Reserves Act 1977

Classification and management of reserves - Management and control of reserves

29: Appointing a voluntary organisation to control and manage a reserve

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"The Minister can choose a group to help look after a Crown reserve and make decisions about how it's used."

The Minister can choose a voluntary organisation to help manage a reserve that belongs to the Crown. You can find out about this decision in the Gazette, which is like a special newspaper that publishes official notices. The organisation has to follow the rules of the Reserves Act 1977 and any extra conditions that are specified.

The Minister's decision can be changed or cancelled at any time, and this will also be published in the Gazette. The organisation will manage the reserve according to its classification, which means it will be used for the purpose it was intended. This helps to make sure the reserve is used in a way that is consistent with its original purpose.

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28: Appointing a local authority to control and manage a reserve, or

"The government chooses a local group to look after a special area of land."

30: Appointing a board to control and manage a reserve, or

"Choosing people to help manage a reserve"

Part 3Classification and management of reserves
Management and control of reserves

29Appointing a voluntary organisation to control and manage a reserve

For the better carrying out of the purposes of any reserve vested in the Crown, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint a voluntary organisation to control and manage the reserve for the purpose of its classification and in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this Act, and subject to such additional conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the notice. A notice under this section shall take effect according to its tenor, and may at any time be in like manner amended or revoked.

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