Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 - SECT 16

Governor in Council may by Order direct that reserved land vest in municipality

16. Governor in Council may by Order direct that reserved land vest in
municipality



(1) Subject to subsection (5) the Governor in Council may on the
recommendation of the Minister by Order notified in the Government Gazette
direct that any land reserved under section 4 shall vest in any municipal
council on trust for the purposes for which the land has been reserved.

(2) By the same or any subsequent Order the Governor in Council may empower
the municipal council to grant leases or licences for a term not exceeding 21
years of any such vested land for the purposes of the reservation.

(3) A municipal council shall not grant any lease or licence of land vested in
it under this section other than in accordance with an Order under this
section.

(4) Land shall not be vested in a municipal council under this section unless
the Minister is of the opinion that the land is used principally for the
recreation convenience health or enjoyment of the inhabitants of the area in
which the land is situated.

(5) Land reserved for the purpose of the protection of the coastline shall not
be vested in a municipal council under this section.



(6) Any lease or licence granted by a municipal council under this section may
be subject to such covenants conditions reservations and exceptions as the
municipal council thinks fit.





(7) A lease granted by a municipal council under this section shall be of no
force and effect until it is approved by the Governor in Council.