 8 requires the Registrar of Titles to make amendments to the land
titles register that will be necessary due to the operation of the
Act.
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