VICTORIAN CONSERVATION TRUST ACT 1972 - SECT 3 Objects of Trust

VICTORIAN CONSERVATION TRUST ACT 1972 - SECT 3

    (1)     The Trust shall for public scientific and public educational purposes encourage and assist in—

        (a)     the preservation of areas which are—

              (i)     ecologically significant;

              (ii)     of natural interest or beauty; or

              (iii)     of historical interest;

S. 3(1)(b) amended by No. 38/1995

s. 15(1)(a).

        (b)     the conservation of wildlife and native plants; and

S. 3(1)(c) amended by No. 38/1995

s. 15(1)(b).

        (c)     the conservation and creation of areas for scientific study relating to any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).

S. 3(1A) inserted by No. 9129 s. 2(1), amended by No. 38/1995

s. 15(2).

    (1A)     The Trust shall encourage and assist in the conservation and creation of areas of natural beauty or interest for use by the public for the purposes of enjoyment recreation and education.

S. 3(2)

amended by Nos 9129 s. 2(2), 38/1995

s. 15(3)(a).

    (2)     The Trust shall have the power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connexion with the carrying out of the objects referred to in subsections (1) and (1A) and, without limiting those general powers, shall have power—

        (a)     to accept gifts devises and bequests made to the Trust whether on trust or otherwise and to act as trustee of moneys or other property vested in the Trust on trust;

        (b)     to purchase hold demise sell transfer convey mortgage and otherwise acquire and dispose of real and personal property;

        (c)     to surrender land vested in the Trust (whether on trust or otherwise) to the Crown to be used for a purpose or purposes specified by the Trust;

        (d)     to invest and deal with moneys of the Trust not immediately required for any of its objects upon such security or otherwise in such manner as may from time to time be determined by the Trust and to consolidate divide or in any way alter such investments; and

S. 3(2)(e) amended by No. 38/1995

s. 15(3)(b)(c).

        (e)     to reimburse trustees in respect of reasonable travelling and other expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Trust or otherwise in connexion with carrying out its business; and

S. 3(2)(f) inserted by No. 38/1995

s. 15(3)(c).

        (f)     to pay such remuneration to the chairman, deputy chairman or a trustee as the Trust may determine from time to time.

S. 3(3) amended by Nos 85/1998 s. 24(Sch item 62.1), 25/2023 s. 7(Sch.  1 item 33).

    (3)     Upon the registration in the Office of Titles of a conveyance or a transfer and surrender to His Majesty of any land vested in the Trust—

S. 3(3)(a)

amended by No. 9212 s. 2(2).

        (a)     the land shall be deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown freed and discharged from all trusts and shall be deemed to be permanently reserved pursuant to section 4 of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 for the purpose or purposes specified by the Trust; and

        (b)     the Trust shall be freed and discharged from all further duties and liabilities in respect thereof.

S. 3A

inserted by No. 9129 s. 3.