48Responsibility for certain public reserves

48 Responsibility for certain public reserves

48 Responsibility for certain public reserves

(1) Except as provided by section 2.22 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, a council has the control of—

(a) public reserves that are not under the control of or vested in any other body or persons and are not held by a person under lease from the Crown, and

(b) public reserves that the Governor, by proclamation, places under the control of the council.

(2) If any doubt arises as to whether any land comes within the operation of this section, or as to the boundaries of a public reserve, the Governor may, by proclamation, determine the matter.

s 48: Am 2005 No 58, Sch 3.3 [1]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.10 [7].