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National Parks (Point Nepean) Act 2005
Act No. 43/2005
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Point Nepean National Park 2
4. Insertion of new section 53 2
53. Definition 2
5. Insertion of new sections 65 to 67 3
65. Rights to cease—roads—Point Nepean Act 3
66. Land to become part of park on surrender to Crown 3
67. Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments to
records 4
6. Amendment of Schedule Two 4
7. Further amendment in relation to Defence Road 4
8. Insertion of new section 58A 5
58A. Rights to cease, part of Defence Road—Point Nepean
Act 5
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ENDNOTES 6
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National Parks (Point Nepean) Act
2005 †
[Assented to 16 August 2005]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the National
Parks Act 1975—
(a) to establish a national park to be known as
the Point Nepean National Park; and
(b) to make various amendments to the
Mornington Peninsula National Park; and
(c) to make other associated amendments.
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2. Commencement
(1) This Act (except sections 7 and 8) comes into
operation on the day after the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Subject to sub-section (3), sections 7 and 8 come
into operation on a day to be proclaimed.
(3) If sections 7 and 8 do not come into operation
before 1 July 2006, they come into operation on
that day.
3. Point Nepean National Park
(1) In section 30(1) of the National Parks Act 1975,
for "Part 4 of Schedule 2" substitute "Part 44 of
Schedule Two".
(2) In section 30(3) of the National Parks Act 1975,
for 'marked "E-1" in the plan N.P. 20A/8 referred
to in Part 4 of Schedule Two' substitute "shown
coloured brown or coloured yellow on the plan
numbered N.P. 110 lodged in the Central Plan
Office".
4. Insertion of new section 53
After the heading to Part IX of the National
Parks Act 1975 insert—
'53. Definition
In this Part—
"Point Nepean Act" means the National
Parks (Point Nepean) Act 2005.'.
s. 2
See:
Act No.
8702.
Reprint No. 9
as at
16 November
2002
and
amending
Act Nos
38/1988 (as
amended by
No. 64/2004),
80/2003,
84/2003,
97/2003,
12/2004,
48/2004 and
64/2004.
LawToday:
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
gov.au
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5. Insertion of new sections 65 to 67
After section 64 of the National Parks Act 1975
insert—
"65. Rights to cease—roads—Point Nepean
Act
On the commencement of section 6(1) of the
Point Nepean Act, the lands delineated and
coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the
Central Plan Office and numbered
N.P. 20A/12 cease to be roads or parts of
roads or road reserves and all rights,
easements and privileges existing or claimed
either by the public or by any other body and
incidental to any express or implied grant or
past dedication or supposed dedication or
any past user or fiction of law cease and
determine.
66. Land to become part of park on surrender
to Crown
(1) If the land shown hatched on the plan lodged
in the Central Plan Office and numbered
N.P. 20A/12 is not surrendered to the Crown
before the commencement of section 6(1) of
the Point Nepean Act, that land is to be taken
to be excluded from the park described in
Part 4 of Schedule Two until the title to that
land is surrendered to the Crown.
(2) If the land shown hatched on the plan lodged
in the Central Plan Office and numbered
N.P. 110 is not surrendered to the Crown
before the commencement of section 6(2) of
the Point Nepean Act, that land is to be taken
to be excluded from the park described in
Part 44 of Schedule Two until the title to that
land is surrendered to the Crown.
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67. Registrar of Titles to make necessary
amendments to records
The Registrar of Titles, on being requested to
do so and on submission of any relevant
certificate of title or other document, must
make any amendments to the Register under
the provisions of the Transfer of Land Act
1958 that are necessary because of the
operation of any provision of the Point
Nepean Act.".
6. Amendment of Schedule Two
(1) For Part 4 of Schedule Two to the National Parks
Act 1975 substitute—
"PART 4—MORNINGTON PENINSULA
NATIONAL PARK
All those pieces or parcels of land containing 2680 hectares,
more or less, situate in the Parishes of Fingal, Flinders,
Nepean and Wannaeue, County of Mornington, being the
land delineated by solid and dashed lines and coloured pink
or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan
Office and numbered N.P. 20A/12, excepting any land
between high and low water mark forming part of the park
described in Part 7 of Schedule Eight.".
(2) After Part 43 of Schedule Two to the National
Parks Act 1975 insert—
"PART 44—POINT NEPEAN NATIONAL PARK
All those pieces or parcels of land containing 470 hectares,
more or less, situate partly in the Parish of Nepean, County
of Mornington, being the land delineated by solid and
dashed lines and coloured pink or coloured yellow or
coloured brown in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office
and numbered N.P. 110, excepting any land between high
and low water mark forming part of the park described in
Part 10 of Schedule Seven.".
7. Further amendment in relation to Defence Road
In section 30(3) of the National Parks Act 1975
omit "or coloured yellow".
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8. Insertion of new section 58A
After section 58 of the National Parks Act 1975
insert—
"58A. Rights to cease, part of Defence Road—
Point Nepean Act
On the coming into operation of section 7 of
the Point Nepean Act, the lands delineated
and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in
the Central Plan Office and numbered
N.P. 110 cease to be roads or parts of roads
or road reserves and all rights, easements and
privileges existing or claimed either by the
public or by any other body and incidental to
any express or implied grant or past
dedication or supposed dedication or any
past user or fiction of law cease and
determine.".
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ENDNOTES
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 21 April 2005
Legislative Council: 21 July 2005
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the National Parks
Act 1975 to make provision in relation to certain land at Point Nepean
and on the Mornington Peninsula and for other purposes."
Endnotes
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