17Surrender or divesting of land of other bodies

17 Surrender or divesting of land of other bodies

S. 17(1) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 33(9).

(1) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette may—

(a) require a public statutory body in which land in the docklands area is vested to surrender it to the Crown;

(b) divest land in the docklands area from a public statutory body—

so that the land can be granted to Development Victoria to be developed.

(2) A public statutory body must comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(a).

(3) On—

(a) the conveyance to the Crown or the registration of an instrument of transfer and surrender to the Crown of land that a public statutory body is required to surrender under subsection (1)(a); or

(b) the publication in the Government Gazette of an Order under subsection (1)(b)—

the land concerned is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown and, subject to subsection (4), is freed and discharged from all limitations.

(4) The divesting or surrender of land under this section does not affect any reservation of the land under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978.

(5) The Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette make any amendments to any land description in any Act or subordinate instrument that are necessary because of the divesting or surrender of land under this section.

(6) A power may only be exercised under subsection (1) or (5) on the joint recommendation of the Minister and the Minister administering the Act under which the public statutory body is created.

S. 18 (Heading) amended by No. 10/2017 s. 33(3).