South Australian Consolidated Acts

RECREATIONAL GREENWAYS ACT 2000 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"access agreement" means an agreement under Part 4;

"authorised officer" means—

            (a)         a person appointed and holding office as an authorised officer under this Act;

            (b)         a forest warden under the Forestry Act 1950 ;

            (c)         a warden under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 ;

            (d)         a member of the South Australian police force;

"council" means a council under the Local Government Act 1999 ;

"cycling" does not include the use of a motor cycle;

"dedicated land" means land (not being land granted in fee simple) dedicated for any purpose by or under the Crown Lands Act 1929 or any other Act;

"greenway" means—

            (a)         land set aside as a trail under this Act for recreational walking, cycling, horse riding, skating or other similar purpose and includes—

                  (i)         land established as a camping ground; and

                  (ii)         land on which a hut, hostel or other facility is established,

for use in conjunction with such a trail; and

            (b)         part of such a trail or of land referred to in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii);

"land" includes a legal or equitable interest in land;

"pastoral lease" means a pastoral lease granted under the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 ;

"private land" means all land that is not public land;

"public land" means land that is—

            (a)         dedicated land; or

            (b)         unalienated land of the Crown; or

            (c)         vested in or under the care, control or management of a Minister, agency or instrumentality of the Crown on behalf of the Crown; or

            (d)         held from the Crown under a pastoral lease or under a licence; or

            (e)         vested in or under the care, control or management of a council;

"skating" means roller-skating, skateboarding or in-line skating.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act—

            (a)         public land held from the Crown under a pastoral lease or a licence will be taken to be vested in the Minister, agent or instrumentality of the Crown that is a party to the lease or licence on behalf of the Crown;

            (b)         the owner of private land that is subject to a lease or agreement to purchase under the Crown Lands Act 1929 will be taken to be the Minister for the time being administering that Act.