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FORESTRY ACT 1959 - SECT 32

32 Land for tourist purposes or use as road

(1) A regulation may revoke, in whole or in part, the setting apart and declaration of land as a State forest or timber reserve.

(2) In recommending the Governor in Council make the regulation, the Minister must--

(a) be satisfied, having regard to the purposes of this Act and the public interest, it is desirable to make land in the State forest or timber reserve available for--
(i) providing accommodation or recreational facilities for encouraging or promoting the tourist industry; or
(ii) opening as a road, or applying the land for use as a road, for public use; and
(b) have regard to access and other matters relating to the proper management of the remaining land in the State forest or timber reserve.

(3) Land excluded from a State forest or timber reserve under subsection (1)--

(a) is unallocated State land; and
(b) must be dealt with in a way consistent with the purpose for which the land was excluded.


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