Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998
15Declaration of certain land as State reserve
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15 Declaration of certain land as State reserve
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Division, any area of land that was a State reserve immediately before the commencement of this Division –
(a) whose name included the expression "State reserve" –
(i) is declared to be reserved land in the class of State reserve and is taken to have been so declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; and
(ii) continues to be known by the same name; or
(b) whose name included the expression "aboriginal site" –
(i) is declared to be reserved land in the class of State reserve and is taken to have been so declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; and
(ii) is to be given a name by proclamation under section 15C(1) of that Act; or
(c) whose name did not include the expression "State reserve", "national park", "nature reserve", "historic site" or "aboriginal site" –
(i) is declared to be reserved land in the class of State reserve and is taken to have been so declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; and
(ii) is to be given a name by proclamation under section 15C(1) of that Act; or
(d) that has not been given a name under the former Act –
(i) is declared to be reserved land in the class of State reserve and is taken to have been so declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 ; and
(ii) is to be given a name by proclamation under section 15C(1) of that Act.
(2) Any land, the approximate area of which is specified in Column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 8 and is indicated as shown bounded by heavy black lines on the relevant plan listed in Column 3 of that Part –