Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister may,
subject to this section —
(a)
subdivide, in accordance with the whole or any part of a plan of survey or
sketch plan, and develop Crown land; and
(b)
cause funds to be expended on that development and on marketing, planning,
surveying and related activities for the purposes of any such subdivision and
development.
(2) Without limiting
the generality of subsection (1)(a), the Minister may for the purposes of
that subsection —
(a)
cause any parcel of Crown land to be surveyed into locations or lots; and
(b)
decide on the shape and size of those locations or lots and on the width and
direction of each road within that parcel.
(3) The Minister may,
with the consent of each person having any interest or other right, or a
power, in or over Crown land affected by any proposed subdivision shown in a
plan of survey or sketch plan referred to in subsection (1) to the
extinguishment of that interest, right or power, by order to which that plan
of survey or sketch plan is annexed subdivide that land in accordance with the
whole or any part of that plan of survey or sketch plan.
(4) When a consent
referred to in subsection (3) is given, the Minister may by exercising a
power conferred on him or her by another provision of this Act extinguish the
interest, right or power in respect of which that consent was given.
[(5) deleted]
(6) For the purposes
of this section, the boundaries of Crown land adjoining tidal waters or other
waters are to be limited whenever practicable by straight lines as near to
high water mark as an authorised land officer decides.
[Section 27 amended by No. 38 of 2005
s. 10.]