Wilderness Act 1987 No 196

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 July 2018 01 July 2018 2017 No 17
15 December 2017 15 December 2017 2017 No 65
04 June 2015 04 June 2015 2015 No 5
01 October 2010 01 October 2010 2010 No 41
02 July 2010 02 July 2010 2010 No 38
31 March 2010 31 March 2010 2009 No 58
17 July 2009 17 July 2009 2009 No 56
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
01 July 1998 01 July 1998 1997 No 152

Wilderness Act 1987 No 196

Assented to 04.12.1987.

Date of commencement, 28 days after assent.

Local Government Amendment (Regional Joint Organisations) Act 2017 No 65

Assented to 30.11.2017.

Date of commencement, 15.12.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (730) LW 15.12.2017.

Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No 17

Assented to 17.05.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.7.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (225) LW 1.6.2018.

Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015 No 5

Assented to 04.06.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 8, assent, sec 2 (1).

National Parks and Wildlife Amendment (Visitors and Tourists) Act 2010 No 41

Assented to 17.06.2010.

Date of commencement, 1.10.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (533) LW 17.9.2010.

National Parks and Wildlife Amendment Act 2010 No 38

Assented to 15.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.14, 2.7.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (344) LW 2.7.2010.

Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2009 No 58

Assented to 16.09.2009.

Date of commencement, 31.3.2010, sec 2 and 2009 (624) LW 24.12.2009.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 No 56

Assented to 01.07.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.77, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2).

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Act 1997 No 152

Assented to 19.12.1997.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 101 of 1.7.1998, p 5119.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 No 55

Assented to 02.07.1997.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.31, assent, sec 2 (2).

Strata Schemes Management (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996 No 139

Assented to 16.12.1996.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1997, sec 2 and GG No 68 of 27.6.1997, p 4770.

Amending legislation

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 No 55

Assented to 02.07.1997.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.18, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995 No 11

Assented to 09.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Wilderness Act 1987, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.

National Parks and Wildlife (Karst Conservation) Amendment Act 1991 No 55

Assented to 11.12.1991.

Date of commencement, 14.2.1992, sec 2 and GG No 20 of 14.2.1992, p 847.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1990 No 108

Assented to 13.12.1990.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Wilderness Act 1987, assent, sec 2.

Wilderness (Plans of Management) Amendment Act 1989 No 85

Assented to 02.06.1989.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1989, sec 2 and GG No 78 of 23.6.1989, p 3615.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988 No 20

Assented to 28.06.1988.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 20 relating to the Wilderness Act 1987, assent, sec 2 (1).

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Sec 2

Am 1991 No 55, Sch 2 (1); 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 1996 No 139, Sch 2.36 (am 1997 No 55, Sch 2.18 [1]); 1997 No 152, Sch 4.47; 2009 No 56, Sch 2.77 [1]; 2010 No 38, Sch 3.14 [2]; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.34.

Sec 8

Am 1988 No 20, Sch 20; 1990 No 108 Sch 1; 1991 No 55, Sch 2 (2); 2009 No 56, Sch 2.77 [2].

Sec 9

Am 2010 No 41, Sch 2.

Sec 10

Am 2009 No 58, Sch 2.7; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.110 [1].

Sec 15

Am 2015 No 5, Sch 8.32.

Sec 17

Am 1989 No 85, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 19

Am 1989 No 85, Sch 1 (2).

Sec 20

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.110 [2].

Sec 21

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.110 [3].

Sec 22

Am 2010 No 38, Sch 3.14 [3].

Sec 23

Am 1997 No 55, Sch 1.31.

Sec 26

Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.110 [4].

Sec 30

Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4.

The whole Act (except sec 2)

Am 2010 No 38, Sch 3.14 [1] (“Director” omitted wherever occurring, “Director-General” inserted instead).

Wilderness Bill 1987

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