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FORESTRY ACT 1959 - SECT 32

32 Land for tourist purposes or use as road

(1) A regulation may revoke, in whole or in part, the setting apart and declaration of land as a State forest or timber reserve.

(2) In recommending the Governor in Council make the regulation, the Minister must—

(a) be satisfied, having regard to the purposes of this Act and the public interest, it is desirable to make land in the State forest or timber reserve available for—
(i) providing accommodation or recreational facilities for encouraging or promoting the tourist industry; or
(ii) opening as a road, or applying the land for use as a road, for public use; and
(b) have regard to access and other matters relating to the proper management of the remaining land in the State forest or timber reserve.

(3) Land excluded from a State forest or timber reserve under subsection (1)—

(a) is unallocated State land; and
(b) must be dealt with in a way consistent with the purpose for which the land was excluded.


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