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9Revocation of reserved forest—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park
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9 Revocation of reserved forest—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park
On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured green on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125C, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F, LEGL./24–303, LEGL./24–304 and LEGL./24–305 ceases to be reserved forest.
Sch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 10 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.
10 Rights to cease—roads—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park
On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—
(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125C, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F, LEGL./24–303, LEGL./24–304 and LEGL./24–305 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and
(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on those plans, cease.
Sch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 11 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.
11 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park
Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land described in Part 52 of Schedule Two that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—
Sch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 12 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.
12 Land adjacent to Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park
(1) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—
(a) any reservation under this or any other Act over any area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B that is in force immediately before that commencement is revoked; and
(b) the appointment of any committee of management of any area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land immediately before that commencement; and
(c) subject to subclause (5), the area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B is freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests in or applying to any area of the land immediately before that commencement.
(2) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured brown on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125C, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F, LEGL./24–301, LEGL./24–303, LEGL./24–304 and LEGL./24–305 ceases to be reserved forest.
(3) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured orange on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125B, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F and LEGL./24–304 is taken to be reserved forest under section 42 of the **Forests Act 1958**.
(4) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, land that is delineated and coloured orange or coloured purple on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F and LEGL./24–304 ceases to be a road or part of road or road reserve and all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, cease on that commencement.
(5) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—
(b) the provisions of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Land Act 1958**.
Division 4—Cobaw Conservation Park, Hepburn Conservation Park and Mirboo North Conservation Park
Sch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 13 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.
13 Revocation of reserved forest—Cobaw Conservation Park
On the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured green on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 127 ceases to be reserved forest.
Sch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 14 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.