Victorian Consolidated Legislation

ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND GARDENS ACT 1995

No. 106 of 1995
Version incorporating amendments as at 8 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Objectives
   5.      Crown to be bound

   PART 2-ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND GARDENS BOARD

           Division 1-The Board

   6.      Establishment of Board
   7.      Board represents Crown
   8.      Board accountable to Minister
   9.      Constitution and membership of Board
   10.     Functions of the Board
   11.     General powers of the Board
   12.     Specific powers of the Board
   13.     Provision of services
   14.     Crowd control
   15.     Board as occupier in certain circumstances
   16.     Delegation
   17.     Immunity of Board members

           Division 2-Corporate plans and financial matters

   18.     Corporate plan
   19.     Contents of statement of corporate intent
   20.     Board to notify Minister of significant affecting events etc.
   21.     General Account

           Division 3-Powers over land

   22.     Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 does not apply to
           zoological parks
   23.     Zoological parks
   24.     Governor in Council may declare land to be zoological park
   25.     Managed Crown land
   26.     Managed freehold land
   27.     Land acquired by gift
   28.     When does acquired land become managed land?
   29.     Notice of managed land
   30.     Notice where land ceases to be managed land
   31.     Board's powers in relation to acquired land
   32.     Disposal of land
   33.     Leases licences and permits

   PART 3-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND STAFF

   34.     Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
   35.     Terms of appointment
   36.     Resignation and removal from office
   37.     Appointment of acting Chief Executive Officer
   38.     Chief Executive Officer's role
   39.     Staff of the Board

   PART 4-ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATIONS

   40.     Who may take proceedings?
   41.     Regulations
   42.     Warning notices

   PART 5-REPEALS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

           Division 1-Repeals and transitional provisions

   43.     Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1967 and related
           Act repealed
   44.     Definitions
   45.     Transitional provisions relating to the Board
   46.     Superseded references
   47.     Chief Executive Officer
   48.     Staff
   49.     Continued regulations

           Division 2-Amendments to other Acts

   50.     Amendment of the Borrowing and Investment Powers
           Act 1987.
   51.     Amendment of the Conservation, Forests and Lands
           Act 1987.

           Division 3-Consequential amendments to other Acts

   52.     Amendment of the Catchment and Land Protection
           Act 1994.
   53.     Amendment of the Financial Management Act 1994.
   54.     Amendment of the Museums Act 1983.
   55.     Amendment of the Wildlife Act 1975.
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           SCHEDULE 1-Zoological parks

           Part 1-Land At Royal Park

           Part 2-Land At Werribee

           Part 3-Land at Healesville
           SCHEDULE 2-Membership and procedure of the Zoological
           Parks and Gardens Board
           1. Terms of appointment
           2. Chairperson and deputy chairperson
           3. Terms of appointment of chairperson and deputy chairperson
           4. Resignation and removal
           5. Vacancies
           6. Committees
           7. Fees and allowances
           8. Validity of decisions
           9. Who presides?
           10. Proceedings of the Board
           11. Disclosure of interest
           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details