SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945 - SECT 32
SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945 - SECT 32
32 . Service, content and effect of notice
(1) Whenever the
Commissioner is of the opinion that as a result of —
(a) any
agricultural or pastoral practices or methods, which have been or are likely
to be adopted; or
(b)
clearing or intended clearing; or
(c)
failure on the part of any person to take adequate precautions to prevent or
control soil erosion, salinity or flooding; or
(d) the
destruction, cutting down or injuring of any tree, shrub, grass or any other
plant,
on any land, land
degradation is occurring or is liable or likely to become liable to occur on
that land or elsewhere the Commissioner may —
(e) by
notice in writing served on each owner, and each occupier, of that land, or on
any other person who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is acting in a
manner described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is directly
associated with the actual or potential land degradation, direct that any or
all of the things mentioned in subsection (2) be done on or in relation to
that land;
(f) by
notice in writing served on each owner, and each occupier, of any land on
which that land degradation is so occurring or is liable or likely to become
liable to so occur direct that any or all of the things mentioned in
subsection (2) be done on or in relation to such land.
(1a) In any
proceedings, evidence proving that a notice was served in accordance with
subsection (1) is sufficient evidence that the Commissioner was of an opinion
required by subsection (1) for the serving of the notice.
(2) A soil
conservation notice may —
(a)
direct each or any one or more of the persons bound by the soil conservation
notice to do all or any of the following things —
(i)
adopt or refrain from adopting any agricultural or
pastoral methods specified in the notice;
(ii)
refrain from clearing any land specified in the notice;
(iii)
refrain from destroying, cutting down or injuring any
tree, shrub, grass or other plant on any land specified in the notice;
(iv)
take such action as is specified in the notice for
preventing the erosion, drift or movement of sand, soil, dust or water on or
from any land specified in the notice;
(v)
any other matter incidental to the foregoing;
and
(b)
specify a period within which or for the duration of which such things shall
be done.
(3) A soil
conservation notice —
(a)
while it subsists, binds each person on whom it is served; and
(b)
while a memorial of the soil conservation notice remains registered under
section 34A, binds each successive owner, and each successive occupier, of the
land to which the soil conservation notice relates.
(4) As soon as
practicable after serving a soil conservation notice the Commissioner shall
notify each of the other members of the Council, in writing, of the service of
the notice and of the directions contained therein.
[Section 32 inserted: No. 42 of 1982 s. 33;
amended: No. 46 of 1988 s. 13; No. 91 of 1990 s. 10 and 16; No. 47 of 1994
s. 18.]
[ 33. Deleted: No. 55 of 2004 s. 1097.]