Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Safety Legislation (Lakes Hume and Mulwala) Act 2001 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purpose

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to rationalise the application of the marine safety
legislation of Victoria and New South Wales in Lake Hume and Lake Mulwala on
the Murray River border, which has been submerged by the creation of those
lakes. Under the combined operation of this Act and the corresponding New
South Wales Act, the marine safety legislation is to have effect as if the
border-

   (a)  included within Victoria all the waters of Lake Hume downstream of the
        Bethanga Bridge; and

   (b)  included within New South Wales all the waters of Lake Hume upstream
        of that bridge, and all the waters of Lake Mulwala (including the
        waters of the Ovens River north of the Murray Valley Highway Bridge).