Class A reserve 54509 — Wandering Conservation Park 4
Excision of areas from reserves 4
Change of classification of reserve 5225 — Torndirrup National Park 5
Change of classification or purpose of class A reserves 5
Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Act 2004 amended 7
Notes
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Defined terms
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Reserves Act 2025
An Act —
to reserve land for the purposes of national parks, conservation parks and other purposes; and
to change the classification or purpose of certain reserves; and
to excise certain areas of land from reserves; and
to effect other changes to land; and
to amend the Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Act 2004 consequentially.
1. Short title
This is the Reserves Act 2025.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation as follows —
(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent (assent day);
(b) sections 6 to 8 — on the day after assent day;
(c) the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.
3. Act binds Crown
This Act binds the Crown in right of Western Australia and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.
4. Terms used
(1) In this Act —
Authority means the Western Australian Land Information Authority established by the Land Information Authority Act 2006 section 5(1);
Conservation and Parks Commission means the Conservation and Parks Commission established by the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 18(1);
conservation park has the meaning given in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3;
Deposited Plan or DP, followed by a number, means the deposited plan of that number —
(a) lodged with the Authority; and
(b) approved by an authorised land officer;
lot has the meaning given in the Land Administration Act 1997 section 3A(1);
national park has the meaning given in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3;
timber reserve has the meaning given in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3.
(2) If a term used in this Act is given a meaning in the Land Administration Act 1997 section 3(1), it has the same meaning in this Act.
5. Registrar of Titles to take certain measures
(1) The Registrar of Titles must take all necessary measures to register the amendments effected by this Act.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), this Act may be treated, as is relevant, as if it were an order made by —
(a) the Minister for Environment under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984; or
(b) the Minister for Lands under the Land Administration Act 1997 Part 4.
6. Timber reserve 145/25 redescribed
Timber reserve 145/25 is redescribed under the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 Part II so that timber reserve 145/25 comprises lots 704 to 706 on DP 426780.
7. Reserve 18534 redescribed
Reserve 18534 is redescribed under the Land Administration Act 1997 Part 4 so that reserve 18534 comprises lot 707 on DP 426780.
8. Class A reserve 54509 — Wandering Conservation Park
(1) Timber reserve 160/25 is cancelled.
(2) The land comprising lots 700 to 703 on DP 426780 is —
(a) reserved under the Land Administration Act 1997 Part 4 for the purpose of a conservation park; and
(b) classified under that Act as a class A reserve (currently known as class A reserve 54509).
(3) The care, control and management of class A reserve 54509 is, under the Land Administration Act 1997 Part 4, placed with the Conservation and Parks Commission.
9. Excision of areas from reserves
(1) A reserve specified in the Table is amended by excising the land comprising the lot or lots specified for the reserve.
Table
Reserve
Excised land
Reserve 49363
Lots 3811, 3813 and 3814 on DP 53637
Reserve 49220
Lots 640 and 641 on DP 417639
Reserve 5225
Lot 601 on DP 417651
(2) A class A reserve specified in the Table is amended by excising the land comprising the lot or lots specified for the reserve.
Table
Class A reserve
Excised land
Reserve 15386
Lot 800 on DP 417114
Reserve 16245
Lot 400 on DP 417109<br>Lot 302 on DP 45094<br>Lot 20984 on DP 184360
Reserve 8428
Lots 600 and 601 on DP 417124
Reserve 31362
Lot 502 on DP 418238
Reserve 24258
Lot 500 on DP 417156
10. Change of classification of reserve 5225 — Torndirrup National Park
Reserve 5225 (as amended by section 9(1)) is classified under the Land Administration Act 1997 Part 4 as a class A reserve.
11. Change of classification or purpose of class A reserves
(1) The purpose for which a class A reserve specified in the Table is reserved under the Land Administration Act 1997 Part 4 is changed as specified for the reserve.
Table
Class A reserve
Existing purpose
New purpose
Reserve 24258 (as amended by section 9(2))
national park and recreation
national park
Reserve 11776
water and conservation of flora and fauna
conservation of flora and fauna
Reserve 21153
conservation of flora and fauna
Aboriginal heritage, culture and conservation
(2) A class A reserve specified in the Table is amended as follows —
(a) the purpose for which the land is reserved under the Land Administration Act 1997 Part 4 is changed as specified for the reserve;
(b) the reserve ceases to be classified under that Act as a class A reserve.
Table
Class A reserve
Existing purpose
New purpose
Reserve 25696
conservation of flora and fauna
landscape protection
Reserve 25697
conservation of flora and fauna
landscape protection
Reserve 44674
conservation of flora and fauna
navigation, communication, meteorology, survey and conservation
12. Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Act 2004 amended
(1) This section amends the Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Act 2004.
(2) Delete section 22.
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Notes
This is a compilation of the Reserves Act 2025 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Short title
Number and year
Assent
Commencement
Reserves Act 2025
13 of 2025
25 Sep 2025
s. 1 and 2: 25 Sep 2025 (see s. 2(a));<br>s. 6-8: 26 Sep 2025 (see s. 2(b));<br>s. 3-5 and 12: 3 Oct 2025 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2025/168 cl. 2); s. 9-11: 19 Mar 2026 (see s. 2(c) and SL 2026/25 cl. 2)
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
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