Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Governor may
by notice published in the Gazette —
(a)
dedicate any Crown land to the purposes of this Act; and
(b)
cancel any dedication of land made under this subsection,
but may only do so on
the recommendation of the Minister and after the Minister has consulted with
the Ministers to whom the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997
and the administration of the Mining Act 1978 are for the time being
respectively committed by the Governor.
(2) While any land
remains dedicated under subsection (1), that land is not to be disposed of
otherwise than under the Land Administration Act 1997 as read with subsection
(3).
(3) The Minister to
whom the administration of the Land Administration Act 1997 is for the time
being committed by the Governor may dispose of land dedicated under subsection
(1) —
(a) to
the Authority; or
(b) with
the consent of the Authority, to a person other than the Authority,
and any such
disposition is to be taken to have been effected under that Act.
(4) When land is
disposed of under the Land Administration Act 1997 as read with subsection
(3), it ceases to be dedicated under subsection (1).
(5) Any land —
(a) that
has ceased to be dedicated under subsection (1); but
(b) that
has not been disposed of under the Land Administration Act 1997 as read with
subsection (3),
is to be taken to be
Crown land.
[Section 21 amended: No. 31 of 1997 s. 141.]
[ 22. Deleted: No. 13 of 2023 s. 291.]