Talk:Crown land

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I seem to recall there being a distinction between "crown lands" (which are basically any public lands in the UK) and the Crown Estate. Ought this be made clear? john k 16:31, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yes, this article is a bit of an oddity. In particular it seems to confuse the Crown Estate, which is land controlled by the Crown Estate Commissioneres, and land owned by the crown (whether in fee or in demesne) that they have chosen not to administer (which is not Crown Estate). Moreover, I am at a loss as to what the reference to an entailment at the start of the article is. Crown Estate is, as far as I know, a specifically England and Wales concept, and here the Crown can alienate (by selling a fee or granting a new fee) any part of its land. Francis Davey 21:13, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

The mention of the crown lands in other countries, particularly Australia, is not correct. In those cases the 'crown land' is vested in the Crown of the state or national governments, and the have indeed been disputes as to which Crown holds particular land, most notably the 1930's dispute between the NSW and Australian governments over which owned Admiralty House, Sydney. In that case the High Court of Australia ruled that ownership was vested in His Majesty George V, his heirs and successors in the right of the State of New South Wales.

The Crown Lands Act 1976 is Tasmanian state legislation only and does not apply across Australia.

There is a rather misleading statement in the article ie- ' In the Dominions of the Commonwealth ".....

Shouldnt that read - 'In the Dominions of the British Empire '......as the Commonwealth is not a legal entity it cannot have Dominions . The Dominions were autonomous regions of the British Nation .A more acurate term would be - 'In the Sovereign Nations which evolved from the British Dominions the.... ( Jon Lee 28 Aug 05 ) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.10.180.54 (talk • contribs) 13:55, 28 August 2005 (UTC).