25Authority to use Crown property

25 Authority to use Crown property S. 25(1) amended by No. 6/2024 s. 73. (1) The Secretary may authorise any community-based child and family service provider, voluntary organisation, Government department, municipal council, person or body, to use for any purpose relating to the provision of services for children and families— (a) any real or personal property vested in the Secretary and used for the purposes of the Department; or (b) any land of the Crown reserved for any public purpose and used for the purposes of the Department (whether or not vested in trustees or jointly in trustees and the Minister for the time being administering the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**). S. 25(2) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 7). (2) The Secretary must consult with the Secretary to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action before giving an authority under this section. (3) An authority under this section is given by the Secretary for and on behalf of the Crown. (4) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in the **Land Act 1958**, the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or any other Act.