4Power to reserve Crown land for public purposes

4 Power to reserve Crown land for public purposes

S. 4(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 11(1).

(1) The Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette reserve by a general or particular description either temporarily or permanently any Crown lands which in the Governor in Council's opinion are required for any public purposes and without affecting the generality of the foregoing for any or any combination of the following—

S. 4(1)(a) amended by No. 23/1995 s. 4(1).

(a) ports, quays wharves docks and landing places;

(b) roads carparks tramways and railways;

(c) aerodromes and landing grounds for aircraft;

S. 4(1)(d) amended by No. 81/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 8.1).

(d) watersheds and gathering grounds for water supply purposes, the supply and distribution of water and works associated therewith including reservoirs aqueducts pipe-lines channels and waterways;

S. 4(1)(e) amended by No. 81/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 8.2).

(e) the protection of the beds or channels and the banks of waterways;

(f) drainage and sewerage works;

(g) camping grounds and watering places for travelling stock;

(h) markets abattoirs and saleyards;

(i) municipal buildings and store-yards;

(j) public baths and swimming pools;

(k) mineral springs;

(l) the preservation of areas of ecological significance;

(m) the conservation of areas of natural interest or beauty or of scientific historic or archaeological interest;

S. 4(1)(ma) inserted by No. 54/2010 s. 78.

(ma) carbon sequestration in vegetation and soil;

(n) the preservation of species of native plants;

S. 4(1)(o) amended by No. 9551 s. 2.

(o) the propagation or management of wildlife or the preservation of wildlife habitat;

(p) pre-school centres, State schools and other institutions of public instruction and areas and facilities for the study of the natural environment;

(q) prisons and reformatories;

(r) public buildings including offices halls libraries museums galleries and war memorials;

(s) experimental and research farms and agricultural colleges;

S. 4(1)(t) amended by No. 24/2006 s. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 11.1).

(t) the growth preservation and supply of timber including Government school forest plantations;

(u) the supply of sand gravel stone and other materials for the construction of public roads buildings and other works;

(v) alpine resorts;