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Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.
(a) to revoke the status of certain lands as flora reserve under the Forestry
Act 1916, and
(b)
to revoke the dedication of certain lands as State forest (including part
of a national forest) under the Forestry Act 1916.
Once the provisions of the Bill have come into force, the lands affected by
the Bill will be available for addition to national parks.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on a day or
days to be appointed by proclamation.
Clause 3 abolishes the flora reserves known as Kerripit Beech, Fenwicks
Scrub, Norfolk Falls, Warung Tops and Jemmys Creek.
Clause 4 revokes the dedication, as State forest, of parts of the State forests
known as Mebbin, Barrington Tops, Doyles River and Warung.
Schedule 1
Notices setting apart areas of State forest as
flora reserve
This Schedule specifies the notices, setting apart areas of State forest as flora
reserve, that are to be revoked by the proposed Act.
Schedule 2
Areas currently dedicated as State forest
This Schedule specifies the areas whose dedication as State forest is revoked
by the proposed Act. The areas include an area declared to be national forest.
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