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General Information 21\n\n2. Table of Amendments 22\n\n3. Explanatory Details 23\n\n**Version No.** **003**\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013**\n\n**No. 79 of 2013**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 September 2015\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 provide for the revocation of several permanent Crown land reservations and Crown grants; and\n\n(b) to amend the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** to streamline the regulation making powers in that Act; and\n\n(c) to amend the **National Parks Act 1975** to alter the boundaries of several parks and amend certain offence provisions; and\n\n(d) to amend the **Carlton (Recreation Ground) Land Act 1966** to alter the boundary of the land subject to that Act; and\n\n(e) to amend the **Shrine of Remembrance Act 1978** to provide for the Minister to appoint a trustee as deputy chairperson; and\n\n(f) to amend the **Water Industry Act 1994** in relation to the metropolitan rate; and\n\n(g) to make other minor miscellaneous amendments to various Acts.\n\n\t2 Commencement\n\ns. 2\n\n(1) This Act, except sections 25, 27 and 28, comes into operation on the day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.\n\n(2) Sections 25, 27 and 28 come into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.\n\n__________________\n\nPart 2—Revocation of Reservations\n\n\t3 Revocation of reservation—Ballarat West\n\ns. 3\n\n(1) The Minister administering the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**—\n\n(a) on receiving a plan of survey signed by the Surveyor-General of all or any part of the land described in item 1 of the Schedule or that land as nearly as practicable which is to be reserved for public purposes; and\n\n(b) on being satisfied that the land described in the plan of survey relates to no land other than all or any part of the land described in item 1 of the Schedule or that land as nearly as practicable which is to be reserved for public purposes—\n\nmay recommend to the Governor in Council—\n\n(c) that the Order in Council specified in item 1 of the Schedule be revoked to the extent that it applies to the land shown in the plan of survey; and\n\n(d) that the land shown in the plan of survey be reserved for public purposes under section 4(1) of that Act.\n\n(2) The Governor in Council may make the Order recommended under subsection (1).\n\n(3) An Order made under subsection (2) must—\n\n(a) include a copy of the plan of survey of the land to which the Order applies; and\n\n(b) be published in the Government Gazette.\n\n(4) Subject to subsection (5), on the publication in the Government Gazette of an Order made under subsection (2)—\n\n(a) the Order in Council specified in item 1 of the Schedule is revoked to the extent that it applies to the land shown in the plan of survey; and\n\n(b) 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(c) the appointment of any committee of management of that land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(d) any regulations made under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\ns. 3\n\n(5) On the revocation under subsection (4) of the Order in Council specified in item 1 of the Schedule reserving land—\n\n(a) that land is taken to be temporarily reserved for public purposes under section 4(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**; and\n\n(b) the Ballarat City Council is taken to be the committee of management of that land appointed under section 14 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\n(6) Nothing in this section affects—\n\n(a) the licence to occupy part of the land described in item 1 of the Schedule, in force immediately before the publication in the Government Gazette of an Order made under subsection (2) in relation to land to which that Order applies, granted to VicRoads on 27 March 2013 under section 17B of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** by the City of Ballarat and the Department of Sustainability and Environment; or\n\n(b) any other lease or licence under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** over any part of the land described in item 1 of the Schedule in force immediately before the publication in the Government Gazette of an Order made under subsection (2) in relation to land to which that Order applies.\n\n\t4 Revocation of reservation—Bendigo Hospital—Lucan Street site\n\ns. 4\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 2 of the Schedule is revoked.\n\n(2) Subject to subsection (3), on the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land—\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) any regulations made under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\n(3) On the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land—\n\n(a) that land is taken to be temporarily reserved under section 4(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for hospitals, health care agencies and services for any other purposes administered by the Minister administering the **Health Services Act 1988**; and\n\n(b) the public health service listed in Schedule 5 to the **Health Services Act 1988** known as Bendigo Health Care Group is taken to be the committee of management of that land appointed under section 14 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\n\t5 Revocation of Crown grant—Bendigo Hospital—Anne Caudle Campus site\n\ns. 5\n\n(1) Crown grant Volume 10090 Folio 329 is revoked.\n\n(2) Subject to subsection (3), on the revocation by subsection (1) of the Crown grant over land—\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 trustee of that land is revoked to the extent that the appointment relates to that land.\n\n(3) On the revocation by subsection (1) of the Crown grant over land—\n\n(a) that land is taken to be temporarily reserved under section 4(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for hospitals, health care agencies and services for any other purposes administered by the Minister administering the **Health Services Act 1988**; and\n\n(b) the public health service listed in Schedule 5 to the **Health Services Act 1988** known as Bendigo Health Care Group is taken to be the committee of management of that land appointed under section 14 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\n\t6 Revocation of reservations and Crown grant does not affect certain rights\n\n(1) Nothing in section 4 or 5 affects—\n\n(a) the licence dated 28 May 2013 (known as Construction Licence (Stage 1 Works)) between Bendigo Health Care Group as licensor and Exemplar Health (NBH) 1 Pty Ltd (ACN 163 331 557) as trustee for Exemplar Health (NBH) Trust 1 for and on behalf of the Exemplar Health (NBH) Partnership, and Exemplar Health (NBH) 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 163 600 011) as trustee for Exemplar Health (NBH) Trust 2 for and on behalf of the Exemplar Health (NBH) Partnership, together with the licensee, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section; or\n\n(b) the licence dated 28 May 2013 (known as Construction Licence (DCA Works)) between Bendigo Health Care Group as licensor and Exemplar Health (NBH) 1 Pty Ltd (ACN 163 331 557) as trustee for Exemplar Health (NBH) Trust 1 for and on behalf of the Exemplar Health (NBH) Partnership, and Exemplar Health (NBH) 2 Pty Ltd (ACN 163 600 011) as trustee for Exemplar Health (NBH) Trust 2 for and on behalf of the Exemplar Health (NBH) Partnership, together with the licensee, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section; or\n\ns. 6\n\n(c) the licence between Bendigo Health Care Group and Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (ABN 42 100 504 883) approved by the Minister of Health on 8 October 2013, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section; or\n\n(d) the licence between Bendigo Health Care Group and Clinical Laboratories Pty Ltd trading as Healthscope Pathology (ABN 62 006 823 089) approved by the Minister of Health on 24 October 2013, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section.\n\n(2) In this section—\n\n***Bendigo Health Care Group*** means the public health service listed in Schedule 5 to the **Health Services Act 1988** known as Bendigo Health Care Group.\n\n\t7 Revocation of reservation—Werribee State Research Farm\n\ns. 7\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 3 of the Schedule is revoked to the extent that it is in force immediately before the commencement of this section.\n\n(2) Subject to subsection (3), on the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land—\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) any regulations made under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to that land.\n\n(3) On the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land—\n\n(a) the part of that land described in item 4 of the Schedule is taken to be temporarily reserved for public purposes under section 4(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**; and\n\n(b) that land, other than the part described in paragraph (a), is unreserved Crown land.\n\n(4) On the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land, the Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated (ABN 74 262 813 670) is taken to be the committee of management of the land referred to in subsection (3)(a) appointed under section 14 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\n(5) Nothing in this section affects—\n\ns. 7\n\n(a) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated with the University of Melbourne (ABN 84 002 705 224), commencing on 1 January 2012 and expiring on 31 December 2016; or\n\n(b) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated with the University of Melbourne (ABN 84 002 705 224), commencing on 1 January 2012 and expiring on 31 December 2032; or\n\n(c) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated with St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Ltd (ABN 22 052 110 755), commencing on 30 November 2009; or\n\n(d) the licence, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, granted by the Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated to Animal Reproductive Technical Services (ABN 87 081 807 785), commencing on 1 June 2013; or\n\n(e) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Secretary to the Department of Agriculture, Energy and Minerals with the Director of the Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research (ABN 48 132 025 024), commencing on 1 January 1995 and expiring on 31 December 2015; or\n\ns. 7\n\n(f) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated with Monash University (ABN 12 377 614 012), commencing on 1 July 2010; or\n\n(g) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Minister for Planning with Incitec Pivot Ltd (ABN 42 004 080 264), commencing on 1 July 2003 and expiring on 30 June 2053; or\n\n(h) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Minister for Environment and Conservation with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (ABN 41 687 119 230), commencing on 1 October 2000 and expiring on 30 September 2050; or\n\n(i) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by the Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated with City West Water Ltd (ABN 70 066 902 467), commencing on 5 December 2008 and expiring on 4 December 2013; or\n\n(j) the lease to occupy part of the land, in force immediately before the commencement of this section, entered into by Primary Industries Committee of Management Incorporated with Eureka! AgResearch (Vic) Pty Ltd (ABN 25 101 047 723), commencing on 1 November 2009.\n\n\t8 Revocation of reservation—Psyche Bend\n\ns. 8\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 5 of the Schedule is revoked.\n\n(2) On the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land, that land is taken to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests.\n\n\t9 Revocation of reservation—Mysia\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 6 of the Schedule is revoked.\n\n(2) On the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land, that land is taken to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests.\n\n\t10 Revocation of reservation—Yarrawalla\n\ns. 9\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 7 of the Schedule is revoked.\n\n(2) On the revocation by subsection (1) of the Order in Council reserving land, that land is taken to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests.\n\n(3) Nothing in this section affects the licence granted under section 130 of the **Land Act 1958** to Roy and Dorothy Hazel Hampson in existence immediately before the revocation of the Order in Council by subsection (1).\n\n\t11 Revocation of reservation and Crown grant—Ninyeunook\n\n(1) The Order in Council specified in item 8 of the Schedule is revoked.\n\n(2) Crown grant Volume 2283 Folio 520 is revoked.\n\n(3) On the revocation by this section of the Order in Council reserving land and Crown grant Volume 2283 Folio 520, that land is taken to be unalienated land of the Crown, freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests.\n\n\t12 Consequences of revocation\n\nOn the revocation by section 8, 9, 10 or 11 of an Order in Council reserving land—\n\n(a) the appointment of any committee of management of the relevant land is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land; and\n\n(b) any regulations made under section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** are revoked to the extent that they apply to the relevant land.\n\n\t13 Registrar of Titles to make amendments necessary\n\ns. 12\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 Part.\n\n__________________\n\nPt 3 (Heading and ss 14, 15) repealed by No. 79/2013 s. 45(1).\n\n* * * * *\n\ns. 14\n\nPart 4—Amendment of National Parks Act 1975\n\nSs 16–24 repealed by No. 79/2013 s. 45(1).\n\n* * * * *\n\nS. 25 repealed by No. 79/2013 s. 45(2).\n\n* * * * *\n\nS. 26 repealed by No. 79/2013 s. 45(1).\n\n* * * * *\n\nS. 27 repealed by No. 73/2013 s. 45(2).\n\n* * * * *\n\nS. 28 repealed by No. 73/2013 s. 45(2).\n\n* * * * *\n\nSs 29, 30 repealed by No. 79/2013 s. 45(1).\n\n* * * * *\n\n__________________\n\nPt 5 (Heading and ss 31–45) repealed by No. 79/2013 s. 45(1).\n\n* * * * *\n\ns. 31\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nSch.\n\nSections 3 to 11\n\nLand Descriptions\n\n\tItem 1 Ballarat West\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Dowling Forest, 131⋅3204 hectares, being Crown Allotment 5B of Section 1. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 14 January 1964, published in the Government Gazette dated 22 January 1964, page 172. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 18 December 1963, page 3694. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | An Aerodrome. |\n\n\n\tItem 2 Bendigo Hospital—Lucan Street site\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Sandhurst, 4⋅047 hectares, being Crown Allotment 1 of Section 54D. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 12 November 1872, published in the Government Gazette dated 20 December 1872, page 2302. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 31 December 1868, page 2520. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Hospital purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reservation. |\n\n\n\tItem 3 Werribee State Research Farm\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Deutgam, 309⋅4458 hectares, being Crown Allotments 1P of Section C, 1W of Section C, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2059, 2093 and 2094. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 6 July 1927, published in the Government Gazette dated 13 July 1927, page 2142. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 8 June 1927, page 1883. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | State Research Farm (Agricultural). |\n| Extent of revocation: | The reservation as it is in force. |\n\n\n\tItem 4 Werribee State Research Farm—temporary reservation\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Deutgam, 293⋅7923 hectares, being Crown Allotments 1P of Section C, 1W of Section C, 2003, 2015, 2017, 2059 and 2093. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Purpose of temporary reservation: | Public purposes. |\n\n\n\tItem 5 Psyche Bend\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Mildura, 0⋅0513 hectares, being Crown Allotment 2231. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 10 August 1999, published in the Government Gazette dated 12 August 1999, page 1886. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 12 August 1999, page 1886. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Management of Wildlife. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reservation. |\n\n\nSch.\n\n\tItem 6 Mysia\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Mysia, 8⋅17 hectares, being Crown Allotment 153A. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 24 March 1891, published in the Government Gazette dated 26 March 1891, page 1388. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 27 February 1891, page 1054. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Water Supply purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reservation. |\n\n\n\tItem 7 Yarrawalla\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Yarrowalla, 14⋅57 hectares, being Crown Allotment 35A of Section C. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 11 January 1887, published in the Government Gazette dated 14 January 1887, page 77. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 3 December 1886, page 3341. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Water Supply purposes. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reservation. |\n\n\nSch.\n\n\tItem 8 Ninyeunook\n\n| Situation and area of land: | Parish of Ninyeunook, 0⋅20 hectares, being Crown Allotment 37C of Section 1. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instrument and date of reservation: | Order in Council dated 26 November 1888, published in the Government Gazette dated 30 November 1888, page 3603. |\n| Particulars of Crown<br>grant: | Crown grant Volume 2283 Folio 520. |\n| Description of land by reference to Government Gazette: | Government Gazette dated 26 October 1888, page 3244. |\n| Purpose of reservation: | Mechanics Institute and Free Library. |\n| Extent of revocation: | The entire reservation. |\n\n\nSch.\n\n═══════════════\n\nENDNOTES\n\nEndnotes\n\n1. General Information\n\n\n *Minister's second reading speech—*\n\n *Legislative Assembly: 31 October 2013*\n\n *Legislative Council: 28 November 2013*\n\nThe long title for the Bill for this Act was \"A Bill for an Act to amend the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the **National Parks Act 1975**, the **Carlton (Recreation Ground) Land Act 1966**, the **Land (Miscellaneous Matters) Act 1988**, the **Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1997**, the **Shrine of Remembrance Act 1978** and the **Water Industry Act 1994** and to revoke certain permanent Crown land reservations and Crown grants and for other purposes.\"\n\nThe **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013** was assented to on 17 December 2013 and came into operation as follows:\n\nSections 1–24, 26, 29–45 on 18 December 2013: section 2(1); sections 25, 27 and 28 on 1 September 2014: Special Gazette (No. 282) 26.8.14 p. 1.\n\n1. Table of Amendments\n\n\nEndnotes\n\nThis Version incorporates amendments made to the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013** by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act No. 79/2013**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 17.12.13 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Commencement Date:* | S. 45 on 18.12.13: s. 2(1) |\n| *Note:* | S. 45(1) repeals Part 3 (ss 14, 15), ss 16-24, 26, 29, 30 , 31-35 on 18.12.14 |\n| *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013** |\n\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act No. 79/2013**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 17.12.13 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Commencement Date:* | S. 45 on 18.12.13: s. 2(1) |\n| *Note:* | S. 45(2) repeals ss 25, 27 and 28 on 1.9.15 |\n| *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013** |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n1. Explanatory Details\n\n\nEndnotes\n\nNo entries at date of publication.","sortOrder":0}],"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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the limited text available, there is no evidence of scope change from the Act's original intent. It appears to function as a standard legislative amendment to existing parks and Crown land statutes, consistent with its title. However, a full assessment cannot be made without access to the complete text of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text provided to assess full complexity — only metadata and version history were included","Amending Acts are inherently more complex than standalone Acts because readers must cross-reference multiple pieces of existing legislation","Crown land law in Victoria involves multiple overlapping statutes which can be difficult to navigate","Without the substantive provisions, the true complexity cannot be fully assessed"],"plain_english_summary":"The Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013 updates Victoria’s existing laws on parks and Crown land. It affects people who use or live near public parks, holders of licences or leases over Crown land, and the agencies that manage these lands. The Act modifies how access, permits, management powers and protections operate under the current legal framework, so it can change rights and responsibilities for users, businesses and land managers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act's operative scope was narrowed after enactment: several Parts and many sections (including Parts affecting National Parks and other provisions) were repealed under s.45 with staggered repeal dates (noted in the Endnotes). That left the Act focused primarily on the Schedule-specific revocations, transitional management arrangements and registry amendments rather than the wider set of originally-enacted amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple discrete land parcels in the Schedule (Items 1–8) each receive bespoke treatment (revocation, temporary reservation or Crown grant revocation) creating many case-specific outcomes (ss.3–11; Schedule).","Procedural triggers and executive decisions: some revocations require a plan of survey and a Minister recommendation and Governor in Council order, with Gazette publication (s.3(1)–(4)).","Preservation of existing interests: several sections expressly save existing licences, leases and agreements (e.g. s.3(6), s.6(1), s.7(5)), which requires careful identification of continued rights.","Transfers of management and temporary reservation rules shift committee appointments to different bodies (e.g. Ballarat City Council, Bendigo Health Care Group, Primary Industries Committee of Management) and create operational transition points (s.3(5), s.4(3), s.5(3), s.7(3)–(4)).","Interplay with multiple statutes increases legal cross-referencing: Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, National Parks Act 1975, Health Services Act 1988, Transfer of Land Act 1958 and others are implicated (s.1; s.13).","Title and registry work mandated: the Registrar of Titles must amend land records as needed under the Transfer of Land Act (s.13), creating administrative compliance tasks.","Temporal and commencement complexity: staggered commencements and later repeals of Parts and sections (see s.2 and s.45 notes in the Endnotes) change which amendments remain in force.","Specific Crown grant revocations require care (e.g. Volume and Folio references in ss.5(1), 11(2) and Schedule), adding technical land law steps to implementation.","Publication and form requirements (inclusion of survey plan in Order in Council and Gazette publication) impose formalities that affect timing and certainty (s.3(3)–(4))."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act revokes and reclassifies a set of specific Crown land reservations and a small number of Crown grants (the parcels are listed in the Schedule). Mechanically it frees those lands from earlier trusts or reservations, in some cases places parts into temporary reservation, assigns or revokes committees of management, preserves existing licences and leases, and requires title updates. It also amends powers in other land and parks statutes; affected parties include local councils, public health services, lease/license holders and the Registrar of Titles."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act's original scope was broad, covering amendments to seven different Acts including National Parks, Crown Land management, and water industry rates. However, section 45 (which commenced immediately) repealed most of these provisions before they took effect, including the entire Part 3, Part 5, and most of Part 4. What remains is essentially a land revocation statute focused on specific parcels. The scope contracted significantly from the original Bill's intent, leaving only the land status changes operative."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple nested subsections with conditional logic (e.g., subsections (4) and (5) of section 3 create a two-step process where land is first freed then immediately re-reserved)","Extensive cross-referencing to other Acts (Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, Health Services Act 1988, Transfer of Land Act 1958, etc.)","Detailed preservation of specific commercial agreements with exact dates, ABNs, and party names (particularly sections 6 and 7)","Schedule-based land descriptions using historical survey references (Crown Allotments, Parish names, Volume/Folio references) dating back to 1868","Self-repealing structure where the Act amends itself (section 45 repeals most of the Act's own provisions, leaving only the land revocation machinery)","Dual commencement dates with proclamation-dependent sections"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a housekeeping law that changes how certain parcels of government-owned land in Victoria are classified and managed. It does several things:\n\n**Main changes to land status:**\n- **Revokes old reservations** on eight specific parcels of Crown land across Victoria (at Ballarat West, Bendigo Hospital sites, Werribee State Research Farm, Psyche Bend, Mysia, Yarrawalla, and Ninyeunook). This means the land is no longer locked into its previous specific uses (like 'aerodrome' or 'water supply').\n- **Immediately re-reserves some land** for new purposes. For example, Bendigo Hospital land is re-reserved for health services, and Werribee Research Farm is partly re-reserved for public purposes.\n- **Frees up other land** to become 'unalienated Crown land' — essentially returning it to general government ownership without specific restrictions.\n\n**Protecting existing rights:**\n- The Act carefully preserves existing leases, licences and agreements. For example, university leases at Werribee and construction licences at Bendigo Hospital remain valid despite the land's status changing.\n\n**Other amendments (mostly repealed):**\n- The Act originally planned to amend several other laws (National Parks Act, Crown Land (Reserves) Act, etc.), but most of these provisions were repealed before they took effect. Only the land revocation provisions in Part 2 remain operative.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Local councils (Ballarat City Council becomes manager of some land)\n- Health services (Bendigo Health Care Group)\n- Research institutions (universities, CSIRO) with existing leases\n- Government land managers\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is technical but important land administration. It allows outdated land classifications to be updated, facilitates hospital redevelopment in Bendigo, and manages the transition of research farmland while protecting existing tenants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/parks-and-crown-land-legislation-amendment-act-2013","history":"/api/acts/parks-and-crown-land-legislation-amendment-act-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/parks-and-crown-land-legislation-amendment-act-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/parks-and-crown-land-legislation-amendment-act-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/parks-and-crown-land-legislation-amendment-act-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/parks-and-crown-land-legislation-amendment-act-2013/documents"}}