Crown Land Management Act 2016

This section applies to a local council that has an ongoing need to enter Crown land to carry out work of the kind referred to in section 191A (Power of entry—construction and maintenance of water supply, sewerage and stormwater drainage works) of the Local Government Act 1993.

The local council must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware that it needs access on an ongoing basis, ask the Minister to create an easement for access to the Crown land to carry out the work it needs to carry out.

The local council must provide the Minister with any information that the Minister requires concerning the proposed easement (including the work it needs to carry out).

Without limiting section 5.47, the Minister must grant the easement if the Minister is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so.

This section does not limit the powers of a local council under section 191A of the Local Government Act 1993.