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Tasmania regulation
This is a Tasmanian government notice that transfers ownership or management of old railway infrastructure — specifically the railway corridor running from Turners Marsh to Lilydale in northern Tasmania — to allow it to be used for strategic and recreational purposes.
Old, unused railway lines in Tasmania are being repurposed under the Strategic Infrastructure Corridors (Strategic and Recreational Use) Act. Rather than letting the land sit idle or selling it off, the government is formally transferring it so it can serve a public benefit — likely as part of a rail trail or shared-use path. This kind of transfer also protects the corridor from being broken up or developed in ways that would prevent future public access.
This is largely an administrative housekeeping measure — it legally formalises who controls the land and what it can be used for. The practical effect is that the former rail corridor becomes available for community use under a structured legal framework.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Strategic Infrastructure Corridors (Strategic and Recreational Use) (Transfer of Railway Infrastructure - Turners Marsh to Lilydale) Notice 2020.
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