Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Forests Act 1958 - SECT 74

Power for Magistrates' Court to order removal of unauthorized buildings etc. in reserved forest

74. Power for Magistrates' Court to order removal of unauthorized buildings
etc. in reserved forest



(1) Where buildings huts fences dams weirs installations or standing crops are
found within a reserved forest and-

   (a)  the owner or occupier thereof does not on demand produce any lease
        licence permit or authority therefor; or





   (b)  after reasonable inquiries made by an authorised officer the owner or
        occupier thereof cannot be found-

then on the hearing of the complaint of an authorised officer the Magistrates'
Court may fix a time within which such buildings huts fences dams weirs
installations or crops shall be removed.

(2) If such removal is not effected within the time so fixed all such
buildings huts fences dams weirs installations or crops shall thereupon become
the property of the Crown and shall be disposed of as the Minister may direct.

(3) In any case where after such inquiries the owner or occupier has not been
found it shall be sufficient service of the notice of removal if a copy
thereof is posted on some conspicuous part of the land on which the buildings
huts fences dams weirs installations or crops are found.