Crown Lands Act 1976

Subject to this Act, the managing authority for any Crown land reserved as a public reserve – for which there is a management plan is to manage that land in accordance with that management plan; or for which there is not a management plan is to manage that land – in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which the land was reserved as a public reserve; and having regard to the management objectives specified in Schedule 4.

For the purpose of discharging its functions in relation to any Crown land reserved as a public reserve, a managing authority may do, or arrange for the doing of, such things as it considers necessary, including the erection or construction of any works and the purchase or other acquisition of any articles or other things.

Without prejudice to the generality of subsections (1) and (2), the powers conferred by those subsections are taken to include power to – provide and maintain facilities and conveniences for the use or benefit of persons resorting to Crown land reserved as a public reserve, and charge for the use of those facilities or conveniences; and sell or let on hire to, or otherwise provide for the use of, those persons, goods and other articles and things; and obtain and use for the purpose of the exercise of its powers under this section any produce of, or materials in, Crown land reserved as a public reserve; and make arrangements with any other person for the doing of anything referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

The arrangements referred to in subsection (3)(d) may be arrangements pursuant to which any person has the right or obligation to do any of the things referred to in that subsection, and those arrangements may provide for the furnishing of consideration in respect of the giving of that right or the imposition of that obligation.