Crown Land Management Act 2016

The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette (a council vesting notice), vest specified transferable Crown land in a local council if—

the land is wholly located within the local government area of the council, and

the council has agreed, and

for land for which a claim has been made under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983—written consent for the vesting of the land has been given by—

the Local Aboriginal Land Council for the Local Aboriginal Land Council area (as defined in that Act) in which the land is located, and

where the claim is made by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council—the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, and

the Minister is satisfied, after taking into account the criteria prescribed or identified by regulations made for the purposes of subsection (2), that the land is suitable for local use.

The regulations may make provisions for or with respect to the criteria to be applied in determining whether transferable Crown land is suitable for local use.