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Land Act 1994
sec.558Existing reserves and deeds of grant in trust for transitioned purposes
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### sec.558 Existing reserves and deeds of grant in trust for transitioned purposes
This section applies to the extent that, immediately before the commencement, the land was land dedicated as a reserve, or granted in trust, for a purpose stated in column 1 of the following table (a transitioned purpose ).
On the commencement, the land is taken to be land dedicated as a reserve, or granted in trust, for the community purpose stated in column 2 of the following table opposite the transitioned purpose.
Column 1
Transitioned purpose
Column 2
Community purpose
Aboriginal inhabitants of State
Aboriginal reserve
benefit of Aboriginal inhabitants
Aboriginal purposes
beauty spot
buffer
environment
environmental
environmental park
flora preservation
municipal forest
scenic
scientific
conservation, scenic and land management purposes
botanical gardens
botanic gardens
children’s playground
cricket ground
municipal garden
open space zone
playground
public gardens
recreation grounds
recreation purposes
sports ground
tropical gardens
parks and recreational purposes
heritage purposes
historical purposes
historical site
memorial
memorial hall
memorial library
memorial park
memorial preservation
RSL memorial hall
school of arts
soldier’s memorial
soldier’s memorial hall
soldier’s memorial hall school of arts
war memorial
community facility purposes
benefit of Islander inhabitants
Torres Strait Islander purposes
s 558 ins 2024 No. 12 s 71
(sec.558-ssec.1) This section applies to the extent that, immediately before the commencement, the land was land dedicated as a reserve, or granted in trust, for a purpose stated in column 1 of the following table (a transitioned purpose ).
(sec.558-ssec.2) On the commencement, the land is taken to be land dedicated as a reserve, or granted in trust, for the community purpose stated in column 2 of the following table opposite the transitioned purpose. Column 1 Transitioned purpose Column 2 Community purpose Aboriginal inhabitants of State Aboriginal reserve benefit of Aboriginal inhabitants Aboriginal purposes beauty spot buffer environment environmental environmental park flora preservation municipal forest scenic scientific conservation, scenic and land management purposes botanical gardens botanic gardens children’s playground cricket ground municipal garden open space zone playground public gardens recreation grounds recreation purposes sports ground tropical gardens parks and recreational purposes heritage purposes historical purposes historical site memorial memorial hall memorial library memorial park memorial preservation RSL memorial hall school of arts soldier’s memorial soldier’s memorial hall soldier’s memorial hall school of arts war memorial community facility purposes benefit of Islander inhabitants Torres Strait Islander purposes