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](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), 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 \[7\].