Victorian Consolidated Legislation

National Parks Act 1975 - SECT 19B

Secretary to manage reserved land

19B. Secretary to manage reserved land





(1) Where any land temporarily or permanently reserved under section 4 of the
Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 is placed under the control and management of
the Secretary pursuant to section 18 of that Act the Secretary shall control
manage and use the land for the purposes for which it is reserved.

(2) For the purposes of this section the Secretary shall be deemed to have the
same powers functions and duties as a committee of management under
section 15(1) of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section,
where the land is subject to a notice pursuant to section 10(3) of the Land
Conservation Act 1970 requiring that effect be given to a recommendation of
the Land Conservation Council the Secretary may give effect to that
recommendation even if the recommendation conflicts with the purpose for which
the land is reserved.

(4) The Governor in Council may on the recommendation of the Secretary make
regulations for and with respect to any of the matters referred to in
subparagraphs (ii) to (xi) of section 13(1) of the
Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 in relation to the land as if-

   (a)  any reference in that section to a committee of management were a
        reference to the Secretary; and



   (b)  any reference in that section to the land were a reference to land
        under this section.

(5) Subsections (5), (6), (7) and (8) of section 13 of the
Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 apply to regulations made under subsection (4)
of this section as if they had been made under section 13(1) of the
Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and as if the reference in subsection (8) to
officers and servants employed by the committee of management or the trustee
of any land was a reference to officers or employees appointed or employed for
the purposes of this Act.

(6) Despite section 18(2) of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, regulations
made under section 13 of that Act continue to apply to land placed under the
control and management of the Secretary under section 18 of that Act until
regulations are made under subsection (4).



(7) A reference to an authorised officer in regulations to which subsection
(6) applies is to be taken to mean an authorised officer under this Act.