NATIONAL PARKS ACT 1975 - SECT 20 Powers of Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority

NATIONAL PARKS ACT 1975 - SECT 20

S. 20(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 13), 19/2018 s. 171(2), 42/2021 s. 112(2).

    (1)     Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may, subject to this Act, do all things necessary or desirable to achieve the objects of this Act and in particular—

        (a)     may initiate or investigate proposals for or in relation to the acquisition of land to be added to and form part of a park or to be established as a park;

        (b)     may, subject to subsection (2), promote research study or investigation of matters that relate to the objects of this Act; and

S. 20(1)(c) substituted by Nos 9861 s. 3(1), 31/1994 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 45.1).

        (c)     may with the approval of the Minister authorise the payment from money available for that purpose for or in connection with research, study or investigation promoted under paragraph (b).

S. 20(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 13), 19/2018 s. 171(3), 42/2021 s. 112(3).

    (2)     Where Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority promotes research study or investigation under subsection (1), Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) shall require a person who has agreed to undertake the research study or investigation to make to Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) such reports on the progress and results of the research study or investigation as Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) determines and to carry on the research study or investigation subject to and in accordance with such other terms and conditions as Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) determines.

S. 20A (Heading) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 172(1).

S. 20A inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 82.