The main purposes of this Act are—
(a) to amend the Fences Act 1968 —
(i) to provide a procedure for the sharing of costs between neighbours for the construction and repair of dividing fences; and
(ii) to provide a mechanism for the resolution of disputes about dividing fences; and
(iii) to provide for other matters relating to dividing fences; and
(b) to make consequential amendments to the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 , the Emerald Tourist Railway Act 1977 , the Land Act 1958 and the Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995 .