Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coastal Management Act 1995 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions



(1) In this Act-

Board means a Regional Coastal Board established under Part 2;

Coastal Action Plan means a Coastal Action Plan endorsed under Part 3;

coastal Crown land means-

   (a)  any land reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 for the
        protection of the coastline; and

   (b)  any Crown land within 200 metres of high water mark of-

   (i)  the coastal waters of Victoria; or

   (ii) any sea within the limits of Victoria; and

   (c)  the sea-bed of the coastal waters of Victoria; and

   (d)  the sea-bed of any sea within the limits of Victoria; and

   (e)  any Crown land which is declared by the Governor in Council under
        subsection (2) to be coastal Crown land- but does not include any land
        which the Governor in Council declares under subsection (2) not to be
        coastal Crown land for the purposes of this Act;

coastal waters of Victoria has the same meaning as the expression "coastal
waters of the State" has in relation to Victoria under the
Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth;

Council means the Victorian Coastal Council established under Part 2;

Crown land means land which is, or is deemed to be, unalienated land of the
Crown and includes-

   (a)  land of the Crown reserved permanently or temporarily or set aside by
        or under an Act; and

   (b)  land of the Crown occupied by a person under a lease, licence or other
        right;

   (c)  land of the Crown managed by a public authority or committee of
        management other than the Department of Natural Resources and
        Environment or the Secretary;

   (d)  land of the Crown which is, or is part of, a national park or a park
        within the meaning of the National Parks Act 1975;

development includes-

   (a)  the construction or exterior alteration or exterior decoration of a
        building; and

   (b)  the demolition or removal of a building or works; and

   (c)  the construction or carrying out of works; and

   (d)  the subdivision or consolidation of land, including buildings or
        airspace; and

   (e)  the placing or relocation of a building or works on land; and

   (f)  the construction or putting up for display of signs or hoardings;

function includes duty and power;

management plan means a management plan approved under Part 3;

public authority means any body corporate or unincorporate established by or
under an Act for a public purpose but does not include a municipal council or
a committee of management of reserved Crown land;

region means a coastal region under Part 2; relevant coastal recommendation
means-

   (a)  a recommendation of the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council
        relating to coastal Crown land that has been accepted by the
        Government under Part 3 of the
        Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001; or

   (b)  a recommendation of the Land Conservation Council relating to coastal
        Crown land under section 5(1) of the Land Conservation Act 1970 (as in
        force before its repeal) of which notice has been given by the
        Governor in Council under section 10(3) of that Act (as so in force),
        where the recommendation does not relate to land that is the subject
        of a recommendation to which paragraph (a) applies;

sea includes bay, inlet, estuary and any waters within the ebb and flow of the
tide;

Secretary means the body corporate established under Part 2 of the
Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987;

use in relation to land includes use or proposed use for the purpose for which
the land has been or is being or may be developed;

Victorian Coastal Strategy means the Victorian Coastal Strategy endorsed under
Part 3;

works includes any change to the natural or existing condition or topography
of land including the removal, destruction or lopping of trees and the removal
of vegetation or topsoil.

(2) The Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette-

   (a)  declare any Crown land to be coastal Crown land for the purposes of
        this Act; or

   (b)  declare any land not to be coastal Crown land for the purposes of this
        Act.