Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   3.      This Act to be supplementary to other Acts  
   4.      Terms used in this Act  
   4A.     Regulations and soil conservation notices do not apply to prevent commercial harvest of plantation products  

   PART II -- Administration  

   5.      Administration of Act  
   7.      Commissioner  
   7A.     Deputy Commissioner  
   8.      Officers and employees  
   9.      Soil and Land Conservation Council  
   9A.     Deputy members  
   10.     Remuneration of Council  
   11.     Proceedings of Council  
   12.     Secretary to Council  

   PART III -- Functions and powers  

   13.     Functions of Commissioner  
   14.     Duties of Commissioner  
   15.     Special powers of Commissioner  
   16.     Functions of Council  
   17.     Coordination of works of Government departments in respect of land degradation and soil conservation and reclamation  
   18.     Powers to Government departments and public authorities  
   19.     Commissioner may advise as to dealing with Crown land  
   19A.    Alteration of covenants etc. of certain leases etc.  
   20.     Carrying out of works by Minister or Commissioner  
   20A.    Minister may make certain advances and payments  
   21.     Power of entry  
   21A.    Work in relation to State forests and timber reserves  

   PART IIIA -- Land conservation districts  

           Division 1 -- Constitution of land conservation districts and appointment and functions of district committees  

   22.     Soil conservation districts  
   23.     Constitution and membership of district committees  
   24.     Functions of district committees  
   25.     Power to co-opt certain persons  

           Division 2 -- Rating and finance  

   25A.    Imposition of rate or service charge  
   25AA.   Use of money raised by service charge  
   25B.    Assessment, collection and payment of rate or service charge  
   25C.    Land Conservation Districts Account  
   25D.    Advances by Treasurer  
   25E.    Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   25F.    Commissioner’s report  
   25G.    Commissioner’s annual estimates  

   PART IV -- Soil conservation reserves  

   26.     Soil conservation reserves  
   27.     Minister to manage soil conservation reserves  
   28.     Offences in relation to soil conservation reserves  
   29.     Execution of works for land degradation  
   29A.    Vesting of works in public authority  
   30.     Leasing of land in soil conservation reserves  

   PART IVA -- Conservation covenants and agreements to reserve  

   30A.    Term used in this Part  
   30B.    Registration and form of covenant or agreement  
   30C.    Effect of covenant or agreement  
   30D.    Duties upon passing interests in affected land  
   30E.    Discharge of agreement to reserve  
   30F.    Cancelling registration of memorial  

   PART V -- Soil conservation notices  

   31.     Term used in this Part  
   32.     Service, content and effect of notice  
   34.     Application to State Administrative Tribunal for review of issue of notice  
   34A.    Registration of memorial of notice  
   34B.    Duties upon passing interests in affected land  
   35.     Enforcement of notice  
   36.     Expense to be charge on land  
   37.     Right of mortgagee to add expense to mortgage  
   38.     Discharge of notice  
   39.     Application to State Administrative Tribunal for review of refusal to discharge notices  

   PART VA -- Landcare Trust  

   40.     Landcare Trust established  
   41.     Membership of Trust  
   41A.    Functions of Trust  
   41B.    Trust Account  
   41C.    Ministerial directions  
   41D.    Minister to have access to information  
   41E.    Staff and support  
   41F.    Execution of documents by Trust  
   41G.    Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   41H.    Review  

   PART VI -- Miscellaneous  

   42.     Interferences with or damage to works etc.  
   44.     Penalties and proceedings for offences  
   45.     Commencing proceedings  
   46.     Protection of Minister, Commissioner, officers etc.  
   48.     Regulations  
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[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 17 October 2008]