{"id":"land-revocation-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016","name":"Land (Revocation of Reservations - Metropolitan Land) Act 2016","slug":"land-revocation-of-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176301,"registerId":"vic-land-revocation-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land (Revocation of Reservations - Metropolitan Land) Act 2016","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Land (Revocation of Reservations - Metropolitan Land) Act 2016**\n\n**No. 31 of 2016**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 April 2017\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Section Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Purposes 1\n\n2 Commencement 1\n\nPart 2—Cranbourne Racecourse land 2\n\n3 Revocation of reservation—Cranbourne Racecourse land 2\n\n4 Consequences of revocation—Cranbourne Racecourse land 2\n\n5 Temporary reservation of Cranbourne Racecourse land 2\n\n6 Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated taken to be committee of management of Cranbourne Racecourse land 3\n\n7 Saving of leases over Cranbourne Racecourse land 3\n\n8 Saving of leases does not place parties in breach 5\n\nPart 3—Fitzroy Gasworks land 6\n\n9 Revocation of reservation—Fitzroy Gasworks land 6\n\n10 Consequences of revocation—Fitzroy Gasworks land 6\n\nPart 4—Cemetery land at Springvale 7\n\n11 Revocation of reservation—Cemetery land at Springvale 7\n\n12 Consequences of revocation—Cemetery land at Springvale 7\n\n13 Temporary reservation for cemetery purposes 8\n\nPart 5—General 9\n\n14 Registrar of Titles to make amendments necessary for this Act 9\n\nSchedule 1—Land in respect of which reservations are revoked 10\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes 12\n\n1 General information 12\n\n2 Table of Amendments 14\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 15\n\n4 Explanatory details 16\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Land (Revocation of Reservations - Metropolitan Land) Act 2016**\n\n**No. 31 of 2016**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 April 2017\n\n**The Parliament of Victoria enacts:**\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Purposes\n\nThe purposes of this Act are—\n\n(a) to revoke the permanent reservation of certain racecourse land at Cranbourne, to provide for the temporary reservation of that land for the purposes of a racecourse and public recreation, and to save certain leases over that land; and\n\n(b) to revoke the permanent reservation of certain gasworks land at Fitzroy; and\n\n(c) to revoke the permanent reservation of certain cemetery land at Springvale and to temporarily reserve that land for cemetery purposes.\n\n\t2 Commencement\n\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.\n\n(2) If a provision of this Act does not come into operation before 1 April 2017, it comes into operation on that day.\n\nPart 2—Cranbourne Racecourse land\n\n\t3 Revocation of reservation—Cranbourne Racecourse land\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 is revoked.\n\n\t4 Consequences of revocation—Cranbourne Racecourse land\n\nSubject to this Part, on the revocation by this Part of the Order in Council specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 reserving the land described in that item—\n\n(a) that land is taken to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests; and\n\n(b) the appointment of any committee of management of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(c) the appointment of any trustee of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(d) any regulations under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\n\t5 Temporary reservation of Cranbourne Racecourse land\n\nOn the revocation by this Part of the Order in Council specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 reserving the land described in that item, that land is taken to be temporarily reserved under section 4(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for the purposes of a racecourse and public recreation.\n\n\t6 Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated taken to be committee of management of Cranbourne Racecourse land\n\nOn the revocation by this Part of the Order in Council specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 reserving the land described in that item, Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated is taken to be the committee of management under section 14(2) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** of that land.\n\n\t7 Saving of leases over Cranbourne Racecourse land\n\nOn the revocation by this Part of the Order in Council specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 reserving the land described in that item, the following leases granted with respect to that land are taken to continue in force—\n\n(a) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria) commencing on 19 August 1999 for the storage of St John Ambulance vehicles and equipment;\n\n(b) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and Cranbourne Turf Club Incorporated commencing on 7 April 2000 for a manager's residence and maintenance area;\n\n(c) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and Cranbourne Harness Racing Club Incorporated dated 22 June 2004 for the conduct of race meetings and activities as a private members' racing club, the training and stabling of racehorses, recreational and community uses between race meetings, and all reasonably associated or incidental activities;\n\n(d) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and Cranbourne Turf Club Incorporated dated 22 June 2004 for the conduct of race meetings and activities as a private members' racing club, the training and stabling of racehorses, recreational and community uses between race meetings, and all reasonably associated or incidental activities;\n\n(e) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and Cranbourne Turf Club Incorporated, Cranbourne Harness Racing Club Incorporated and Cranbourne Greyhound Racing Club Incorporated dated 22 June 2004 for the conduct of race meetings and activities as a private members' racing club, the training and stabling of racehorses, recreational and community uses between race meetings, and all reasonably associated or incidental activities;\n\n(f) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and Cranbourne Turf Club Incorporated and Cranbourne Harness Racing Club Incorporated dated 22 June 2004 for the stabling of racehorses, recreational and community uses between race meetings, and all reasonably associated or incidental activities;\n\n(g) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and Cranbourne Greyhound Racing Club Incorporated on 9 July 2004 for the conduct of race meetings and activities as a private members' racing club, the racing, training and kennelling of greyhounds, recreational and community uses between race meetings, and all reasonably associated or incidental activities;\n\n(h) the lease entered into by Cranbourne Racing Centre and Recreation Reserve Committee of Management Incorporated and Cranbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre Pty Ltd, ACN 084 517 000 commencing on 1 June 2014 for restaurant, entertainment, gaming and associated activities.\n\n\t8 Saving of leases does not place parties in breach\n\nNothing done by virtue of section 7—\n\n(a) is to be regarded as placing any person in breach of, or as constituting a default under, any provision of a lease referred to in that section including any provision prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment of a lease; or\n\n(b) is to be regarded as fulfilling any condition which allows a person to exercise a right or remedy in respect of, or to terminate, any agreement or obligation; or\n\n(c) releases the obligor wholly or in part from any obligation.\n\nPart 3—Fitzroy Gasworks land\n\n\t9 Revocation of reservation—Fitzroy Gasworks land\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 is revoked.\n\n\t10 Consequences of revocation—Fitzroy Gasworks land\n\nOn the revocation by this Part of the Order in Council specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 reserving the land described in that item—\n\n(a) that land is taken to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests; and\n\n(b) the appointment of any committee of management of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(c) the appointment of any trustee of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(d) any regulations under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\nPart 4—Cemetery land at Springvale\n\n\t11 Revocation of reservation—Cemetery land at Springvale\n\nThe Order in Council specified in item 3 of Schedule 1 is revoked to the extent that it applies to Crown Allotment 2252, Parish of Dandenong, County of Bourke.\n\n\t12 Consequences of revocation—Cemetery land at Springvale\n\nSubject to section 13, on the revocation of the Order in Council specified in item 3 of Schedule 1 reserving the land described in that item to the extent that the Order applies to Crown Allotment 2252, Parish of Dandenong, County of Bourke—\n\n(a) that land is taken to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests; and\n\n(b) the appointment of any committee of management of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(c) the appointment of any trustee of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(d) any regulations under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\n\t13 Temporary reservation for cemetery purposes\n\nOn the revocation of the Order in Council specified in item 3 of Schedule 1 to the extent that the Order applies to the land described as Crown Allotment 2252, Parish of Dandenong, County of Bourke—\n\n(a) that land is taken to be temporarily reserved under section 4(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for cemetery purposes; and\n\n(b) that land is taken to be a public cemetery established under section 4 of the **Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003**; and\n\n(c) the Adass Israel Cemetery Trust continues to administer that land as the cemetery trust for the Adass Israel Public Cemetery under the **Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003** as if it had been appointed as a cemetery trust for that land under section 8(1)(a) of that Act.\n\nPart 5—General\n\n\t14 Registrar of Titles to make amendments necessary for this Act\n\nThe Registrar of Titles must make any recordings in or amendments to the Register kept under the **Transfer of Land Act 1958** that are necessary because of the operation of any provision of this Act.\n\nSchedule 1—Land in respect of which reservations are revoked\n\n**Item 1—Cranbourne Racecourse land**\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Crown Allotment 21H, Township of Cranbourne, Parish of Cranbourne, being 44·68 hectares. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 20 August 1888, published in the Government Gazette on 24 August 1888 at page 2658. |\n| Description of reserved land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 13 July 1888 at page 2304. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for a Racecourse and other purposes of Public Recreation. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reserve. |\n\n\n**Item 2—Fitzroy Gasworks land**\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Crown Allotment A5, At North Fitzroy, Parish of Jika Jika, County of Bourke, being 0·602 hectares. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 8 November 1880, published in the Government Gazette on 12 November 1880 at page 2775. |\n| Description of reserved land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 15 October 1880 at page 2546. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for Municipal purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reserve. |\n\n\n**Item 3—Cemetery land at Springvale**\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Crown Allotment 2252, Parish of Dandenong, County of Bourke, being 423 square metres. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 28 October 1958, published in the Government Gazette on 5 November 1958 at page 3540. |\n| Description of reserved land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 8 October 1958 at page 3301 (described as Crown Allotment 8A). |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Site for a Cemetery. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The reserve so far as it applies to Crown Allotment 2252, Parish of Dandenong, County of Bourke. |\n\n\n═══════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\n*Minister's second reading speech—*\n\n*Legislative Assembly: 13 April 2016*\n\n*Legislative Council: 5 May 2016*\n\nThe long title for the Bill for this Act was \"A Bill for an Act to revoke permanent reservations of certain land at Cranbourne, Fitzroy and Springvale, to provide for the reservation of certain land for specified purposes and to save certain leases and for other purposes.\"\n\nThe **Land (Revocation of Reservations - Metropolitan Land) Act 2016** was assented to on 31 May 2016 and came into operation as follows:\n\nSections 1, 2, 11–14 on 5 October 2016: Special Gazette (No. 300) 4.10.16 p. 1; Parts 2 (sections 3–8), 3 (sections 9, 10) on 1 April 2017: section 2(2).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original section or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.  \nSee section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the **Land (Revocation of Reservations - Metropolitan Land) Act 2016** by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\nNo entries at date of publication.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope of this Act changed from its original intent. It appears to be a focused, administrative land management instrument targeting specific metropolitan land parcels, consistent with its title and typical Acts of this kind in Victoria."},"complexity_factors":["The provided text is largely a version history and metadata shell with minimal substantive content visible, making full analysis difficult","The underlying legal mechanism (revocation of Crown reservations) involves understanding Victorian Crown land legislation and how reservations interact with other planning laws","Identifying the specific land parcels affected typically requires reading a schedule attached to the Act, which is not visible in the provided text","Otherwise the legal operation of the Act is straightforward — it simply cancels reservations on nominated land"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act revokes existing government reservations over specified parcels of metropolitan Melbourne land, removing their protected public-use status. That frees those sites to be sold, developed, transferred, or otherwise repurposed.\n\nIt affects nearby communities, developers or buyers, and the agencies that managed the land. It’s a routine land-release measure to unlock land no longer needed for its original purpose, though it can be contentious where locals value retained public open space."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose as stated in the long title: revoking specific reservations, providing temporary reservations for specified purposes, and saving certain leases. The three land parcels addressed (Cranbourne, Fitzroy, Springvale) match the Bill's original scope with no expansion beyond these specific sites."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused statute with only 14 operative sections across 5 Parts","No defined terms section; relies on external definitions from Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, Transfer of Land Act 1958, and Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003","Straightforward conditional logic: revocation triggers automatic statutory consequences (sections 4, 10, 12) with limited exceptions (temporary reservations in sections 5 and 13)","Specific lease preservation mechanism in section 7 lists 8 individual leases by date and parties, creating some bulk but no conceptual complexity","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to specific sections of three external Acts","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions beyond standard commencement rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act changes the legal status of three specific parcels of land in metropolitan Melbourne to allow them to be used for different purposes.\n\n**What it does:**\n\nThe Act removes ('revokes') the permanent protection status ('reservation') that previously restricted how three pieces of land could be used:\n\n1. **Cranbourne Racecourse (44.68 hectares)** – Previously reserved for racecourse and public recreation purposes since 1888. The Act removes this permanent protection but immediately puts the land under temporary protection for the same purposes. It also ensures that existing leases to racing clubs, St John Ambulance, and a restaurant/entertainment venue remain valid and legally enforceable.\n\n2. **Fitzroy Gasworks (0.602 hectares)** – Previously reserved for municipal purposes since 1880. The Act completely removes this protection, returning the land to ordinary Crown (government) ownership without restrictions. This allows the land to be sold or developed.\n\n3. **Springvale Cemetery (423 square metres)** – Previously reserved for cemetery purposes since 1958. The Act removes the permanent protection for this specific allotment but immediately applies temporary protection for cemetery use. The Adass Israel Cemetery Trust continues to manage this land as a public cemetery.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- Racing clubs and community groups using the Cranbourne Racecourse\n- The Adass Israel Cemetery Trust and families with burial rights at Springvale\n- Potential developers or purchasers of the Fitzroy Gasworks site\n- The Registrar of Titles (who maintains property ownership records)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nReserved land is protected from sale or development. By revoking these reservations, the government can unlock land for economic development (Fitzroy), while maintaining community access and racing activities (Cranbourne) and ensuring continued cemetery operations (Springvale). The Act carefully preserves existing legal rights (leases) so that current users aren't disrupted."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act’s effect aligns with its stated purposes (s 1) and is confined to the specific parcels and actions listed in Schedule 1 and the Parts. There is no textual expansion beyond revoking the named reservations, providing specified temporary reservations, saving listed leases and updating title records."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, parcel‑specific operation limited to three identified allotments in Schedule 1 (Schedule 1; ss 3, 9, 11).","Cross‑statutory effects on Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003 create inter‑Act dependencies (ss 5–6, 13).","Continuation and protection of multiple pre‑existing leases while revoking reservations introduces contractual continuity/legal status issues (ss 7–8).","Revocation of historic Orders in Council requires updating land title records and may trigger title amendments (s 14).","Staged commencement by proclamation or fixed date creates a small implementation timing complexity (s 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act revokes historic permanent reservations over three specified Crown land parcels in metropolitan Victoria (Cranbourne racecourse, Fitzroy gasworks and a Springvale cemetery allotment), declares those parcels unalienated Crown land, temporarily re‑reserves Cranbourne for racecourse/public recreation and Springvale for cemetery purposes, and preserves specified leases (ss 3–7, 9–13).  \n\nIt also revokes committee/trust appointments for the land while deeming the Cranbourne committee the manager (s 6), protects listed lease rights from default consequences (s 7–8), requires the Registrar of Titles to update records (s 14) and commences by proclamation or on 1 April 2017 (s 2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-revocation-of-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/land-revocation-of-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-revocation-of-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-revocation-of-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-revocation-of-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-revocation-of-reservations-metropolitan-land-act-2016/documents"}}