### 4 Application of Act > > (1) This Act binds the Crown in right of Tasmania and, so far as the legislative power of Parliament permits, in all its other capacities. > > > (2) [*\[Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2003, s. 9, Applied:16 Apr 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-004#GS9@Hpa@EN) Subject to [subsection (3)](#GS4@Gs3@EN) , this Act applies to all parts of the State except such parts as may from time to time be prescribed in the regulations and, in particular, applies to land in Wellington Park, as defined in the [Wellington Park Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-059) . > > > (3) [*\[Section 4 Subsection (3) amended by No. 49 of 2001, s. 5, Applied:16 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-16/act-2001-049#GS5@EN) [Part 3](#HP3@EN) of this Act does not apply to public land, within the meaning of the [Public Land (Administration and Forests) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1991-042) , that is the subject of a reference to the Commission.

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