National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Adjustment of Areas) Act 2010 (NSW)

An Act to amend the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 to revoke the reservation of certain land currently reserved as part of Beni State Conservation Area and Gwydir River State Conservation Area.

1Name of Act

This Act is the National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Adjustment of Areas) Act 2010.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

Schedule 1Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 No 80

Insert before Schedule 3:

Schedule 2Revocation of reservation or dedication of certain landPart 1Revocations under the National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Adjustment of Areas) Act 20101Revocation in Beni State Conservation Area(1)

The reservation under this Act as state conservation area of land within Lot 2, DP 1155597, being part of Beni State Conservation Area, is revoked.

(2)

On the revocation of the reservation as state conservation area of land described in subclause (1), that land is vested in Dubbo City Council for an estate in fee simple, freed and discharged from all trusts, obligations, estates, interests, rights of way or other easements.

2Revocation in Gwydir River State Conservation Area(1)

The reservation under this Act as state conservation area of land within Lot 3, DP 1156300, being part of Gwydir River State Conservation Area, is revoked.

(2)

On the revocation of the reservation as state conservation area of land described in subclause (1), that land is vested in the State Water Corporation for an estate in fee simple, freed and discharged from all trusts, obligations, estates, interests, rights of way or other easements.

(3)

The revocation and vesting referred to in this clause do not have effect until a day appointed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

(4)

The Minister must not publish a notice under subclause (3) unless other land has been transferred into the national park estate as compensation for the excision of the land described in subclause (1) (being other land that is, in the opinion of the Minister, of equal or greater conservation value).

(5)

For the purposes of subclause (4), the national park estate comprises land reserved under this Act or land acquired by the Minister under Part 11 of this Act for the purposes of its reservation under this Act.

Schedule 2Amendment of Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994 No 45

Omit “or the National Parks and Wildlife (Adjustment of Areas) Act 2006,” from section 104A (1) (a).

Insert instead “, the National Parks and Wildlife (Adjustment of Areas) Act 2006 or Schedule 2 to the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974,”.