National Park Estate (Land Transfers) Act 1998 (NSW)

National Park Estate (Land Transfers) Act 1998 No 163 An Act to transfer certain State forest and other Crown land to the national park estate or Aboriginal ownership; and for other purposes. Part 1 Preliminary 1 Name of Act This Act is the National Park Estate (Land Transfers) Act 1998. 2 Commencement (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, except as provided by this section. (2) The following provisions commence on the date of assent to this Act: (a) section 44 and Schedule 9, (b) section 48 and Schedule 13. (3) Parts 1 and 2 and Schedules 1–7 commence on 1 January 1999. 3 Definitions In this Act: national park estate means: (a) land declared as a wilderness area under the Wilderness Act 1987 or the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or (b) land reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, or (c) land dedicated or set apart as a flora reserve under the Forestry Act 1916, or (d) land dedicated or reserved for a similar public purpose under the Crown Land Management Act 2016. State forest means land dedicated under the Forestry Act 1916 (or under the former Forestry Act 1909) as a State forest, being a dedication that is in force. Note— The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act. 4 Notes Notes included in this Act are explanatory notes and do not form part of this Act. Part 2 Land transfers to national park estate and Aboriginal ownership 5 Revocation of dedication of certain lands as State forest and of reservation of associated flora reserves (1) The dedication as State forest of the following lands is revoked: (a) lands described in Schedule 1, (b) lands described in Schedule 4, (c) lands described in Schedule 5, (d) lands described in Part 1 of Schedule 6. (2) Any notices under section 25A of the Forestry Act 1916 that set apart, as flora reserves, areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1) are also revoked by this Act, but only to the extent to which they relate to flora reserves or parts of flora reserves situated within the lands referred to in that subsection. (3) Any notifications under section 19A of the Forestry Act 1916 that declare, as national forests, areas of State forests whose dedication is revoked by subsection (1) are also revoked by this Act, but only to the extent to which they relate to national forests or parts of national forests situated within the lands referred to in that subsection. 6 Reservation or dedication of former State forest as national park, nature reserve or historic site The lands described in Schedule 1 are reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 as, or as part of, the following (as indicated in that Schedule): (a) national parks, (b) nature reserves, (c) historic sites. 7 Reservation or dedication of Crown lands as national park or nature reserve The lands described in Schedule 2 are reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 as, or as part of, the following (as indicated in that Schedule): (a) national parks, (b) nature reserves. 8 Setting apart of areas in State forest as flora reserves The lands described in Schedule 3 that are within State forests are set apart as, or as part of, flora reserves under the Forestry Act 1916 (as indicated in that Schedule). 9 Dedication of certain former State forests and their management by National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust (1) Any land described in Schedule 4 (the dedicated land) that was taken to be dedicated under the Crown Lands Act 1989 as provided by this section immediately before the repeal day continues on and from that day to be Crown land dedicated for the same purposes under the Crown Land Management Act 2016. Note— This section was substituted on the repeal day by the Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017. (2) On and from the repeal day: (a) the National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust in existence immediately before the repeal day (the existing National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust) is taken to have been reconstituted as a statutory land manager under the Crown Land Management Act 2016 with the same name (the reconstituted National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust), and (b) the Chief Executive of the Office of Environment and Heritage is taken to control the affairs of the reconstituted National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust for the purposes of clause 5 of Schedule 5 to the Crown Land Management Act 2016, and (c) the reconstituted National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust is taken to have been appointed as the sole Crown land manager under the Crown Land Management Act 2016 of the dedicated land, and (d) the reconstituted National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust is taken for all purposes (including the rules of private international law) to be a continuation of, and the same legal entity as, the existing National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust. Note— As a result of paragraph (d), the reconstituted National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust retains all the assets, rights and liabilities of the existing National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust, subject to subsection (3) (d). (3) The Crown Land Management Act 2016 applies in relation to the dedicated land and to the reconstituted National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust in its capacity as its Crown land manager, subject to the following modifications: (a) the Trust's appointment as the Crown land manager of the dedicated land cannot be revoked under the Crown Land Management Act 2016, (b) no other person can be appointed under the Crown Land Management Act 2016 as a Crown land manager of the dedicated land, (c) the Trust is taken to have been assigned as a category 2 non-council manager of the dedicated land for the purposes of Division 3.5 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, (d) clause 7 (1) of Schedule 7 to the Crown Land Management Act 2016 is taken to extend to any estate in fee simple in the dedicated land vested in the existing National Parks and Wildlife Reserve Trust by section 100 of the Crown Lands Act 1989, (e) if the Minister is not also the Crown land Minister, the Minister can: (i) exercise the functions of the Crown land Minister under Part 2 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 instead of the Crown land Minister in relation to the dedicated land, except a function under any of the provisions referred to in paragraph (f), and (ii) grant written consent for the purposes of Division 3.5 of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, (f) the regulations under this Act may prescribe kinds of functions for the purposes of section 3.27 (2) (c) of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 in addition to any functions prescribed by the regulations under that Act and, consequently, written Ministerial consent is not required for the exercise of such a function by the Trust, (g) the Crown Land Management Act 2016 does not apply in relation to the dedicated land or the Trust to the extent provided by other provisions of this Act or the regulations. (4) If the Minister exercises any function of the Crown land Minister permitted by this section, the exercise of the function has the same effect as if it had been duly exercised by the Crown land Minister. (5) Nothing in this section prevents any land to which this section applies from being reserved, dedicated or acquired under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. (6) In this section: Crown land Minister means the Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016. repeal day means the day on which the Crown Lands Act 1989 is repealed by the Crown Land Management Act 2016. 10 Vesting in NPW Minister of certain former State forests subject to existing leases (1) The lands described in Schedule 5 vest in the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 on behalf of the Crown for the purposes of Part 11 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 for an estate in fee simple, freed and discharged from: (a) all trusts, obligations, estates, interests, rights of way or other easements, and (b) any dedication, reservation, Crown grant or vesting to which the lands were subject, and any such dedication, reservation, grant or vesting is revoked by the operation of this section. (2) Despite subsection (1), the lands described in Schedule 5 are not freed and discharged from any continued perpetual lease, continued special lease or continued term lease within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Crown Land Management Act 2016 to which the lands were subject immediately before their vesting under this section. 11 Adjustment of description of land transferred to national park estate (1) The description of any land in Schedules 1–5 may be adjusted in accordance with this section. (2) A description of land may be adjusted from time to time: (a) to provide a more detailed description of the boundaries of the land that are shown on a map by heavy black edging, or (b) to alter the boundaries of the land for the purposes of the effective management of national park estate land and State forest land, including adjustments to enable boundaries to follow distinctive land features, to provide access to land, to correct any inaccuracy in relation to land tenure included in the land description or to rationalise the boundaries of similar areas of land, or (c) to include, remove or change a description of any easement or restriction to which the land is subject. (3) An adjustment of the description of land may include an alteration with respect to whether land is added to (or created as a new) national park, nature reserve or flora reserve, or with respect to the name of any new national park, nature reserve or flora reserve. (4) An adjustment of the description of land is to be made by the Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife by a notice published on the NSW legislation website that amends Schedules 1–5. Any such notice may only be published with the approval of the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and the Minister administering the Forestry Act 1916. (5) The Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife is required to certify in any such notice that the adjustments effected by the notice will not result in any significant reduction in the size or value of national park estate land or State forest land. (6) An adjustment of the description of land may only be made before 28 February 1999. (7) If any of the land described in Schedules 1–5 on the commencement of those Schedules is not included in the adjusted description of the land, the land that is not so included is taken never to have been subject to or affected by this Part or the relevant Schedule. (8) If land included in the adjusted description of the land includes any land not described in Schedules 1–5 on the commencement of those Schedules, the land concerned is taken to have been subject to this Part and the relevant Schedule on the commencement of this Part. 12 Transfer of former State forest and Crown lands to ownership of Local Aboriginal Land Councils (1) The lands described in Schedule 6 are to be transferred to the relevant Local Aboriginal Land Council (as indicated in that Schedule) by the Crown Lands Minister in accordance with Division 2 of Part 6 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. For that purpose, the Crown Lands Minister is taken to have granted a claim under that Division for the lands (whether or not the lands are claimable Crown lands or any claim has in fact been made). (2) The lands are to be transferred as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Part. (3) The Crown Lands Minister may, in connection with the transfer of any such land, do any one or more of the following: (a) cause the land to be surveyed and adjust the boundaries of the land described in Schedule 6 in accordance with the survey for the purpose of the transfer of the land, (b) exclude from the transfer: (i) an area within the East Boyd State Forest of approximately 20 hectares for purposes of, or associated with, a wharf, or (ii) any other part of the land that is subject to an existing interest immediately before the transfer, (c) make the transfer subject to any such existing interest, (d) make the transfer subject to any condition relating to the use of the land for a government purpose, whether by way of the creation of an easement, covenant, lease or other interest in or affecting the land. (4) In this section, Crown Lands Minister has the same meaning it has in section 36 of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. 13 Land transfers—ancillary and special provisions Schedule 7 has effect. Parts 3, 4 14–40 (Repealed) Part 5 Miscellaneous 41 Act to bind Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of New South Wales and, in so far as the legislative power of the Parliament of New South Wales permits, the Crown in all its other capacities. 42 Regulations The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. 43–47 (Repealed) 48 Savings, transitional and other provisions Schedule 13 has effect. 49 Review of Act (1) The Minister is to review this Act to determine whether the policy objectives of this Act remain valid and whether the terms of this Act remain appropriate for securing those objectives. (2) The review is to be undertaken as soon as possible after the period of 5 years from the date of assent to this Act. (3) A report on the outcome of the review is to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 12 months after the end of the period of 5 years. Schedule 1 State forest reserved as national park or historic site or dedicated as nature reserve (Sections 5 and 6) Part 1 Eden Region 1 Addition to Wadbilliga National Park: Murrabrine State Forest No 947 An area of about 6 735 hectares, being the balance of Murrabrine State Forest No 947, dedicated 4 November 1955, and the balance of No 1 Extension thereto, dedicated 14 September 1979, and being the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1289 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. 2 Addition to Biamanga National Park: Part Murrah State Forest No 140 An area of about 6 185 hectares, being the part of Murrah State Forest No 140, dedicated 4 November 1914, and the whole or the part of the extensions to that State forest listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1274 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 2 (17 November 1922) No 3 (27 January 1956) No 4 (6 November 1981) 3 Additions to South East Forest National Park (1) Part Yurammie State Forest No 133 An area of about 2 195 hectares, being the balance of Yurammie State Forest No 133, dedicated 4 November 1914, and the whole or the part of the extensions to that State forest listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1275 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 1 (11 May 1923) No 2 (23 April 1926) No 3 (10 May 1968) No 4 (9 July 1971) No 5 (4 February 1977) No 7 (31 March 1978) No 8 (3 August 1979) (2) Part Yurammie State Forest No 133 An area of about 915 hectares, being the whole or the part of the extensions to Yurammie State Forest No 133 listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) within the land shown by vertical hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1275 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 4 (9 July 1971) No 9 (2 June 1989) No 11 (6 October 1989) (3) Part Tantawangalo State Forest No 134 An area of about 4 020 hectares, being the whole or the part of the extensions to Tantawangalo State Forest No 134 listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1276 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 1 (31 August 1928) No 3 (23 April 1971) No 5 (2 March 1973) No 14 (10 February 1995) (4) Part Nullica State Forest No 545 An area of about 800 hectares, being the parts of Nullica State Forest No 545, No 4 Extension dedicated 7 December 1973, and the part of Nullica State Forest No 545, No 11 Extension dedicated 6 May 1977, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1278 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (5) Part Nalbaugh State Forest No 129 An area of about 295 hectares, being the part of Nalbaugh State Forest No 129, No 4 Extension dedicated 26 March 1971, within the land shown by horizontal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1279 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (6) Part Coolangubra State Forest No 547 An area of about 122 hectares, being the part of Coolangubra State Forest No 547, No 3 Extension, dedicated 23 June 1972, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1277 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (7) Part Coolangubra State Forest No 547 An area of about 16 hectares, being the part of Coolangubra State Forest No 547, No 3 Extension, dedicated 23 June 1972 within the land shown by cross hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1279 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (8) Part Coolangubra State Forest No 547 An area of about 5 415 hectares, being the whole or the part of the extensions to Coolangubra State Forest No 547 listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets), within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1279 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 3 (23 June 1972) No 6 (31 October 1975) No 11 (28 January 1983) No 14 (16 October 1992) (9) Part Bondi State Forest No 128 An area of about 2 155 hectares, being the part of Bondi State Forest No 128 No 15 Extension, dedicated 27 August 1971, and the part of Bondi State Forest No 128 No 20 Extension, dedicated 14 April 1978, within the land shown by horizontal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1280 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (10) Part Bondi State Forest No 128 An area of about 26 hectares, being the part of Bondi State Forest No 128 No 15 Extension, dedicated 27 August 1971, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1280 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (11) Part Bondi State Forest No 128 An area of about 275 hectares, being the part of Bondi State Forest No 128 No 15 Extension, dedicated 27 August 1971, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1281 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (12) Part Yambulla State Forest No 126 An area of about 1 895 hectares, being the part of Yambulla State Forest No 126, No 1 Extension, dedicated 7 May 1971 and the part of Yambulla State Forest No 126, No 5 Extension, dedicated 8 October 1993, within the land shown by vertical hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1280 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (13) Part Nungatta State Forest No 131 An area of about 8 hectares, being the part of Nungatta State Forest No 131, dedicated 4 November 1914, within the land shown by cross hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1280 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (14) Part Nungatta State Forest No 131 An area of about 41 hectares, being the part of Nungatta State Forest No 131, No 1 Extension dedicated 19 June 1953, within the land shown by broken horizontal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1280 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. 4 Additions to Mount Imlay National Park (1) Part Towamba State Forest No 908 An area of about 375 hectares, being the part of Towamba State Forest No 908, dedicated 17 February 1950, and the whole or the part of the extensions to that State forest listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) within the land shown by vertical hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1282 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 1 (9 July 1971) No 2 (8 September 1978) (2) Part Yambulla State Forest No 126 An area of about 188 hectares, being the parts (two) of Yambulla State Forest No 126, No 1 Extension, dedicated 7 May 1971, within the lands shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1282 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (3) Part East Boyd State Forest No 127 An area of about 265 hectares, being the part of East Boyd State Forest No 127, dedicated 4 November 1914, and the part of No 5 Extension thereto, dedicated 4 June 1971, within the land shown by horizontal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1282 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. (4) Part East Boyd State Forest No 127 An area of about 186 hectares, being the part of East Boyd State Forest No 127, No 5 Extension, dedicated 4 June 1971, within the land shown by cross hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1282 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. 5 Addition to Ben Boyd National Park: Part East Boyd State Forest No 127 An area of about 110 hectares, being the part of East Boyd State Forest No 127, dedicated 4 November 1914, and the balance of No 1 Extension thereto, dedicated 1 August 1924, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1290 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. 6 Addition to Davidson Whaling Station Historic Site: Part East Boyd State Forest No 127 An area of about 20 hectares, being the part of East Boyd State Forest No 127, dedicated 4 November 1914, and the whole of No 2 Extension thereto, dedicated 10 May 1929, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc F 1283 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Part 2 Lower North East Region 7 Baalijin Nature Reserve (1) Part Oakes State Forest No 609 An area of about 1200 hectares, being the part of Oakes State Forest No 609, dedicated 9 November 1917, and the whole or the part of the extensions to that State forest listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) in the Parishes of Dudley and Oakes, County of Raleigh, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1341 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 2 (10 October 1930) No 3 (7 August 1931) No 9 (11 April 1969) No 10 (18 April 1975) Note— This is part area "Z" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (2) Part Diehappy State Forest No 823 An area of about 11 hectares, being the part of Diehappy State Forest No 823, named by Government Gazette notification on 10 January 1930, and dedicated as Scotchman State Forest No 486 No 3 Extension on 28 June 1929, in the Parishes of Dudley and Oakes, County of Raleigh, within the land shown by horizontal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1341 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is area "AA" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (3) Part Roses Creek State Forest No 829 An area of about 0.2 hectares, being the part of Roses Creek State Forest No 829, dedicated 10 October 1930, in the Parish of Dudley, County of Raleigh, within the land shown by cross hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1341 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is part area "Z" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. 8 Back River Nature Reserve: Part Hanging Rock State Forest No 671 An area of about 735 hectares, being the part of Hanging Rock State Forest No 671, No 1 Extension dedicated 20 December 1918, in the Parish of Vant, County of Hawes, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1330 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is area "A" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. 9 Bago Bluff National Park (1) Part Lorne State Forest No 58 An area of about 1130 hectares, being the part of Lorne State Forest No 58, dedicated 21 January 1914, in the Parishes of Lorne and Ralfe, County of Macquarie, within the land shown by vertical hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1314 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is area "B" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (2) Part Lorne State Forest No 58 An area of about 3 hectares, being the parts of Lorne State Forest No 58, dedicated 21 January 1914, in the Parish of Ralfe, County of Macquarie, within the land shown by cross hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1314 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is part area "C" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (3) Part Broken Bago State Forest No 184 An area of about 2890 hectares, being the part of Broken Bago State Forest No 184, dedicated 25 November 1914, and the whole or the part of the extensions to that State forest listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) in the Parishes of Koree and Ralfe, County of Macquarie, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1314 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 2 (24 September 1920) No 4 (13 May 1921) No 5 (18 November 1921) No 14 (25 July 1958) No 18 (18 July 1980) Note— This is part area "C" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. 10 Bagul Waajaarr Nature Reserve: Part Muldiva State Forest No 1049 An area of about 520 hectares, being the part of Muldiva State Forest No 1049, dedicated 12 June 1987, within portion 66, Parish of Bostobrick, County of Fitzroy, and Muldiva State Forest No 1049 No 1 Extension dedicated 10 June 1988, in the Parishes of Bostobrick and Meldrum Downs, County of Fitzroy. Note— This is area "FF" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. 11 Barakee National Park: Part Giro State Forest No 286 An area of about 3230 hectares, being Giro State Forest No 286, Nos 2 and 14 Extensions dedicated 12 November 1954 and 13 February 1987 respectively, in the Parish of Cooplacurripa, County of Hawes. Note— This is area "D" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. 12 Additions to Barrington Tops National Park (1) Part Stewarts Brook State Forest No 276 An area of about 3590 hectares, being the balance of Stewarts Brook State Forest No 276, dedicated 8 December 1916, and the whole or the part of the extensions to that State forest listed hereunder (with their dedication dates shown in brackets) in the Parishes of Bronte, Oldcastle and Prospero, County of Durham, within the lands shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1336 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. The Extensions are: No 1 (10 January 1936) No 2 (20 March 1953) No 3 (19 June 1953) No 4 (28 June 1963) No 8 (11 October 1991) Note— This is area "E" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (2) Part Chichester State Forest No 292 An area of about 185 hectares, being the part of Chichester State Forest No 292, dedicated 19 January 1917, in the Parish of Allyn, County of Durham, and No 3 Extension thereto, dedicated 6 August 1954, in the Parish of Underbank, County of Gloucester, within the lands shown by horizontal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1334 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is part area "F" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (3) Part Chichester State Forest No 292 An area of about 1150 hectares, being the part of Chichester State Forest No 292, dedicated 19 January 1917, in the Parishes of Alfred and Wangat, County of Gloucester, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1334 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is part area "F" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (4) Part Barrington Tops State Forest No 977 An area of about 3530 hectares, being the balance of Barrington Tops State Forest No 977, dedicated 21 October 1960, in the Parishes of Beean Beean and Wawgan, County of Gloucester, within the land shown by horizontal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1332 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is part area "G" on the Lower North East Region (National Park Additions) map. (5) Part Barrington Tops State Forest No 977 An area of about 2980 hectares, being the part of Barrington Tops State Forest No 977, No 4 Extension dedicated 18 January 1974, in the Parish of Milli, County of Gloucester, within the land shown by diagonal hatching on diagram catalogued Misc. F 1332 in the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, subject to any variations or exceptions noted on that diagram. Note— This is part area "G" on the Lower N