Crown Land Management Act 2016

The following provisions apply in relation to the vesting of land in local councils under the new council transfer provisions during the transitional vesting period—

a reference to transferable Crown land in the new council transfer provisions is to be read as being a reference to prescribed land (as defined in the old council transfer provisions),

the following provisions of this Act apply (and functions are conferred or imposed under them) in relation to the vesting of land under the new council transfer provisions even if they have not commenced—

Part 8 (Native title rights and interests) of this Act,

any other provisions of this Act prescribed by the regulations,

any relevant definitions in Part 1 of this Act, except as provided by paragraph (a).

To avoid doubt, regulations may be made for the purposes of a provision that applies because of subclause (1) (b) even though it has not commenced.