22Adjustment of description of transferred land

22 Adjustment of description of transferred land

22 Adjustment of description of transferred land

(1) The description of any land described in the following Schedules (a relevant Schedule) may be adjusted in accordance with this section:

(a) Parts 1–3 of Schedule 1,

(b) Part 1 of Schedule 2,

(c) Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3,

(d) Schedules 4–8.

(2) A description of land may be adjusted from time to time:

(a) to alter the boundaries of the land for the purposes of the effective management of the 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

(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 set back from the carriageway of the road, or

(c) to include, remove or change a description of any easement or restriction to which the land is subject, or

(d) to provide a more detailed description of the boundaries of the land.

(3) An adjustment of the description of land is to be made by the Director-General of the Department of Environment and Conservation by a notice published on the NSW legislation website that amends a relevant Schedule.

(4) A notice under this section may only be published with the approval of:

(a) the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, and

(b) the Minister administering the Forestry Act 1916, and

(c) to the extent that the notice applies to any Crown land reserved for use as a road—the Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016, and

(d) to the extent that the notice applies to a classified road—the Minister administering the provisions of the Roads Act 1993 relating to classified roads.