11Declaration of Crown land as reserved land

### 11 Declaration of Crown land as reserved land > > (1)  In this section, > > > > > ***Crown land*** does not include Crown land that is also – > > > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-12-11/act-2013-050#JS1@Ja23@GC1@EN) permanent timber production zone land within the meaning of the [Forest Management Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049) ; or > > > > > > > > > (b) a public reserve. > > > (2)  If the Governor is of the opinion that any Crown land should be set aside for a conservation purpose, the Governor, by proclamation, may – > > > > > > (a) declare that land to be reserved land in one of the following classes: > > > > > > > > > > (i) national park; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) State reserve; > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) nature reserve; > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) game reserve; > > > > > > > > > > > (v) conservation area; > > > > > > > > > > > (vi) nature recreation area; > > > > > > > > > > > (vii) regional reserve; > > > > > > > > > > > (viii) historic site; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 11 Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:03 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-03/act-2013-007#GS31@Hpa@EN) give a name to that reserved land; and > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 11 Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:03 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-03/act-2013-007#GS31@Hpb@EN) identify whether the reserve is being declared for the additional purpose of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by all or any of the following means: > > > > > > > > > > (i) sequesting carbon in trees in native forest; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) avoiding emissions of greenhouse gas attributable to changed forest management practices including the clearing or harvesting of native forest. > > > (2A)  [*\[Section 11 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 7 of 2013, s. 31, Applied:03 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-03/act-2013-007#GS31@Hpc@EN) For the purposes of [subsection (2)(c)](#GS11@Gs2@Hpc@EN)  – > > > > > ***greenhouse gas*** has the same meaning as in the *Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011* of the Commonwealth; > > > > > ***native forest*** has the same meaning as in the *Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011* of the Commonwealth. > > > (3)  Any name given to reserved land under [subsection (2)](#GS11@Gs2@EN) is to – > > > > > > (a) include the name of the class of that reserved land; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 11 Subsection (3) amended by No. 1 of 2020, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jul 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-07-01/act-2020-001#JS3@Ja3@GC2@EN) be given on the recommendation of the Minister after consultation with the Registrar of Place Names. > > > (4)  A proclamation under [subsection (2)](#GS11@Gs2@EN) may only be made declaring land to be reserved land in a class if the land satisfies the criteria relating to that class set out in [section 16](#GS16@EN) . > > > (5)  Subject to any proclamation made under [section 21](#GS21@EN) , any area of reserved land in a class referred to in [subsection (2)(a)](#GS11@Gs2@Hpa@EN) remains reserved land of that class despite any subsequent disposition of the land or any other dealing in that land.