New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WESTERN LANDS ACT 1901 - SECT 2

2 Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are as follows:

(a) to establish an appropriate system of land tenure for the Western Division, and to facilitate new land uses and development opportunities for land in the Western Division,

(b) to regulate the manner in which land in the Western Division may be dealt with,

(c) to provide for the establishment of a formal access network, by means of roads and rights of way, in the Western Division,

(d) to establish the rights and responsibilities of lessees and other persons with respect to the use of land in the Western Division,

(e) to ensure that land in the Western Division is used in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development referred to in section 6 (2) of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 ,

(f) to promote the social, economic and environmental interests of the Western Division, having regard to both the indigenous and non-indigenous cultural heritage of the Western Division,

(g) to make other provision for the effective integration of land administration and natural resource management in the Western Division.