{"id":"nsw:act-2010-022","name":"National Park Estate (Riverina Red Gum Reservations) Act 2010","slug":"national-park-estate-riverina-red-gum-reservations-act-2010","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"22 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32181,"registerId":"nsw-act-2010-022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary\n\nPart 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act is the [National Park Estate (Riverina Red Gum Reservations) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-022).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on 1 July 2010.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 3 Definitions\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> > (1) In this Act:\n> > \n> > Crown land has the same meaning as it has in the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058).\n> > \n> > NPW Minister means the Minister administering Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 4 of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080).\n> > \n> > Riverina area means the area of the State shown in the map at the end of this section.\n> > \n> > State forest means land dedicated under the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055) (or under the former [Forestry Act 1909](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1909-6)) as a State forest, being a dedication that is in force.\n> \n> > (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.\n> \n> Riverina area\n> \n> ![](/image/((Type%3D%22act%22)%20AND%20(No%3D022)%20AND%20(Year%3D2010)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g1.gif)\n> \n> **s 3:** Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.62 \\[1\\].","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Land transfers","content":"# Part 2 Land transfers\n\nPart 2 Land transfers","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of State forests","content":"#### 4 Revocation of State forests\n\n4 Revocation of State forests\n\n> > (1) The dedication as State forest of the lands described in Schedule 1, 3, 5 or 6 is revoked on 1 July 2010.\n> \n> > (2) Any notifications under section 19A of the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055) that declare, as national forests, areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1) are also revoked by this Act on the date the dedication is revoked, but only to the extent to which they relate to national forests, or parts of national forests, situated within the lands referred to in that subsection.\n> \n> > (3) Any notices under section 21A of the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055) that declare, as special management zones, areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1) are also revoked by this Act on the date the dedication is revoked, but only to the extent to which they relate to special management zones, or parts of special management zones, situated within the lands referred to in that subsection.\n> \n> > (4) Any notices under section 25A of the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055) that set apart, as flora reserves, areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1) are also revoked by this Act on the date the dedication is revoked, but only to the extent to which they relate to flora reserves, or parts of flora reserves, situated within the lands referred to in that subsection.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reservation of former State forests as national parks or regional parks on 1 July 2010","content":"#### 5 Reservation of former State forests as national parks or regional parks on 1 July 2010\n\n5 Reservation of former State forests as national parks or regional parks on 1 July 2010\n\n> > (1) The lands described in Schedule 1 are, on 1 July 2010, reserved under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) as, or as part of, national parks or regional parks (as indicated in that Schedule).\n> \n> > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any land described in Schedule 1 that is also described in Schedule 3.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reservation of Crown lands as state conservation area on 1 July 2010","content":"#### 6 Reservation of Crown lands as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\n6 Reservation of Crown lands as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\n> > (1) The lands described in Schedule 2 are, on 1 July 2010, reserved under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) as, or as part of, state conservation area (as indicated in that Schedule).\n> \n> > (2) Any timber reserves (within the meaning of the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055)) with respect to any land referred to in subsection (1) are revoked by this Act, but only to the extent to which they relate to timber reserves or parts of timber reserves situated within that land.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Vesting in NPW Minister of former State forests land on 1 July 2010","content":"#### 7 Vesting in NPW Minister of former State forests land on 1 July 2010\n\n7 Vesting in NPW Minister of former State forests land on 1 July 2010\n\n> > (1) The lands described in Schedule 3 vest, on 1 July 2010, in the NPW Minister on behalf of the Crown for the purposes of Part 11 of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) for an estate in fee simple, freed and discharged from:\n> > \n> > > (a) all trusts, obligations, estates, interests, rights of way or other easements, and\n> > \n> > > (b) any dedication, reservation, Crown grant or vesting to which the lands were subject, and any such dedication, reservation, grant or vesting is revoked.\n> \n> > (2) Despite subsection (1), the lands described in Schedule 3 are not freed and discharged from:\n> > \n> > > (a) any continued perpetual lease, continued special lease or continued term lease within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058) (or from rights or interests arising under an incomplete purchase within the meaning of that Act of land that was formerly under a lease of that kind), or\n> > \n> > > (b) any Western lands lease within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058),\n> > \n> > to which the lands were subject immediately before their vesting under this section.\n> \n> **s 7:** Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.62 \\[2\\] \\[3\\].","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reservation of Forestry Commission controlled land as national park on 1 July 2010","content":"#### 8 Reservation of Forestry Commission controlled land as national park on 1 July 2010\n\n8 Reservation of Forestry Commission controlled land as national park on 1 July 2010\n\n> > (1) The lands described in Schedule 4 are, on 1 July 2010, reserved under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) as, or as part of, national park (as indicated in that Schedule).\n> \n> > (2) The lands described in Schedule 4 cease to be subject to section 11A of the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055) (and any arrangements made under that section) on 1 July 2010.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Former State forests to be subject to Crown Land Management Act 2016","content":"#### 9 Former State forests to be subject to Crown Land Management Act 2016\n\n9 Former State forests to be subject to [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058)\n\n> Any land described in Schedule 5 that was Crown land immediately before the repeal of the [Crown Lands Act 1989](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1989-006) continues to be Crown land that is subject to the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058).\n> \n> **s 9:** Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 4.62 \\[4\\].","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Vesting in NPW Minister of former State forests on 1 July 2010 for transfer to Aboriginal ownership","content":"#### 10 Vesting in NPW Minister of former State forests on 1 July 2010 for transfer to Aboriginal ownership\n\n10 Vesting in NPW Minister of former State forests on 1 July 2010 for transfer to Aboriginal ownership\n\n> > (1) The lands described in Schedule 6 vest, on 1 July 2010, in the NPW Minister on behalf of the Crown for the purposes of Part 11 of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) for an estate in fee simple, freed and discharged from:\n> > \n> > > (a) all trusts, obligations, estates, interests, rights of way or other easements, and\n> > \n> > > (b) any dedication, reservation, Crown grant or vesting to which the lands were subject, and any such dedication, reservation, grant or vesting is revoked.\n> \n> > (2) The purposes for which the lands described in Schedule 6 may be dealt with under Part 11 of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) include the vesting of any of the land in an Aboriginal landholding body.\n> \n> > (3) Despite subsection (1), the lands described in Schedule 6 are not freed and discharged from:\n> > \n> > > (a) any continued perpetual lease, continued special lease or continued term lease within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058) (or from rights or interests arising under an incomplete purchase within the meaning of that Act of land that was formerly under a lease of that kind), or\n> > \n> > > (b) any Western lands lease within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058),\n> > \n> > to which the lands were subject immediately before their vesting under this section.\n> \n> **s 10:** Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.62 \\[5\\] \\[6\\].","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reservation of land vested in NPW Minister as state conservation area on 1 July 2010","content":"#### 11 Reservation of land vested in NPW Minister as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\n11 Reservation of land vested in NPW Minister as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\n> The lands described in Schedule 7 are, on 1 July 2010, reserved under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) as, or as part of, state conservation area (as indicated in that Schedule).","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of names and consolidation of existing reserves within national park estate","content":"#### 12 Change of names and consolidation of existing reserves within national park estate\n\n12 Change of names and consolidation of existing reserves within national park estate\n\n> The reservation under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) of land as, or as part of, national parks, nature reserves or state conservation areas as described in any clause in Schedule 8 is, on 1 July 2010, revoked and the lands are reserved under that Act as, or as part of, the national parks, nature reserves or state conservation areas as indicated in the heading to the clause in that Schedule.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Adjustment of description of land transferred to national park estate","content":"#### 13 Adjustment of description of land transferred to national park estate\n\n13 Adjustment of description of land transferred to national park estate\n\n> > (1) The description of any land in Schedules 1–7 (a relevant Schedule) may be adjusted in accordance with this section.\n> \n> > (2) A description of land may be adjusted from time to time:\n> > \n> > > (a) to alter the boundaries of the land for the purposes of the effective management of national park estate land and State forest land, including adjustments to enable boundaries to follow distinctive land features, to provide access to land or to rationalise the boundaries of similar areas of land, or\n> > \n> > > (b) to adjust the boundary of any land adjoining a public road, including adjustments to enable the boundary to follow the formed path of the road or to provide an appropriate setback from the carriageway of the road, or\n> > \n> > > (c) to include, remove or change a description of any easement or restriction to which the land is subject, or\n> > \n> > > (d) to provide a more detailed description of the boundaries of the land.\n> > \n> > Any such adjustment may include adding to a relevant Schedule a description of the land removed by the adjustment from the description of land in another relevant Schedule.\n> \n> > (3) An adjustment of the description of land is to be made by the Director-General of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water by a notice published on the NSW legislation website that amends a relevant Schedule.\n> \n> > (4) A notice under this section may be published only with the approval of:\n> > \n> > > (a) the NPW Minister, and\n> > \n> > > (b) to the extent that the notice applies to a Crown road—the Minister administering the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), and\n> > \n> > > (c) to the extent that the notice applies to a classified road—the Minister administering the provisions of the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033) relating to classified roads.\n> \n> > (5) The Director-General of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water is required to certify in any notice under this section that the adjustments effected by the notice will not result in any significant reduction in the size or value of national park estate land or State forest land.\n> \n> > (6) An adjustment of the description of land may only be made before:\n> > \n> > > (a) 1 July 2012, except as provided by paragraph (b) or (c), or\n> > \n> > > (b) 1 July 2015, in the case of an adjustment of the description of land in Schedule 3 or 4, or of the boundary of land adjoining a public road, or\n> > \n> > > (c) 1 July 2017, in the case of an adjustment of the description of land in Schedule 6.\n> \n> > (7) If any of the land described in a relevant Schedule on the commencement of the Schedule is not included in the adjusted description of the land, the land that is not so included is taken never to have been subject to or affected by the provisions of this Act applying to land described in the relevant Schedule.\n> \n> > (8) If land included in the adjusted description of the land includes any land not described in a relevant Schedule on the commencement of the Schedule, the land concerned is taken to have been subject, on and from the commencement of the Schedule, to the provisions of this Act applying to land described in the relevant Schedule.\n> \n> > (9) The Director-General of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water may, in a notice published under this section for the purpose of adjusting the boundary of land adjoining a public road, declare that:\n> > \n> > > (a) any such land (described in the notice) is part of the public road and, accordingly, is vested in the roads authority for that public road under the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033) or is Crown land, or\n> > \n> > > (b) any such land (described in the notice) ceases to be part of that public road and, accordingly, is divested from the relevant roads authority or the Crown and becomes part of the land subject to the provisions of this Act applying to land described in the relevant Schedule in which the land is included.\n> > \n> > A declaration under this subsection has effect according to its tenor, despite anything to the contrary in the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033).\n> \n> > (10) In this section:\n> > \n> > appropriate setback, in relation to a carriageway of a road, includes a setback that allows for drainage, signposts, traffic control devices, lighting and other supporting infrastructure for the road.\n> > \n> > classified road and public road have the same meanings as they have in the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033).\n> > \n> > land adjoining a public road includes land in the vicinity of a public road.\n> > \n> > national park estate land means:\n> > \n> > > (a) land reserved under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080), or\n> > \n> > > (b) land vested in the NPW Minister for the purposes of Part 11 of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080).\n> \n> **s 13:** Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.62 \\[7\\].","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Forestry operations on land remaining as State forest","content":"# Part 3 Forestry operations on land remaining as State forest\n\nPart 3 Forestry operations on land remaining as State forest","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 14 Definitions\n\n14 Definitions\n\n> > (1) In this Part:\n> > \n> > Crown-timber lands has the same meaning as it has in the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055).\n> > \n> > Riverina forestry operations means forestry operations within the meaning of the [Forestry Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-096) to which Part 5B of that Act applies that are carried out in Riverina State forests.\n> > \n> > Riverina State forests means State forests and other Crown-timber lands in the Riverina area, and include (while they remain State forests) the State forests of Koondrook, Perricoota and Campbells Island.\n> \n> > (2) For the purposes of this Part, forestry operations includes operations for the production or collection of firewood.\n> \n> **s 14:** Am 2012 No 96, Sch 4.21 \\[1\\].","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Integrated forestry operations approval for Riverina forestry operations","content":"#### 15 Integrated forestry operations approval for Riverina forestry operations\n\n15 Integrated forestry operations approval for Riverina forestry operations\n\n> > (1) An integrated forestry operations approval may be granted under Part 5B of the [Forestry Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-096) for Riverina forestry operations.\n> \n> > (2) The substitution of this section by the [Forestry Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-096) does not affect any integrated forestry operations approval in force immediately before that substitution.\n> \n> **s 15:** Subst 2012 No 96, Sch 4.21 \\[2\\]. Am 2018 No 40, Sch 3.8.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"# Part 4 Miscellaneous\n\nPart 4 Miscellaneous","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Collection of firewood on reserved land under this Act","content":"#### 16 Collection of firewood on reserved land under this Act\n\n16 Collection of firewood on reserved land under this Act\n\n> > (1) Firewood may be collected from land reserved as national park or regional park by this Act for use outside of that or any other land reserved under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) in the following circumstances:\n> > \n> > > (a) the firewood is not collected for commercial purposes,\n> > \n> > > (b) the firewood is collected by an individual who, or a not-for-profit organisation which, is licensed by the Director-General of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water under this section,\n> > \n> > > (c) the firewood is collected from firewood collection zones within the land determined by the Director-General and notified to the holder of any such licence,\n> > \n> > > (d) the firewood is collected in accordance with the conditions of any licence (including any conditions notified to the holder of the licence by the Director-General),\n> > \n> > > (e) the person collecting the firewood does not fell any tree for the purpose of obtaining firewood,\n> > \n> > > (f) the collection of the firewood complies with any other requirements of the regulations.\n> \n> > (2) Wood obtained from ecological thinning undertaken by the Director-General in any lands reserved under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) in the Riverina area may be deposited in firewood collection zones for collection by the holders of licences under this section.\n> \n> > (3) A licence under this section may not be granted for a period that exceeds 1 year, but may be renewed from time to time.\n> \n> > (4) The Director-General is required to undertake a review of licences under this section as soon as practicable after 1 July 2013. The Director-General is to take into account the environmental sustainability of firewood collection in the reserved areas concerned and any other factors the Director-General considers relevant.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Act to bind Crown","content":"#### 17 Act to bind Crown\n\n17 Act to bind Crown\n\n> This Act binds the Crown in right of New South Wales and, in so far as the legislative power of the Parliament of New South Wales permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"#### 18 Regulations\n\n18 Regulations\n\n> > (1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.\n> \n> > (2) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.\n> \n> > (3) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from 1 July 2010 or a later date.\n> \n> > (4) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate so as:\n> > \n> > > (a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or\n> > \n> > > (b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"State forests reserved as national park or regional park on 1 July 2010","content":"# Schedule 1 State forests reserved as national park or regional park on 1 July 2010\n\nSchedule 1 State forests reserved as national park or regional park on 1 July 2010\n\n(Sections 4 and 5)\n\n**sch 1:** Am 2012 (286), Sch 1 \\[1\\]–\\[15\\]; 2014 (716), Sch 1 \\[1\\]–\\[4\\].","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Crown lands reserved as state conservation area on 1 July 2010","content":"# Schedule 2 Crown lands reserved as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\nSchedule 2 Crown lands reserved as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\n(Section 6)\n\nLachlan Valley State Conservation Area\n\nAn area of about 320 hectares, in the Local Government Area of Hay, Parish of Thononga, County of Franklin, being Lots 23, 54, 91, 92, 94, 96 and 117, DP752995.","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"State forests vested in NPW Minister on 1 July 2010","content":"# Schedule 3 State forests vested in NPW Minister on 1 July 2010\n\nSchedule 3 State forests vested in NPW Minister on 1 July 2010\n\n(Sections 4 and 7)\n\n**sch 3:** Am 2012 (286), Sch 1 \\[16\\]; 2014 (716), Sch 1 \\[5\\]; 2015 (357), Sch 1 \\[1\\].","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Forestry Commission controlled land reserved as national park on 1 July 2010","content":"# Schedule 4 Forestry Commission controlled land reserved as national park on 1 July 2010\n\nSchedule 4 Forestry Commission controlled land reserved as national park on 1 July 2010\n\n(Section 8)\n\nMurrumbidgee Valley National Park\n\nAn area of about 5,889 hectares, in the Parishes of Cudgel, Yarangery, Gogeldrie, and Dallas, County of Cooper, being the area whose control and silvicultural management was vested in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales by proclamations published in the NSW Government Gazette on 7 August 1925 and 11 June 1954 under section 11A of the [Forestry Act 1916](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1916-055).\n\n**sch 4:** Am 2010 No 119, Sch 2.31.","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 5","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"State forests that became Crown land on 1 July 2010","content":"# Schedule 5 State forests that became Crown land on 1 July 2010\n\nSchedule 5 State forests that became Crown land on 1 July 2010\n\n(Sections 4 and 9)\n\n**sch 5, hdg:** Subst 2017 No 17, Sch 4.62 \\[8\\].","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 6","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"State forests vested in NPW Minister on 1 July 2010 for transfer to Aboriginal ownership","content":"# Schedule 6 State forests vested in NPW Minister on 1 July 2010 for transfer to Aboriginal ownership\n\nSchedule 6 State forests vested in NPW Minister on 1 July 2010 for transfer to Aboriginal ownership\n\n(Sections 4 and 10)\n\n**sch 6:** Am 2015 (357), Sch 1 \\[2\\].","sortOrder":51},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 7","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Land vested in the NPW Minister reserved as state conservation area on 1 July 2010","content":"# Schedule 7 Land vested in the NPW Minister reserved as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\nSchedule 7 Land vested in the NPW Minister reserved as state conservation area on 1 July 2010\n\n(Section 11)\n\nLachlan Valley State Conservation Area\n\nAn area of about 3,899 hectares, in the Local Government Area of Hay, Parish of Thononga, County of Franklin, being Lots 5, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 32, 41, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 90, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116, DP752995.\n\nAn area of about 870 hectares, in the Local Government Area of Hay, Parishes of Thellangering and Yimbaring, County of Waradgery, being Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 16, DP756791 and Lots 12, 13 and 14, DP756814.","sortOrder":60},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 8","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Change of names and consolidation of national parks, nature reserves and state conservation areas on 1 July 2010","content":"# Schedule 8 Change of names and consolidation of national parks, nature reserves and state conservation areas on 1 July 2010\n\nSchedule 8 Change of names and consolidation of national parks, nature reserves and state conservation areas on 1 July 2010\n\n(Section 12)","sortOrder":61},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 9","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Land transfers—ancillary and special provisions","content":"# Schedule 9 Land transfers—ancillary and special provisions\n\nSchedule 9 Land transfers—ancillary and special provisions\n\n**sch 9:** Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.62 \\[9\\]–\\[14\\].","sortOrder":68},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 10","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"# Schedule 10\n\nSchedule 10 (Repealed)\n\n**sch 10:** Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.","sortOrder":80}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act has been amended at least eight times between 2010 and 2018, suggesting that the scope of reserved lands or associated rights and conditions has been adjusted from the original 2010 version. This pattern of repeated amendment is common in reservation Acts where boundary adjustments, exclusions for infrastructure, or changes to permitted uses are made after initial passage."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple amendments since 2010 creating layered versions of the law that must be read together","Interaction with broader NSW national parks legislation, meaning this Act cannot be understood in isolation","Specific land parcel descriptions (metes and bounds or cadastral references) typical of reservation Acts are technically complex to interpret","Balancing of competing interests — conservation, forestry, Aboriginal land rights, and existing licences — adds legal and policy complexity","Dual ministerial responsibility (Environment and Climate Change) may create administrative ambiguity","Only metadata is visible in the provided text — the actual operative provisions are not shown, limiting full assessment"],"plain_english_summary":"## National Park Estate (Riverina Red Gum Reservations) Act 2010\n\n### What does this law do?\nThis NSW Act formally sets aside (\"reserves\") specific areas of land in the Riverina region of New South Wales — particularly areas containing **red gum forests and woodlands** — as part of the national park estate. In plain terms, it turns designated parcels of land into protected national parks, nature reserves, or similar conservation areas.\n\n### Who does it affect?\n- **The general public**: These areas become protected land accessible for recreation, tourism, and nature appreciation, but with restrictions on damaging activities.\n- **Timber and forestry industries**: Red gum forests in the Riverina were previously used for timber harvesting. This Act removes or restricts those commercial activities on the reserved land.\n- **Farmers and graziers**: Those with existing licences or rights to use the land (e.g., for grazing) may find those rights changed or removed.\n- **Aboriginal communities**: Red gum country along the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers has deep cultural significance. The Act may include provisions for co-management or recognition of Aboriginal interests in the land.\n- **Local councils and communities**: Towns near these reserves may see economic changes as timber jobs are affected, but may gain tourism benefits.\n\n### Why does it matter?\nThe Riverina red gum forests are among the most ecologically significant (environmentally important) woodland ecosystems in Australia. Converting this land to national park estate means it is permanently protected from logging and clearing, preserving habitat for native wildlife and maintaining the ecological health of river systems like the Murray and Murrumbidgee.\n\n### Key points to know\n- The law has been **amended multiple times** since 2010, meaning its details have evolved.\n- It operates alongside broader NSW national parks legislation (the *National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974*).\n- The responsible ministers are the **Minister for the Environment** and the **Minister for Climate Change**, reflecting the conservation focus of the law."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The text of the Act as supplied records later amendments and substitutions to definitions, schedules and certain provisions (for example, amendment notes at s 3, s 7, s 9, s 10, s 13 and s 15 and changes to schedules). Those amendments update cross‑references (notably to the Crown Land Management Act 2016 and the Forestry Act 2012), alter some schedule contents and insert or extend procedural rules (see amendment notes appended to s 3, s 7, s 9, s 10, s 13 and s 15 and the Sch 9 amendment notes). On that basis the scope of the Act as currently presented differs from the original 2010 text in ways that affect definitions, administrative procedures and particular land listings, and therefore the contemporary statutory scope has changed from the original enactment."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of individually described land parcels across multiple detailed schedules (Schedules 1–8) requiring mapping and diagram cross‑checks","Multiple kinds of land actions (revocation, reservation, vesting, transfer to Aboriginal ownership) with distinct legal consequences (ss 4–11)","Interplay and overrides with other statutes (Forestry Act 1916 and 2012, National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, Crown Land Management Act 2016, Roads Act 1993) and explicit ‘despite’ clauses (Sch 9 cl 2)","Administrative discretion concentrated in NPW Minister and Director‑General for vesting, rights of way, boundary adjustments, licences and exclusion orders (s 13; Sch 9 cl 5, cl 11)","Procedural conditions for adjustments and orders including required ministerial approvals, certification of no significant reduction in size/value, publication requirements and tight time limits (s 13(3)–(6); Sch 9 cl 5(7), cl 11)","Transitional protections and exclusions for existing freehold and complex lease classes, requiring careful rights analysis (Sch 9 cl 1; ss 7(2), 10(3))","Operational rules for forestry operations and limited pathways for continued forestry under integrated approvals (s 15) alongside conservation reservations","Licence regime for firewood with environmental review requirement and annual renewals (s 16) adding recurring administrative work"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act transfers named Riverina lands out of State forest/Forestry Commission control and into the national park estate, other reserved Crown land, or vests them for Part 11 Aboriginal dealings, while preserving some existing leases and access rights. It centralises administrative decisions with the NPW Minister and the Director‑General (boundary adjustments, vestings, replacement rights, limited forestry approvals and annual non‑commercial firewood licences).\n\nIt matters because it shifts land use from forestry to park management, reallocates management costs to the Crown, and creates administrative steps and potential access uncertainty for local landholders and licence applicants."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to maintain its original scope. It was enacted in 2010 specifically to transfer Riverina red gum forests from State forest status to national park estate, and the amendments visible (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) are technical updates reflecting changes to other legislation (particularly the replacement of the Crown Lands Act 1989 with the Crown Land Management Act 2016, and the replacement of the Forestry Act 1916 with the Forestry Act 2012). The core purpose—land transfer and reclassification—remains unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to multiple other Acts: *National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974*, *Forestry Act 1916* (repealed), *Forestry Act 2012*, *Crown Land Management Act 2016*, *Roads Act 1993*, and *Irrigation Corporations Act 1994*","Eight detailed Schedules containing hundreds of specific land parcels described by hectare area, former State Forest number, Gazette proclamation dates, and diagram references (e.g., \"Misc R00444\")","Complex conditional vesting provisions that simultaneously free land from most encumbrances while explicitly preserving specific lease types (continued perpetual leases, Western lands leases) in sections 7 and 10","Nested exceptions in Schedule 9, clause 1 excluding freehold and certain leasehold interests from reservation despite the general reservation rules","Time-bound powers in section 13 allowing boundary adjustments with different expiry dates for different Schedules (2012, 2015, 2017)","Dual-purpose vesting in section 10 specifically enabling future Aboriginal land transfer under Part 11 of the NPW Act","Savings and transitional provisions ensuring existing forestry leases, access rights, and roads are managed through the transition"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act transfers large areas of State forest land in the Riverina region of New South Wales (the \"Riverina Red Gum\" forests) into the national park system. It is essentially a land reclassification law that:\n\n*   **Revokes** the status of certain State forests (taking them out of timber production)\n*   **Reserves** most of that land as national parks, regional parks, or state conservation areas under the *National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974*\n*   **Vests** some land in the Minister for National Parks (the \"NPW Minister\") for future management, including potential transfer to Aboriginal ownership\n*   **Preserves** certain existing leases (like perpetual leases and Western lands leases) so that leaseholders keep their rights even after the land changes status\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **The environment:** Red gum forests along the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Lachlan rivers gain permanent protection\n*   **Timber industry:** Forestry operations are stopped on the transferred land, though some State forests remain for regulated logging under Part 3\n*   **Local communities:** People can still collect firewood for personal use under strict licensing rules (Section 16)\n*   **Aboriginal landholders:** Specific parcels (Schedule 6) are set aside for potential transfer to Aboriginal landholding bodies\n*   **Existing leaseholders:** Farmers and others with perpetual or Western lands leases keep their rights on land vested in the NPW Minister\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis was a major environmental reform that ended commercial logging in significant Riverina red gum forests, converting them to conservation reserves. It balances environmental protection with recognition of existing property rights and provides a pathway for Aboriginal ownership of culturally significant land.\n\n**Key features:**\n\n*   **Eight Schedules** detail exactly which parcels of land go into which category (national park, regional park, etc.)\n*   **Boundary adjustment powers** (Section 13) allow minor tweaks to park boundaries until 2017 to fix surveying issues or improve management\n*   **Access roads** (Schedule 9, clause 5) are specially handled to ensure private landholders don't lose access\n*   **Firewood collection** is permitted under licence for non-commercial use"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-park-estate-riverina-red-gum-reservations-act-2010","history":"/api/acts/national-park-estate-riverina-red-gum-reservations-act-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-park-estate-riverina-red-gum-reservations-act-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-park-estate-riverina-red-gum-reservations-act-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-park-estate-riverina-red-gum-reservations-act-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-park-estate-riverina-red-gum-reservations-act-2010/documents"}}