Victorian Consolidated Legislation

National Parks Act 1975 - SECT 17C

Prohibition on development and other activities

17C. Prohibition on development and other activities





(1) The Secretary must ensure that in a wilderness park-

   (a)  there are no roads, structures or installations; and

   (b)  no commercial activity or development is carried out; and

   (c)  there is no use of any form of motorized or mechanical transport; and

   (d)  there is no use of any non-indigenous animal; and

   (e)  there is no hunting.





(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to-

   (a)  any road, structure or installation or any use of motorized or
        mechanical transport or any use, control or destruction of
        non-indigenous animals which the Secretary considers is essential for
        the responsible management of the park; or

   (b)  permanent survey markers existing at the date of commencement of
        section 6 of the National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989; or

   (c)  any commercial tours or activities not involving motorized or
        mechanical transport or the use of animals which the Secretary
        considers is appropriate for the appreciation and understanding of
        wilderness; or

   (d)  any non-commercial mechanical activity approved by the Secretary; or



   (e)  any scientific investigation or study of wilderness parks which the
        Secretary considers is appropriate and does not affect the value of
        the area as wilderness and cannot be carried out elsewhere; or

   (f)  any measures which the Secretary considers are necessary to provide
        for the health and safety of persons within the area, the prevention
        and control of fire or emergencies relating to the control of
        diseases; or





   (g)  deer hunting by stalking or the carrying of firearms or other weapons
        for that purpose, in the wilderness park referred to in Part 2 of
        Schedule Two A, if carried out in accordance with an authority or
        permit under section 37.

(3) In a wilderness park, the Secretary may carry out works and maintenance
necessary to enable anything permitted under subsection (2) to be done and,
where degradation has occurred as a result of essential management activities,
must undertake rehabilitation as soon as practicable.

Division 1B-Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries