SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART I -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 3 This Act to be supplementary to other Acts
 
• 4 Terms used
 
• 4A Regulations and soil conservation notices do not apply to prevent commercial harvest of plantation products

PART II -- Administration

Division 1 -- General  

• 5 Administration of Act
 
• 7 Commissioner
 
• 7A Deputy Commissioner
 
• 8 Officers and employees

Division 2 -- Soil and Land Conservation Council

• 9 Council established
 
• 9A Membership of Council
 
• 9B Chairperson and deputy chairperson
 
• 9C Terms and conditions of appointment
 
• 9D Casual vacancies
 
• 9E Extension of term of office
 
• 9F Alternate members
 
• 10 Remuneration of members
Subdivision 2 -- Council procedures  
• 11 Proceedings of Council
Subdivision 3 -- Disclosure of material personal interests  
• 11A Disclosure of material personal interests
 
• 11B Participation by interested members
 
• 11C Quorum where section 11B applies
Subdivision 4 -- Miscellaneous  
• 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: covenant or agreement
 
• 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: soil conservation notice
 
• 32 Service, content and effect of notice
 
• 34 Application to SAT 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 SAT for review of refusal to discharge notices

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

PART 7 -- Transitional provisions for Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 2022  

• 49 Terms used
 
• 50 Continuation of former Council
 
• 51 Members of former Council
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