Victorian Consolidated Legislation

VICTORIAN PLANTATIONS CORPORATION ACT 1993

No. 61 of 1993
Version incorporating amendments as at 29 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2-THE CORPORATION

   4.      Additional management powers
   5.      Additional powers relating to plantations
   5A.     Application of State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 to Corporation
   6.      Arrangements with Secretary

   PART 3-PLANTATIONS

           Division 1-Vested land

   7.      Interpretation of plans
   8.      Vesting of Schedule 1 plantations
   8A.     Further vesting of plantations
   8B.     Divesting of land from the Corporation
   8C.     Land deemed never to have been vested
   8D.     Saving of status of land
   8E.     Closure of roads
   8F.     Divesting of land from Corporation
   8G.     Removal of reservations
   8H.     Additional vesting of plantations
   9.      Consequences of vesting
   10.     Access through Crown land
   11.     Access through vested land
   12.     Access to other land
   13.     Access generally
   13A.    Rights under easements over private land extended to Corporation
   14.     Powers over roads
   15.     Secretary's powers concerning timber harvesting

           Division 2-Acquisition and disposal of land

   16.     Surrender or transfer of land
   17.     Vested land may revert to the Crown
   17A.    Land which is to revert to the Crown
   18.     Issue of Crown grant
   19.     Acquisition of interests in land
   20.     Disposal of interest in land

           Division 3-Managed land

   21.     General management powers

           Division 4-General

   22.     Property in forest produce
   23.     Application of Forests Act 1958.
   24.     Taking forest produce without authority
   25.     Notice of timber harvesting proposals
   26.     Application of mineral resources legislation
   27.     No compensation payable by Crown or Corporation

   PART 3A-PLANTATION LICENCES

           Division 1-Definitions

   27A.    Definitions

           Division 2-Licences

   27B.    Grant of licence for forestry business
   27C.    Assignment of licence
   27D.    Application of Act to licensee
   27E.    Application of other enactments to licensee
   27F.    Power of licensee to construct roads
   27G.    Issue of Crown grant on surrender of licence
   27H.    Cancellation of licence at request of licensee
   27I.    Cancellation of licence by Governor in Council
   27J.    No compensation

           Division 3-Registrar and register

   27K.    Appointment of registrar
   27L.    Functions of registrar
   27M.    Effect of registration
   27N.    Creation etc. of interests in licences
   27O.    Devolution of rights of licensee
   27P.    Correction of register
   27Q.    Disclosure of registered information
   27R.    Survey standards
   27S.    Evidence
   27T.    Offence

   PART 4-GENERAL

   28.     Assets and liabilities-personal property and vested land
   29.     Land management co-operative agreements
   30.     Forestry Acts and Wood Supply Agreements
   31.     Lease documents
   32.     General enforcement powers
   33.     Supreme Court-limitation of jurisdiction
   33A.    Regulations

   PART 5-TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AND
   STAFF OF CORPORATION

           Division 1-Introductory

   34.     Definitions and application
   35.     Power to dispose of business undertaking
   36.     Treasurer may be party to agreements

           Division 2-Allocation of property

   37.     Corporation to prepare allocation statement
   38.     Certificate of chief executive officer

           Division 3-Transfer of property

   39.     Property transferred
   40.     Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances
   41.     Value of transferred property
   42.     Substitution of party to agreement
   43.     Corporation instruments
   44.     Proceedings
   45.     Interests in land
   46.     Amendment of Register
   47.     Evidence
   48.     Validity of things done under this Part

           Division 4-Staff

   49.     List of Corporation staff
   50.     Transfer of Corporation staff
   51.     Future terms and conditions of transferred employees
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           SCHEDULE 1-Plantation Land
           SCHEDULE 2-Land to which Access is Required
           SCHEDULE 3-Co-operative Land Management Agreements
           SCHEDULE 4-Forestry Acts and Agreements
           SCHEDULE 5-Roads to be Closed
           SCHEDULE 6-Land to be Divested from Corporation
           SCHEDULE 7-Land to Cease to be Reserved
           SCHEDULE 8-Certified Plans of Plantation Land
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details