New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CROWN LANDS ACT 1989 - SECT 121A

121A Minister may authorise reserve to be used for additional purpose

(1) In this section, "declared purpose" has the same meaning as in section 112A.

(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, authorise a reserve specified in the order to be used for a purpose that is additional to the declared purpose of the reserve.

(3) The Minister may not authorise a reserve to be used for any such additional purpose unless the Minister is satisfied that:

(a) the additional purpose is compatible with the declared purpose of the reserve, and

(b) the use of the reserve for the additional purpose is consistent with the principles of Crown land management, and

(c) it is in the public interest for the reserve to be used for the additional purpose.

(4) The Minister is to consult the following persons or bodies before making an order under this section in relation to a reserve:

(a) the person or body managing the affairs of the reserve trust (if any) appointed as trustee for the reserve,

(b) if the reserve is being used or occupied by, or is being administered by, a government agency-the Minister to whom that agency is responsible.

(5) Failure to comply with subsection (4) does not affect the validity of the order.

(6) An order under this section may relate to any number of reserves or to a specified group of reserves.