CROWN LAND (RESERVES) ACT 1978
CROWN LAND (RESERVES) ACT 1978
TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement 3. Definitions 3A. Application of Road Management Act 2004 3B. Transport Integration Act 2010 3C. Filming Approval Act 2014 3D. Traditional owner agreement for natural resources PART 2--RESERVATION OF LAND 4. Power to reserve Crown land for public purposes 5. Minister may purchase and acquire land 6. Effect of permanent reservation on land previously temporarily reserved 7. Consent of manager required for mining purposes 8. Reserved lands not to be sold, leased or licensed 9. Revocation of reservations 10. Revocation of temporary reservation 11. Power to amend or revoke permanent reservations 11A. Revocation and further reservation of land 11B. Parliamentary scrutiny of Order in Council PART 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESERVED LAND 12. Vesting of land on appointment of new trustees 13. Regulations 14. Appointment of committees of management 14A. Incorporation of certain committees of management 14B. Provisions as to committees of management incorporated under section 14A 14C. Borrowing powers of incorporated committees 14D. Power of incorporated committees to lease land 14E. Powers conferred by sections 14C and 14D additional to other powers 15. Powers of committees of management 15A. Delegation of functions, powers or duties of Parks Victoria as committee of management 15B. Delegation of functions, powers or duties of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority as committee of management 16. Governor in Council may by Order direct that reserved land vest in municipality 17. Powers of trustees or committees of management 17A. Continuation of uses of reserved land for purposes other than those for which it is reserved—licences and agreements 17AB. Governor in Council may by Order confer certain leasing and licensing powers to Health Minister 17B. Licences for purposes other than those for which land is reserved 17BAA. Licence may be granted for term greater than 10 years in some circumstances 17BA. Licence granted to generation company 17C. Continuation of uses of land for purposes other than those for which it is reserved—leases 17CA. Leases for up to 65 years for other purposes 17CB. Parliamentary scrutiny of the leasing of certain land 17CC. Role of committee of management for leases granted under section 17CA 17D. Leases for up to 21 years for other purposes 17DAA. Leases granted to generation company 17DA. Parliamentary scrutiny of certain approvals 17E. Use of reserved land for car parks 17F. Leases may contain options for renewal and overholding clauses 17G. Leases may provide for removal of buildings and restoration of land 17H. Use of reserved land for apiculture 17I. Transitional provision—Crown Land Legislation Amendment (Canadian Regional Park and Other Matters) Act 2016 17J. Purpose relating to apiculture 18. Management and control of reserved land 18A. Agreement with electricity company—reserved land 18B. Power of Secretary to enter into management agreements 18C. Obligations of Secretary and Parks Victoria in relation to Yarra River land 18D. Obligations of Secretary, Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority in relation to declared areas 18E. Obligations of land manager in relation to the Great Ocean Road region 19. Trustees of permanent reserves may surrender land to Crown 20. Procuring of forest produce on reserved land 20A. Land to be managed consistently with joint management plan 21. Trustees of reserves to be deemed occupiers 21AA. Offence to construct, remove, alter, or carry out maintenance on, a levee on reserved land 21AB. Obligations of committees of management and trustees in relation to Yarra River land 21AC. Obligations of committees of management and trustees in relation to declared areas PART 3A--TOUR OPERATOR LICENCES 21AD. Definition for this Part 21A. Offence to conduct organised tour or recreational activity on reserved land if unlicensed 21B. Grant of tour operator licence 21C. Application for tour operator licence 21D. Requirement to pay annual licence fees after grant of tour operator licence 21E. Tour operator licence conditions 21F. Contravention of condition an offence 21G. Variation of tour operator licence 21H. Suspension of tour operator licence 21I. Making submissions on suspension 21J. Cancellation of tour operator licence PART 3B--CUTTING OR TAKING AWAY FALLEN OR FELLED TREES FOR DOMESTIC USE AS FIREWOOD 21K. Definitions 21L. Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees outside firewood collection area and season 21M. Person may nominate another to cut and take away fallen or felled trees for firewood 21N. Firewood collection season 21O. Secretary may vary firewood collection season 21P. Secretary may determine firewood collection areas 21Q. Identification of firewood collection areas 21R. Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees in firewood collection area unless a class member or nominated by class member 21S. Offences as to amount of fallen or felled trees cut or taken away in a day 21T. Household limit of fallen or felled trees cut or taken away in a financial year 21U. Household limit of fallen or felled trees cut and taken away in a financial year—offences relating to nominations 21V. Limit on amount of fallen or felled trees cut and taken away in firewood collection areas in certain regions 21W. Offence to sell fallen or felled trees 21X. Offences relating to conduct in a firewood collection area 21Y. Production of nomination if requested by authorised officer 21Z. No offence if authorised by licence or authorisation etc. or regulations PART 4--SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN RESERVED LAND 22. Power of trustees and committee of management regarding horse racing or greyhound racing 23. Powers of committee of management of land reserved for an aerodrome 24. Authority and agreement to construct a marina 29. Power to Treasurer to guarantee certain loans 29A. Lease of mineral spring reserves 29B. Agreements as to the taking and removal of mineral waters 29C. Application of moneys received under a lease 29D. Minister may appoint an advisory committee 29E. Operation of Water Act 1989 29F. Control and management of structures and installations 29G. Control and management of water authority structures etc. in specified regional parks 29H. Water distribution works authority—Bendigo Regional Park 29HA. Works under water licences—Murray River Park 29I. Dam licences—Bendigo Regional Park 29IA. Works under water licences—Kerang and Shepparton Regional Parks 29IB. Cutting and taking away fallen or felled trees—Shepparton Regional Park PART 4A--CARLTON GARDENS RESERVE--SPECIAL EVENT MANAGEMENT 29J. Special event management declarations 29K. Content of special event management declarations 29L. Management of Carlton Gardens Reserve 29M. Suspension of functions, powers and duties 29N. Powers in relation to agreements and arrangements 29O. Regulations and local laws to be suspended 29P. Transitional provisions 29Q. Effect of special event management declaration 29R. Minister to give copy of declaration to committee of management 29S. Special event management area to be restored PART 5--GENERAL Division 1--Miscellaneous 30. Minister may accept gifts etc. 30A. Ownership of timber 31. Tour operator licence regulations 32. Regulations for cutting or taking away fallen or felled trees in firewood collection areas during firewood collection seasons 33. Payment of refunds Division 2--General transitional provisions 34. Transitional provisions—Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2016 34A. Transitional provision—Traditional Owner Settlement Amendment Act 2016 34B. Transitional provision for tour operator licences—Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Amendment Act 2021 PART 6--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTICULAR CROWN LAND RESERVES Division 1--Miscellaneous reserves 35. Deep Lead Nature Conservation Reserve (No. 2) Division 2--Fifth Schedule reserves 43. Reserve descriptions 44. Land in Part 1 of Fifth Schedule deemed to be nature conservation reserves 45. Land in Part 2 of Fifth Schedule deemed to be cultural and natural heritage reserves 46. Land in Part 3 of Fifth Schedule deemed to be natural features reserves 47. Land in Part 4 of Fifth Schedule deemed to be historic and cultural features reserves 47A. Purposes for land in Part 5 of the Fifth Schedule 47B. Land in Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule deemed to be regional parks 47BA. Murray River Park 47C. Land in Part 6 of the Fifth Schedule deemed to be water reserves 47D. Land in Part 7 of the Fifth Schedule deemed to be forest parks Division 3--Transitional and miscellaneous provisions--Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020 48. Bendigo Regional Park 49. Land to become part of park on surrender to the Crown—Bendigo Regional Park 50. Land reserved temporarily for aerodrome purposes 50A. Macedon Regional Park—Land not affected by enactment of certain Acts 50B. Eldorado Historic Reserve—Land not affected by enactment of certain Acts Division 5--Further transitionalprovisions--2006 Act 51. Definition 55. Protected forest—Kurth Kiln Regional Park Division 5A--Further transitional provisions--2009 River Red Gums Act 63. Definitions 63A. Transitional provision—Murray River Park 63B. Cutting and taking away fallen or felled trees—Murray River Park 63C. Grazing licences—Murray River Park 63D. Land to become part of park on surrender to the Crown—Kerang Regional Park SECOND SCHEDULE THIRD SCHEDULE FIFTH SCHEDULE ENDNOTES