The Act provides for Commonwealth funding to Land Commissions or other authorities of States for the acquisition of land in or near urban areas for purposes of public recreation or of conservation. The funding shall be by means of loans or grants. A State shall ensure that land acquired in pursuance of an approved programme of land acquisition shall be used only in accordance with that programme or for such other purpose as the Minister, in accordance with the Minister for Finance, approves.
Australia · 1973-01-01