Public Land (Administration and Forests) Act 1991
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4 Interpretation of Part
In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears –[Section 4 Amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998]
[Section 4 Amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998] [Section 4 Amended by No. 28 of 2009, s. 47, Applied:01 Sep 2009] Commission means the Tasmanian Planning Commission established under the Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997 ;
[Section 4 Amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998] Commissioner means the chairperson of the Commission;
public land means land in the State vested in –
(a) the Crown (including land granted in fee simple by the Crown which has revested in the Crown by way of purchase or otherwise); or
(b) a body or authority established for a public purpose by or under a law of the State; or
(c) a body corporate –
(i) incorporated under a law of the State, of another State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth; and
(ii) in which the Crown has a controlling interest –
and includes –
(d) any such land covered by water, including the sea; and
(e) everything on, under or over any such land; and
(f) where the whole estate or interest of the Crown in land has not been alienated or otherwise disposed of by the Crown – the remaining estate or interest of the Crown in that land;
reference means a reference made by the Minister to the Commission under section 14 (1) .