Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coastal Management Act 1995 - SECT 9

Coastal regions

9. Coastal regions



(1) The Minister may by Order-

   (a)  determine the areas of Victoria which are coastal regions and define
        their boundaries; or

   (b)  vary the boundaries of an existing region; or

   (c)  abolish a region.

(2) The Minister must cause a copy of an Order under subsection (1) to be
published in the Government Gazette and in a newspaper circulating generally
within the relevant region as soon as possible after making the Order.

(3) On the abolition of a region-

   (a)  any Board established for that region under this Division is
        abolished; and

   (b)  its members go out of office; and

   (c)  the Minister is its successor in law.