Revocation of land policy

This NPWS policy aims to ensure:

• consistency in preparing park revocation proposals, and
• the best conservation outcome.

• Revoking land that is currently part of a park or reserve will only be undertaken where no other practical options are available.
• Revoking land reserved or dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act requires a Cabinet proposal and legislation.
• The need for a revocation will most commonly arise as a result of:

   

  • boundary errors due to lack of surveying, mapping inaccuracies, and the inadvertent inclusion of items such as an existing public roads.
  • boundary encroachments from activities or developments on-park that occurred without NPWS approval eg a residential building encroachment.
  • proposed development activities which are not permissible on NPWS lands and where the development cannot proceed unless the land required is removed from the park. An example may be a proposal to use an area of park for a highway or other government infrastructure initiative where there are no suitable alternative sites on non-NPWS land.
• Plans of management will identify reserve boundary errors and encroachments.
• Compensation for the NPWS will generally be in the form of the transfer of land at least of equal size (and preferably of equal or greater conservation value than the land proposed to be revoked) to the Minister for reservation.

This page only gives a summary of the policy. For detailed information please download the full policy below. The policy includes contacts and a list of relevant legislation.

Documents to download

• Revocation of Land Policy (PDF - 109KB)
  

Page last updated: 27 February 2011