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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 192

192—Assumption of care, control and management of land

        (1)         A council may assume the care, control and management of land in its area that has been set aside for the use or enjoyment of the public or a section of the public if—

            (a)         the owner of the land; and

            (b)         any person who has a recognised interest in the land under subsection (2),

consent to the assumption.

        (2)         The following persons have a recognised interest in land:

            (a)         a trustee of the land under an instrument of trust;

            (b)         a person with a registered estate or interest in the land, or a person claiming to have an estate or interest in the land as a caveator or lienor.

        (3)         A consent is not required from a person under subsection (1) if the person—

            (a)         cannot be found after reasonable inquiry; or

            (b)         is a body that has become defunct.

        (4)         A council must immediately cause a copy of a resolution under subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette (but the operation or validity of such a resolution is not dependent on publication under this subsection).



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