(1) A lease of land in
the River reserve within the meaning of the Swan and Canning Rivers
Management Act 2006 that —
(a) was
entered into under the Marine and Harbours Act 1981 section 12; and
(b) is
in effect immediately before the commencement day,
has effect on and
after that day as if it had been entered into by the Swan River Trust under
the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006 instead of the Minister under
the Marine and Harbours Act 1981 section 12.
(2) The Registrar of
Titles is to take notice of this provision and is empowered to record and
register in the appropriate manner any necessary documents, and otherwise to
give effect to this provision.
(3) The operation of
this provision and the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006 section 11
is not to be regarded —
(a) as a
breach of contract or confidence or otherwise as a civil wrong;
(b) as a
breach of any contractual provision prohibiting, restricting or regulating the
assignment or transfer of property, rights or liabilities or the disclosure of
information;
(c) as
giving rise to any remedy by a party to an instrument or as causing or
permitting the termination of any instrument, because of a change in the
beneficial or legal ownership of any property, right or liability;
(d) as
causing any contract or other instrument to be void or otherwise
unenforceable; or
(e) as
releasing or allowing the release of any surety.