An Act to revoke the dedications as State forests of certain areas of the Richmond Range National Forest and the Orara National Forest.
1 Name of Act
This Act may be cited as the Forestry (State Forest Revocation) Act 1978.
2 Commencement
(1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act.(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.
3 Revocation of dedications as State forests of certain areas of national forests
The dedications as State forests of those areas of national forests specified in Schedules 1 and 2 are revoked.
4 Land in Schedule 1
The land specified in Schedule 1 is vested in the Water Resources Commission for an estate in fee simple in possession, freed and discharged from all trusts, obligations, estates, interests, contracts, charges, rates, rights-of-way or other easements whatsoever, but subject to the reservation to the Crown of any minerals, within the meaning of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913, which that land may contain.
5 Land in Schedule 2
(1) The land specified in Schedule 2 is Crown lands within the meaning of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913.(2) A permit granted under the Forestry Act 1916, in respect of land within a State forest or flora reserve to occupy the land for any purpose approved by the Forestry Commission constituted under that Act and specified in the permit in force on the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) in respect of any part of the land specified in Schedule 2 shall:(a) on that day be deemed to be a permission to occupy Crown lands granted under section 136K of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913,(b) continue for the unexpired balance of the term for which it was granted under the Forestry Act 1916, and until terminated pursuant to the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913, and(c) continue subject to the same conditions and limitations as those subject to which it was granted under the Forestry Act 1916, unless varied pursuant to the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913.
Schedule 1
(Sections 3, 4)
All those pieces or parcels of land (3) situated in the Parish of Babyil, County of Rous and the State of New South Wales, being parts of Richmond Range State Forest No 610 (No 1 Extension) dedicated by proclamation in the Government Gazette of 30 July 1920, being also parts of Richmond Range National Forest No 16 notified in the Government Gazette of 21 February 1941, as delineated on plan catalogued Ms 4947 Gfn R in the Crown Lands Office and having an area of about 86.68 hectares.Schedule 2
(Sections 3, 5)
All that pieces or parcels of land (3) situated in the Parish of Moonee, County of Fitzroy and the State of New South Wales, being parts of Orara East State Forest No 536 dedicated by proclamation in the Government Gazette of 3 August 1917, being also parts of Orara National Forest No 8 notified in the Government Gazette of 8 July 1938, surveyed as portions 351, 352 and 353 as shown on plans catalogued F4459–1810, F4466–1810 and F4467–1810 in the Crown Lands Office and having an area of about 92.33 hectares exclusive of road.