Forest Management Act 2013

Land that was State forest under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement of this Act and was dedicated as a forest reserve, under the repealed Act, specified in column 1 in the table set out at the end of this Schedule, and indicated by heavy black lines in the relevant CPR Plan listed in column 2 of that table, comprising the area specified in column 3 of that table –

ceases to be dedicated as a forest reserve; and

ceases to be dedicated as State forest; and

is declared to be reserved land in the class of regional reserve or conservation area, within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 2002, as specified in column 4 of that table and is taken to have been so declared under section 11 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002.

Land declared as reserved land under subclause (1)(c) is given the name listed in column 5 of the table set out at the end of this Schedule and is taken to have been so named under section 19 of the Nature Conservation Act 2002.

Any lease, licence, permit, easement or other authority in existence and entered into before the commencement of this Act in relation to land specified in column 1 of the table set out at the end of this Schedule, and identified by the CPR Plan listed in column 2 of that table, remains in force until it expires or is surrendered, released, discharged or terminated.

Any lease, licence, permit, easement or other authority referred to in subclause (1) is to be administered by the responsible Department in relation to the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002.

Any lease, licence or temporary licence granted by the Crown Lands Act 1976, and in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act, continues to have effect as if this Act had not been enacted.

Any contract for the sale of Crown land entered into by the Minister under the Crown Lands Act 1976 and not discharged or otherwise terminated before the commencement of this Act continues to have effect as if this Act had not been enacted.

Any contract, agreement, arrangement or undertaking entered into by the Forestry corporation, and in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act, in relation to land specified in column 1 of the table set out at the end of this Schedule, and identified in the CPR Plan listed in column 2 of that table, remains in force until it expires or is surrendered, released, discharged or terminated.

Any contract, agreement, arrangement or undertaking referred to in subclause (1) is taken to have been entered into with the Crown.