Crown Land Management Act 2016.

Subject

Land & soil, Water

Keyword

Lease Environmental planning Enforcement/compliance Zoning Indigenous peoples Traditional rights/customary rights Transfer Land tenure Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Cultural heritage Policy/planning Freshwater resources management Water rights

Geographical area

Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific

Abstract

This Act, consisting of 136 sections divided into thirteen Parts and completed by eight Schedules, establishes the requirements to manage Crown land within the territory of New South Wales. The objects of this Act are: provide for the ownership, use and management of the Crown land of New South Wales; provide clarity concerning the law applicable to Crown land; require environmental, social, cultural heritage and economic considerations to be taken into account in decision-making about Crown land; provide for the consistent, efficient, fair and transparent management of Crown land for the benefit of the people; facilitate the use of Crown land by the Aboriginal people of New South Wales because of the spiritual, social, cultural and economic importance of land to Aboriginal people and, where appropriate, to enable the co-management of dedicated or reserved Crown land; provide for the management of Crown land having regard to the principles of Crown land management.

Full text

English

Website

www6.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Repeals

Crown Lands Act 1989.

Legislation | Australia | 1989 (2016)

Keyword: Public land, Lease, Ownership, Land tenure, Transfer, Right of use, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Land-use planning, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Crown Lands (Continued Tenures) Act 1989.

Legislation | Australia | 1989 (2013)

Keyword: Land tenure, Public land, Lease

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No. 17).

Legislation | Australia | 2017 (2017)

Keyword: Lease, Environmental planning, Enforcement/compliance, Zoning, Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights, Transfer, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No. 5.

Legislation | Australia | 2020

Keyword: Hazards, Subsidy/incentive, Financing, Social protection, Energy conservation/energy production, Inspection, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Community management, Concession, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX