Crown Lands

Guidelines and factsheets

We have developed guidelines, FAQs and factsheets to give you more detailed information relating to the management of Crown land assets, infrastructure and property management services.

Aboriginal land claims and native title

Aboriginal land claims (PDF, 390 KB)	Factsheet
Crown land tenures and native title (PDF, 41 KB)	Factsheet
Native title applications and options for interest holders (PDF, 44 KB)	Factsheet
White Cliffs Perpetual Leases (PDF, 128 KB)	Factsheet

Compliance and enforcement

Crown land compliance and enforcement (PDF, 602 KB)	Policy Guidelines
Greater powers to stop illegal activity on Crown Land (PDF, 418 KB)	Fact sheet
Storing items on Crown land (PDF, 272 KB)	Fact sheet
Crown land - your neighbour (PDF, 171 KB)	Fact sheet

Compulsory acquisition

Guideline - compulsory acquisition of Crown land (PDF, 575 KB)

Guideline

Crown roads and enclosure permits

Administration of Crown roads (PDF, 900 KB)	Guideline
Enclosure permits — frequently asked questions (PDF, 479 KB)	FAQ

Crown land searches

Crown land conveyancing searches (PDF, 244 KB)

FAQ

Easements

Easement grant and release (PDF, 384 KB)

Factsheet

Legislation

Crown Land Management Regulation 2018 (PDF, 51 KB)

FAQ

Licences

Automatic Transfers

Automatic licence transfer (PDF, 4.2 MB)	Guideline
Automatic licence transfer (PDF, 144 KB)	Guideline

Domestic Waterfront Licences

Construction on foreshore Crown land and waterways - What you need to know. Information for waterfront consultants (PDF, 283 KB)	Fact sheet
Development on foreshore Crown land and waterways (PDF, 461 KB)	Brochure
Development on foreshore Crown land and waterways. Information for waterfront landowners (PDF, 123 KB)	Fact sheet
Domestic waterfront licences (PDF, 426 KB)	Guideline
Domestic waterfront licence holder (PDF, 1.4 MB)	Brochure
Domestic waterfront rent calculations (PDF, 194 KB)	Factsheet
Purchasing a waterfront property (PDF, 41 KB)	Factsheet
Repairing replacing or altering an existing domestic waterfront structure - Information for licence holders (PDF, 223 KB)	Fact sheet
Storage devices on crown waterways (PDF, 272 KB)	Brochure
Storing items on foreshore Crown land (PDF, 529 KB)	Brochure
Sublicencing of approved berthing areas (PDF, 36 KB)	FAQ

Communication licences

Co-locating on communication facilities on Crown land (PDF, 226 KB)	Factsheet
Communication licence rent (PDF, 196 KB)	Factsheet
Developing communication facilities on Crown land (PDF, 222 KB)	Factsheet

General licences

Crown land licences (PDF, 144 KB)	FAQ
Licensing of Crown land (PDF, 269 KB)	Guideline

Grazing licences

Grazing licence (PDF, 145 KB)

Factsheet

Short Term licences

Short Term Licence (PDF, 257 KB)	Guideline
Short Term Licence (PDF, 184 KB)	Factsheet

Leases

General leases

Application for Removal of Restrictions (under s77A and s77B CL Act) (PDF, 195 KB)	FAQ
Management of Crown Land Leases (PDF, 649 KB)	Guideline
Leasing Crown Land (PDF, 512 KB)	Guideline
Purchasing Crown leasehold land to obtain freehold title (PDF, 385 KB)	Guideline
Purchasing Crown leasehold land to obtain freehold title (PDF, 311 KB)	Factsheet
Purchasing Crown leasehold land to obtain freehold title (PDF, 121 KB)	FAQ

Western lands leases

Alteration of purpose or conditions of a Western lands lease (PDF, 516 KB)	Factsheet
Extension of term of a Western lands lease (PDF, 257 KB)	Factsheet
How to get a Cultivation Consent for a Western Lands lease (PDF, 352 KB)	Factsheet
Purchasing your Western lands lease to obtain freehold title (PDF, 181 KB)	Factsheet
Purchasing a Western lands lease to obtain freehold title (PDF, 200 KB)	FAQ
Purchasing a Wentworth or Hay Irrigation Act lease to obtain freehold title (PDF, 78 KB)	FAQ
Rent in the Western Division (PDF, 122 KB)	Factsheet
Subdivision of a Western lands lease (PDF, 178 KB)	Factsheet
Transfer waiver of the requirement for ministerial consent to transfer (PDF, 53 KB)	Factsheet
Transfer of a western lands lease (PDF, 187 KB)	Factsheet
Western Division of New South Wales (PDF, 190 KB)	Factsheet

Rent and debt management

Crown land debt management (PDF, 398 KB)	Guideline
Objection to market rent redetermination for Crown land tenures (PDF, 483 KB)	Guideline