LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 51

LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 51

51 .         Minister’s powers to cancel, change purpose of or otherwise affect reserve

        (1)         Subject to sections 42, 43 and 45, the Minister may by order cancel, change the purpose of, reduce the area of, excise an area from or amend the boundaries of, or the locations or lots comprising, a reserve.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may by order excise an area from a managed reserve (other than a class A reserve or a reserve referred to in section 45(2)) if the Minister considers that the excision is —

            (a)         in the public interest; or

            (b)         necessary for the purposes of a public work.

        (3)         Before acting under subsection (2) in relation to a managed reserve, the Minister must consult the management body of the reserve in accordance with section 46A.

        [Section 51 amended: No. 4 of 2023 s. 24.]