Victorian Consolidated Legislation

SAFETY ON PUBLIC LAND ACT 2004

No. 109 of 2004
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 April 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2-PUBLIC SAFETY ZONE DECLARATIONS

   4.      Declaration of public safety zone
   5.      Contents of declaration
   6.      Public safety zone declaration for timber harvesting operations not to exceed 12 months
   7.      Declaration to be published
   8.      Notice of proposed declarations for more than 12 months
   9.      Declaration of public safety zone does not apply to certain persons
   10.     Authorisation to be in public safety zone
   11.     Notice to be displayed on or near site

   PART 3-OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT

   12.     Offence to remove or destroy notice or barrier
   13.     Offences in public safety zones
   14.     Direction to leave public safety zone
   15.     Offence to re-enter public safety zone
   16.     Entitlements under miners rights and tourist fossicking authorities
   17.     Requirement to give name and address
   18.     Authorised officers must identify themselves
   19.     Direction to produce authorisation under section 10.
   20.     Offence to hinder or obstruct an authorised officer

   PART 4-GENERAL

   21.     Powers of committees of management of reserved forests
           under the Forests Act 1958.
   22.     Statute law revision-Forests Act 1958.
   23.     Relevant law under Conservation, Forests and Lands
           Act 1987.
   24.     Regulations
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details