{"id":"nsw:act-1984-085","name":"Forestry Revocation and National Parks Reservation Act 1984","slug":"forestry-revocation-and-national-parks-reservation-act-1984","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"85 of 1984","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":107615,"registerId":"nsw-act-1984-085-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Forestry Revocation and National Parks Reservation Act 1984](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1984-085).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of parts of certain State forests","content":"#### 2 Revocation of parts of certain State forests\n\n2 Revocation of parts of certain State forests\n\n> The dedications as parts of State forests of the lands described in Schedule 1 are revoked.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of part of a timber reserve","content":"#### 3 Revocation of part of a timber reserve\n\n3 Revocation of part of a timber reserve\n\n> The reservation as part of a timber reserve of the land described in Schedule 2 is revoked.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reservation of lands as parts of national parks","content":"#### 4 Reservation of lands as parts of national parks\n\n4 Reservation of lands as parts of national parks\n\n> > (1) The lands described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 are reserved as part of the Washpool National Park.\n> \n> > (2) The lands described in Part 2 of Schedule 1 are reserved as part of the Dorrigo National Park.\n> \n> > (3) The lands described in Part 3 of Schedule 1 and in Schedule 2 are reserved as parts of the Werrikimbe National Park.\n> \n> > (4) The lands described in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and in Schedule 3 are reserved as parts of the Barrington Tops National Park.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dedication of lands as a nature reserve or as part of a nature reserve","content":"#### 5 Dedication of lands as a nature reserve or as part of a nature reserve\n\n5 Dedication of lands as a nature reserve or as part of a nature reserve\n\n> > (1) The lands described in Part 5 of Schedule 1 are dedicated as a nature reserve to be known as “Mount Hyland Nature Reserve”.\n> \n> > (2) The lands described in Part 6 of Schedule 1 and in Schedule 4 are dedicated as parts of the Mount Seaview Nature Reserve.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ancillary provisions","content":"#### 6 Ancillary provisions\n\n6 Ancillary provisions\n\n> Schedule 5 has effect.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"# Schedule 1\n\nSchedule 1\n\n(Sections 2, 4, 5)","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Addition to Washpool National Park","content":"# Part 1 Addition to Washpool National Park\n\nPart 1 Addition to Washpool National Park\n\nPart Washpool State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 3 860 hectares situate in the Shires of Copmanhurst and Severn, Parishes of Albert and Plevna, County of Drake, being part of Washpool State Forest No 355, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 2nd March, 1917, part of No 1 Extension thereto and part of No 3 Extension thereto, dedicated by proclamations in the Gazettes of 19th October, 1923, and 6th September, 1968, respectively, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F196 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.\n\nPart Billilimbra State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 410 hectares situate in the Shire of Tenterfield, Parish of Sistova, County of Drake, being part of Billilimbra State Forest No 815, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 9th September, 1927, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F196 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Addition to Dorrigo National Park","content":"# Part 2 Addition to Dorrigo National Park\n\nPart 2 Addition to Dorrigo National Park\n\nPart Killungoondie State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 1 150 hectares situate in the Shire of Bellingen, Parish of Stewart, County of Fitzroy, being part of Killungoondie State Forest No 849, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 21st December, 1934, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F197 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.\n\nPart Never Never State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 2 750 hectares situate in the Shire of Bellingen, Parishes of Never Never and Timboon, County of Raleigh, being part of Never Never State Forest No 613, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 7th December, 1917, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F197 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.\n\nPart Brooklana State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 10 hectares situate in the Shire of Coffs Harbour, Parish of Stewart, County of Fitzroy, being part of Brooklana State Forest No 850, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 21st December, 1934, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F197 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Addition to Werrikimbe National Park","content":"# Part 3 Addition to Werrikimbe National Park\n\nPart 3 Addition to Werrikimbe National Park\n\nPart Mount Boss State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 12 700 hectares situate in the Municipality of Hastings and Shire of Walcha, Parishes of Morton, Forbes, Vernon and Moorabark, County of Macquarie, being part of Mount Boss State Forest No 910, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 11th November, 1949, and No 9 Extension thereto, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 13th September, 1968, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F198 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Addition to Barrington Tops National Park","content":"# Part 4 Addition to Barrington Tops National Park\n\nPart 4 Addition to Barrington Tops National Park\n\nPart Chichester State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 7 450 hectares situate in the Shire of Dungog, Parishes of Allyn and Boonabilla, County of Durham, being part of Chichester State Forest No 292, No 4 Extension, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 21st October, 1960, and being the land so dedicated within the areas delineated by hatched edging and cross-hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F199 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.\n\nPart Mount Royal State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 1 250 hectares situate in the Shires of Singleton and Scone, Parishes of Rosamond, Oldcastle and Mount Royal, County of Durham, being part of Mount Royal State Forest No 297, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 19th January, 1917, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F199 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Mount Hyland Nature Reserve","content":"# Part 5 Mount Hyland Nature Reserve\n\nPart 5 Mount Hyland Nature Reserve\n\nPart Marengo State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 1 580 hectares situate in the Shire of Nymboida, Parishes of Stanley and Grafton, County of Gresham, Parish of Blicks, County of Fitzroy, and Parish of Never Never, County of Clarke, being part of Extensions Nos 1, 2 and 3 of Marengo State Forest No 318, dedicated by proclamations published in the Gazettes of 5th December, 1930, 17th June, 1938, and 24th December, 1971, respectively, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F200 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.\n\nPart Hyland State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 45 hectares situate in the Shire of Nymboida, Parish of Blicks, County of Fitzroy, being part of Hyland State Forest No 659, No 1 Extension, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 9th January, 1942, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F200 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.\n\nPart Ellis State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 9 hectares situate in the Shire of Nymboida, Parish of Stanley, County of Gresham, being part of Ellis State Forest No 831, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 5th December, 1930, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F200 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Addition to Mount Seaview Nature Reserve","content":"# Part 6 Addition to Mount Seaview Nature Reserve\n\nPart 6 Addition to Mount Seaview Nature Reserve\n\nPart Doyles River State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 1 050 hectares situate in the Municipality of Hastings, Parish of Naylor, County of Hawes, being part of Doyles River State Forest No 911, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 11th November, 1949, and being the land so dedicated delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F201 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.\n\nPart Mount Seaview State Forest\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 330 hectares situate in the Municipality of Hastings, Parish of Hastings, County of Hawes, being part of Mount Seaview State Forest No 877, dedicated by proclamation published in the Gazette of 20th November, 1942, and being the land so dedicated within the area delineated by hatching on the diagram catalogued Misc F201 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Addition to Werrikimbe National Park","content":"# Schedule 2 Addition to Werrikimbe National Park\n\nSchedule 2 Addition to Werrikimbe National Park\n\n(Sections 3, 4)\n\nPart Timber Reserve No 55340\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 7 800 hectares situate in the Shire of Walcha, Parish of Loch, County of Vernon, being part of Timber Reserve No 55340, notified in the Gazette of 22nd June, 1923, and being the land so notified within the area delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Misc F202 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Addition to Barrington Tops National Park","content":"# Schedule 3 Addition to Barrington Tops National Park\n\nSchedule 3 Addition to Barrington Tops National Park\n\n(Section 4)\n\nPart Catchment Area (Hunter District)\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 14 082 hectares situate in the Shire of Dungog, Parishes of Irralong, Alfred, Underbank and Wangat, County of Gloucester, being part of the catchment area proclaimed by publication in the Gazette of 5th December, 1924, and being the land so proclaimed delineated by hatched edging on the diagram catalogued Ms 284 Te, in the Crown Lands Office, Sydney.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Addition to Mount Seaview Nature Reserve","content":"# Schedule 4 Addition to Mount Seaview Nature Reserve\n\nSchedule 4 Addition to Mount Seaview Nature Reserve\n\n(Section 5)\n\nPart Crown Lease 1929–5, Port Macquarie\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 29 hectares situate in the Municipality of Hastings, Parish of Hastings, County of Hawes, being that part of portion 40 lying northerly of the middle thread of a tributary of the Tobin’s River which extends from a point near the north-western corner of portion 40 to a point on the eastern boundary of that portion about 450 metres south from its north-eastern corner.\n\nVacant Crown Land\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing about 20.5 hectares situate in the Municipality of Hastings, Parish of Hastings, County of Hawes, being portion 49 and Reserve 20709 for trigonometrical purposes notified on 5th May, 1894.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 5","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Ancillary provisions","content":"# Schedule 5 Ancillary provisions\n\nSchedule 5 Ancillary provisions\n\n(Section 6)\n\n**sch 5:** Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.37.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Saving","content":"#### 7 Saving\n\n7 Saving\n\n> A revocation effected by this Act does not affect anything done or omitted to be done before the commencement of this Act.","sortOrder":23}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the Act appears to have maintained its original narrow scope — converting specific forestry-designated land to national park reservation. The 2018 update does not appear to have fundamentally altered this core purpose, though the exact nature of that amendment cannot be confirmed from the provided text."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and specific purpose — a single-function land conversion Act","No substantive provisions are visible in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Dual ministerial responsibility (Environment and Climate Change) adds minor administrative complexity","The 2018 amendment suggests at least one subsequent legislative change, the nature of which is unknown from this text","Interacts with broader land management frameworks (Forestry Act, National Parks and Wildlife Act) not detailed here"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act revokes Crown land designated for forestry and formally reserves those areas as national parks, shifting land from timber production to permanent conservation.  \n\nIt affects forestry operators and local economies by removing logging access, while benefiting the public, environmental groups and recreational users by expanding protected parkland; the change makes future conversion back to extractive uses much harder."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: the specific land transfers from forestry to conservation status in 1984. The only subsequent amendment noted (2017 No 17) appears to be a technical update to the Crown Lands Act reference (from the 1989 Act to the 2016 Act), maintaining the original scope rather than expanding it."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive use of 'deeming' provisions in Schedule 5 (clauses 2-4) that create legal fictions treating Act-based reservations as proclamations under another Act","Cross-references to three separate Acts: Forestry Act 1916 (repealed), National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, and Crown Land Management Act 2016","Conditional application of National Parks Act sections—specifically excluding section 35 (which deals with compensation for revoked reservations) from the deeming provisions","Detailed land descriptions using historical gazettal references, diagram catalogues (Misc F196-F202), and metes-and-bounds descriptions requiring external maps","Transitional provisions for existing interests (leases, licences, permits) with split administration between national parks and forestry ministers depending on land type","Nested structure: 6 main sections, 4 schedules with 6 parts, and a fifth schedule containing 7 clauses of ancillary provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This law transfers large tracts of land from forestry use to conservation protection in New South Wales.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Strips forestry status** from specific pieces of State forest and timber reserves (detailed in Schedules 1 and 2)\n- **Creates new national park areas** by adding land to four existing parks: Washpool, Dorrigo, Werrikimbe, and Barrington Tops National Parks\n- **Creates a new nature reserve** called Mount Hyland Nature Reserve, and expands the existing Mount Seaview Nature Reserve\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (which now manages these lands)\n- Any existing leaseholders or permit holders with forestry rights (their leases continue but are now administered under national parks law)\n- The general public (these areas are now protected for conservation rather than timber production)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a classic 'forest-to-park' conversion. It recognises that certain forests have higher value as protected ecosystems than as timber resources. The law handles the legal mechanics: revoking forestry dedications, creating national park status, and ensuring existing leases don't get torn up unfairly (they continue under the new management regime). The land involved is substantial—roughly 40,000 hectares across northern NSW, including significant additions to the World Heritage-listed Washpool and Dorrigo areas.\n\n**Key technical point:** The law uses 'deeming provisions' (legal fictions) to treat these lands as if they were proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, even though they were created by this separate Act. This avoids having to issue separate proclamations for each parcel."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Act changes the legal status and management regime of specified lands by revoking State forest/timber reserve designations and reserving or dedicating them as national park or nature reserve land (see ss 2–5 and Schedules 1–4). It also deems those reservations/dedications equivalent to proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act and sets transitional rules for existing leases and administration (Schedule 5, clauses 2–6)."},"complexity_factors":["Numerous precise land parcels described across multiple schedules (detailed cadastral descriptions and hectare measures).","Cross‑references and legal effect tying reservations/dedications to the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (deemed proclamations), requiring read‑together interpretation.","Transitional treatment of existing forestry leases, licences and permits and their application under the national parks regime (Schedule 5, clauses 5–6).","Transfer of administrative powers to the Minister responsible for the National Parks and Wildlife Act (Schedule 5, clause 6) creates institutional change.","Saving and non‑impairment clause preserving past acts and omissions (Schedule 5, clause 7) adds a temporal layer to interpretation."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act revokes the State‑forest and timber‑reserve designations for specified parcels and reclassifies those parcels as parts of named national parks or as nature reserves, listing each parcel in Schedules. It changes who manages the land and the legal regime that applies. \n\nForestry leaseholders, licencees, Crown‑land occupiers and the relevant state agencies are affected because permitted uses, management powers and administrative responsibility move from forestry and Crown‑land rules to the National Parks and Wildlife framework."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/forestry-revocation-and-national-parks-reservation-act-1984","history":"/api/acts/forestry-revocation-and-national-parks-reservation-act-1984/history","analysis":"/api/acts/forestry-revocation-and-national-parks-reservation-act-1984/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/forestry-revocation-and-national-parks-reservation-act-1984/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/forestry-revocation-and-national-parks-reservation-act-1984/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/forestry-revocation-and-national-parks-reservation-act-1984/documents"}}