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Water Act 1989
131Management of Crown land
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131 Management of Crown land
(1) The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister for the time being administering the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**, by Order published in the Government Gazette, declare that the Crown land specified in the Order is, subject to any conditions specified in the Order, placed under the management and control of the Authority specified in the Order.
(2) The Governor in Council may, at any time and without compensation, by Order published in the Government Gazette, resume any Crown land specified in the Order that was by an Order under subsection (1) placed under the management and control of an Authority and that is required for any public purpose or for any public highway.
(3) An Authority may, at any time, subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, surrender to the Crown any Crown land that was, by an Order under subsection (1), placed under the management and control of the Authority.
(4) Any Crown land that is surrendered under subsection (3) becomes, by virtue of that surrender, unalienated Crown land.