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📜 Reserves Bill 2025

Assented toLCBill 89 April 2025

The Reserves Bill 2025 reserves land for national and conservation parks, changes the classification/purpose of certain reserves, excises land from reserves, and amends the Reserves (National Parks, Conservation Parks, Nature Reserves and Other Reserves) Act 2004.

Impact

This bill affects land management, conservation efforts, and potentially tourism and recreation related to national parks and reserves. It also facilitates the end of large-scale native forest timber harvesting in the southwest.

Key Changes

["Redescribes timber reserve 145/25 and reserve 18534.", "Cancels timber reserve 160/25 and reserves new land as class A reserve 54509 (Wandering Conservation Park).", "Excises areas of land from various reserves, including class A reserves.", "Changes the classification of reserve 5225 (Torndirrup National Park) to a class A reserve.", "Changes the purpose of certain class A reserves."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LC Second Reading MovedLC9 Apr 2025
  2. LC First ReadingLC9 Apr 2025
  3. LC Second Reading SpeechLC9 Apr 2025
  4. LC Third ReadingLC20 May 2025
  5. LC Second Reading AgreedLC20 May 2025
  6. LA IntroducedLA22 May 2025
  7. LA Second Reading SpeechLA22 May 2025
  8. LA Second Reading MovedLA22 May 2025
  9. LA Second Reading AgreedLA11 Sept 2025
  10. LA Third ReadingLA18 Sept 2025
  11. LA Consideration in DetailLA18 Sept 2025
  12. Royal Assent25 Sept 2025
Affected Sectors
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