Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 - SECT 96

Proceedings for offences

96. Proceedings for offences



(1) An authorised officer or member of the police force or a person authorised
generally or in a particular case by the Secretary or, if the matter concerns
freehold land, managed land or vested land within the meaning of the
Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993, by the Victorian Plantations
Corporation may take-

   (a)  proceedings for an offence against a relevant law;

   (aa) proceedings for an associated offence within the meaning of the
        Fisheries Act 1995;



   (b)  other proceedings provided for in this Act;

   (c)  proceedings on behalf of the Department or the Secretary.

(1A) If proceedings mentioned in subsection (1) are brought by a person
authorised by that subsection to take those proceedings, the proceedings may
be conducted before the court by any other person authorised by that
subsection to take proceedings of that kind.

(2) All courts must take judicial notice of the fact that the Secretary, an
authorised officer or person has valid authority to take proceedings mentioned
in subsection (1) or conduct proceedings under subsection (1A) as the case
requires.

(3) This section does not limit the operation of section 46 of the
National Parks Act 1975, section 50 of the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991 or
section 40 of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995.