Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 - SECT 24

Contents of strategy

24. Contents of strategy



(1) A regional catchment strategy must state the region to which it applies.

(2) A regional catchment strategy must-

   (a)  assess the land and water resources of the catchments in the region
        and how they are used; and

   (b)  assess the nature, causes, extent and severity of land degradation of
        the catchments in the region and identify areas for priority
        attention; and

   (c)  identify objectives for the quality of the land and water resources of
        the catchments in the region; and

   (d)  set a program of measures to promote improved use of land and water
        resources and to treat land degradation; and

   (e)  state the action necessary to implement the strategy and who should
        take it; and





   (f)  specify procedures for monitoring the implementation of the strategy,
        achieving the land and water resource quality objectives and assessing
        the effectiveness of the program set under paragraph (d); and

   (g)  provide for the review of the strategy.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2) a strategy may provide for all or any of
the following-

   (a)  research;

   (b)  educational programs;

   (c)  land use planning;

   (d)  the establishment of land management advisory services;

   (e)  incentives for better land management.