Victorian Consolidated Legislation

National Parks Act 1975 - SECT 19C

Minister may make management agreements with public authorities

19C. Minister may make management agreements with public authorities





(1) Where any land is vested in or controlled or managed by a public authority
the Minister and the public authority may enter into an agreement for the
management of the land by the Secretary as if it were part of a park specified
in the agreement.

(2) Where an agreement is in force under this section for the management of
land-

   (a)  the land shall, except as otherwise expressly provided in the
        agreement, be controlled and managed as if it were part of the park
        specified in the agreement;

   (b)  sections 9(2) and (3), 20, 21A, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 41A, 43, 44, 45,
        46, 47, 47A, 47B, 47C and 48 and the regulations under this Act
        applying to the park shall have effect in and in respect of the land
        as if it were part of the park specified in the agreement; and

   (c)  such of sections 17A, 17B, 17C, 19(2) and (3), 21, 22, 23, 24, 25A,
        26, 26A, 33 and 40 as the agreement specifically provides shall have
        effect in and in respect of the land as if it were part of the park
        specified in the agreement; and

   (d)  in the case of an agreement with respect to land which abuts a park in
        which there is a designated water supply catchment area, such of
        sections 32H, 32N and 38A as are specified in the agreement shall have
        effect with respect to the land as if it were part of the designated
        water supply catchment area specified in the agreement.

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Act a public
authority may by agreement under this section delegate to the Secretary any of
the powers or functions imposed on it by or under any Act.



(4) A committee of management appointed under the
Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 must not delegate any of its powers or
functions under that Act in relation to any land in the agreement unless the
agreement provides that the Secretary will undertake or carry out these powers
and functions in a manner which is not detrimental to the purposes for which
the land was reserved.