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Part 1Transitional provisions—Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020
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Part 1—Transitional provisions—Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020
1 Certain leases, licences and other agreements with AquaSure Pty Ltd not affected by this Act
(1) Despite the commencement of section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**—
(a) the AquaSure lease continues in force on and after that commencement and may be dealt with as a lease under Subdivision 1 of Division 9 of Part I and section 137AA(4) of the **Land Act 1958**; and
(b) Subdivision 1 of Division 9 of Part I and section 137AA(4) of the **Land Act 1958** continue to apply to the granting of leases over Crown Allotments 2015 and 2016, Parish of Wonthaggi.
(2) The amendments made to this Act by section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020** are not to be taken to affect any Desalination Project arrangement as in force immediately before the commencement of that section.
(3) In this clause—
***AquaSure*** has the same meaning as in section 32T;
***AquaSure lease*** means the lease granted under section 134 of the **Land Act 1958** to AquaSure with a commencement date of 13 December 2012 over Crown Allotments 2015 and 2016, Parish of Wonthaggi;
***Desalination Project arrangement*** has the same meaning as in section 32T.
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 2 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(1).
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 3 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(2).
4 Certain licences and permissions not affected by this Act
(1) The amendments made to this Act by section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020** are not to be taken to affect the licence—
(a) issued on 19 January 2017 to South Gippsland Region Water Corporation under old section 20 of the EPA; and
(b) as in force immediately before the commencement of section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**.
(2) In this clause—
***old section 20 of the EPA*** has the same meaning as in section 32T;
***South Gippsland Region Water Corporation*** means the South Gippsland Region Water Corporation established under section 85 of the **Water Act 1989**.
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 5 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(3).
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 6 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(4).
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 7 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(5).
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 8 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(6).
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 9 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(7).
10 Land to become part of park on surrender to the Crown—Dandenong Ranges National Park
If the land delineated and coloured blue on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 86/6 is not surrendered to the Crown before the commencement of section 103 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**, that land is taken not to be part of the park described in Part 6 of Schedule Two until the title to the land is surrendered to the Crown.
Sch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 11 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(8).