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LAND TITLE ACT 1994 - SECT 51

Dedication of public use land in plan

51 Dedication of public use land in plan

(1) The dedication of a lot to public use in a plan of subdivision must be of the registered proprietor’s whole interest in the lot.
(2) On registration of the plan, without anything further—
(a) if the dedication is for a road—the road is opened for the Land Act 1994 ; or
(b) if the dedication is for a non-tidal watercourse or a lake—the plan is taken to be the source material for the land for the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 , section 99 ; or
Note—
The Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 , section 99 defines when a boundary of land is a non-tidal boundary (watercourse) or non-tidal boundary (lake). See the Land Act 1994 , section 13A for provisions about the ownership of land on the watercourse side or lake side of one of these boundaries.
(c) if the dedication is for an identified community purpose under the Land Act 1994 and the plan is consented to by the Minister administering the Land Act 1994 —the lot is dedicated as a reserve for the community purpose; or
(d) otherwise—the lot becomes unallocated State land under the Land Act 1994 .
(3) Subsection (4) applies to an easement over a lot if—
(a) the easement is an easement for providing access or a right of way, including a public thoroughfare easement; and
(b) the lot or a part of the lot is dedicated for a road under subsection (2) .
(4) The easement is extinguished to the extent it is over the lot or the part of the lot dedicated for the road.



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