Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972 - SECT 5

Erosion hazard areas

5. Erosion hazard areas



(1) The Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Secretary may by
proclamation published in the Government Gazette-

   (a)  declare any public land to be an erosion hazard area; and

   (b)  revoke or vary any such declaration.

(2) The Secretary shall not make a recommendation under subsection (1) in
respect of land under the management or control of any person or body except
at the request of that person or body.



(3) Public land may be described in a proclamation under subsection (1) by
reference to a plan or map kept in the Central Plan Office of the Department
of Natural Resources and Environment and where it is so described a copy of
the plan or map shall be kept-

   (a)  by any person or body having the management or control of the land;
        and

   (b)  at all police stations in the vicinity of the land.

(4) Any copy of a plan or map kept pursuant to subsection (3) shall at all
reasonable times be open for inspection by any member of the public without
fee.

(5) Except with the written permission of the proper authority, a person
within an erosion hazard area shall not-

   (a)  have in his possession or use any motorized vehicle;

   (b)  remove or damage any vegetation;

   (c)  take or remove any sand gravel rock clay or earth;

   (d)  interfere with any erosion prevention works; or

   (e)  cause any water or other fluid to be drained or to flow over the area.

Penalty: $500.

(6) In this section-

proper authority-

   (a)  in relation to public land vested in or under the management or
        control of a person or body means that person or body; and

   (b)  in relation to any other public land means the Minister;

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

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--------------- ENDNOTES 1. General Information The Land Conservation (Vehicle
Control) Act 1972 was assented to on 19 December 1972 and came into operation
on 17 September 1973: Government Gazette 5 September 1973 page 3103. 2. Table
of Amendments This Version incorporates amendments made to the
Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972 by Acts and subordinate
instruments. -------------------------------------------------------------
National Parks Act 1975, No. 8702/1975 Assent Date: 16.5.75 Commencement Date:
1.12.75: Government Gazette 26.11.75 p. 3888 Current State: All of Act in
operation Statute Law Revision (Repeals) Act 1982, No. 9863/1982 Assent Date:
5.1.83 Commencement Date: 5.1.83: s. 1(2) Current State: All of Act in
operation Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, No. 41/1987 Assent Date:
19.5.87 Commencement Date: S. 103(Sch. 4 items 41.1-41.3) on 1.7.87:
Government Gazette 24.6.87 p. 1694 Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the
Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972
Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, No. 52/1994 Assent Date: 15.6.94
Commencement Date: S. 97(Sch. 3 item 19) on 15.12.94: s. 2(3) Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972 Environment Conservation Council
Act 1997, No. 41/1997 Assent Date: 11.6.97 Commencement Date: S. 27 on 1.7.97:
Special Gazette (No. 75) 1.7.97 p. 1 Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the
Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972 Conservation, Forests and Lands
(Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998 Assent Date: 10.11.98
Commencement Date: S. 12 on 15.12.98: s. 2(5) Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the
Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972
Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001, No. 81/2001 Assent Date:
4.12.01 Commencement Date: S. 29 on 31.12.01: s. 2(3) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972
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Details No entries at date of publication.

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Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972 No. 8379 of 1972