Road Management Act 2004
32Revocation of reservations—part of reservation
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32 Revocation of reservations—part of reservation
(1) If any Crown land permanently or temporarily reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 is within the Redevelopment Project area, and if only part of the reservation of that land is to be revoked, the Road Minister and the Crown land Minister on—
(a) receiving a plan of land signed by the Surveyor-General; and
(b) being satisfied that the land shown on the plan represents that part of the reservation to be revoked—
may jointly recommend to the Governor in Council that that part of the reservation be revoked.
(2) On receiving the Ministers' recommendation, the Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, revoke the following—
(a) any Order in Council reserving the land;
(b) any Crown grant, certificate of title or folio of the Register issued or created with respect to the land—
to the extent that the Order in Council, Crown grant, certificate of title or folio relates to the land shown on the plan.
(3) An Order under this clause may describe the land by reference to the plan referred to in subclause (1).
33 Effect of revocation of reservation
(1) This clause applies to—
(a) land referred to in an Order under clause 31 on the publication of that Order in the Government Gazette;
(b) land shown on a plan to which an Order under clause 32 applies, on the publication of that Order in the Government Gazette.
(2) The land is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown and is freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests.
(3) Unless the relevant Order under clause 31 or 32 expressly excludes the operation of this subclause, if any part of the land is or is being used as a road—
(a) that part of the land ceases to be a road; and
(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed in that part of the land either in the public or by any body or person as incident to any express or implied grant, or past dedication or supposed dedication or by user or operation of law or otherwise, cease.
(4) Unless the relevant Order under clause 31 or 32 expressly excludes the operation of this subclause, if any part of the land is the bed, soil and banks of a river, all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed in that part of the land either in the public or by any body or person as incident to any express or implied grant, or past dedication or supposed dedication or by user or operation of law or otherwise, cease.