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Nature Conservation Act 2002
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### 16 Classes of reserved land
> > (1) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of national park if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 1 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of national park possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purpose specified in Column 3 for item 1 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (2) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of State reserve if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 2 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of State reserve possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) any one or more of the purposes specified in Column 3 for item 2 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (3) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of nature reserve if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 3 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of nature reserve possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purposes specified in Column 3 for item 3 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (4) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of game reserve if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 4 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of game reserve possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purposes specified in Column 3 for item 4 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (5) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of conservation area if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 5 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of conservation area possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purposes specified in Column 3 for item 5 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (6) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of nature recreation area if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 6 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of nature recreation area possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purpose specified in Column 3 for item 6 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (7) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of regional reserve if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 7 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of regional reserve possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purposes specified in Column 3 for item 7 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (8) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of historic site if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 8 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of historic site possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purposes specified in Column 3 for item 8 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (9) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of private sanctuary if –
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> > > > (a) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 9 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of private sanctuary possessing those values; and
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> > > > (b) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purpose specified in Column 3 for item 9 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (10) Land may be declared to be reserved land in the class of private nature reserve if –
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> > > > (a) the owner of the land has given up any right to require that the reservation of that land be revoked; and
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> > > > (b) the land –
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> > > > > > (i) possesses the values specified in Column 2 for item 10 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) adjoins an area of reserved land in the class of private nature reserve possessing those values; and
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> > > > (c) the land was reserved for –
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> > > > > > (i) the purposes specified in Column 3 for item 10 of that Schedule; or
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> > > > > > (ii) any purpose that, in the opinion of the Governor, would promote the better management or more effective use of that land or the adjoining reserved land referred to in [paragraph (b)(ii)](#GS16@Gs10@Hpb@Hqii@EN) .