SUBDIVISION ACT 1988 - SECT 20 What must the Council do with public open space?

SUBDIVISION ACT 1988 - SECT 20

    (1)     A Council must set aside for public open space any land which is vested in the Council for that purpose.

S. 20(2) substituted by No. 48/1991 s. 16(1).

    (2)     The Council must use any payment towards public open space it receives under this Act or has received under section 569B(8A) of the Local Government Act 1958 but has not applied under subsection (8C) of that section or the proceeds of any sale of public open space to—

        (a)     buy land for use for public recreation or public resort, as parklands or for similar purposes; or

        (b)     improve land already set aside, zoned or reserved (by the Council, the Crown, a planning scheme or otherwise) for use for public recreation or public resort, as parklands or for similar purposes; or

S. 20(2)(c) amended by No. 9/2020 s. 390(Sch.  1 item 97).

        (c)     with the approval of the Minister administering the Local Government Act 2020 , improve land (whether set aside on a plan or not) used for public recreation or   public resort, as parklands or for similar purposes.

S. 20(3) repealed by No. 48/1991 s. 16(2).

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    (4)     Public open space can be used for municipal purposes in accordance with the planning scheme, or sold only if the Council has provided for replacement public open space.

S. 20(5) inserted by No. 7/2018 s. 18.

    (5)     This section does not apply in relation to any land that is specified in an approved infrastructure contributions plan as land to be set aside as public open space.

S. 20A inserted by No. 47/1989 s. 12(3).