The Act establishes that the dedications as State forests of those areas of national forests specified in Schedules 1 and 2 are revoked. The land specified in Schedule 1 is vested in the Water Resources Commission, according to the provisions of section 4; the land specified in Schedule 2 shall be Crown lands within the meaning of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913. Section 5, sub-section (2) regulates the legal regime of permits granted under the Forestry Act 1916, in respect of land within a State forest or flora reserve to occupy the land for any purpose approved by the Forestry Commission.
Australia · 1978-12-13