{"id":"sr:land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024","name":"Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024","slug":"land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":183481,"registerId":"vic-sr:land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024**\n\n**S.R. No. 19/2024**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n30 June 2024\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Definitions 1\n\n6 Disapplication of regulations 11 to 15 to certain persons 6\n\n7 Disapplication of Regulations to holder of lease, licence, permit or other authority 8\n\n8 Disapplication of Regulations—traditional owner groups 8\n\nPart 2—Determinations 10\n\n9 Determination setting areas aside 10\n\n10 Display of signs 11\n\nPart 3—Offences 12\n\n11 Offence in relation to motor vehicles on public land 12\n\n12 Offences in relation to vehicles on public land—damage and obstruction 12\n\n13 Offence to contravene conditions of a set aside determination 13\n\n14 Offences in relation to vehicles in prohibited access areas 13\n\nPart 4—Power of authorised officers 14\n\n15 Power to direct the movement of vehicles 14\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 15\n\n1 General information 15\n\n2 Table of Amendments 17\n\n3 Explanatory details 18\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024**\n\n**S.R. No. 19/2024**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n30 June 2024\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to regulate the use of vehicles on public land.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 3 of the **Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 30 March 2024.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Interim Regulations 2023[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***agreed activity***  has the same meaning as in section 79 of the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010**;\n\n***authorised officer*** means a person appointed as an authorised officer for the purposes of the Act under—\n\n(a) Part 9 of the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**; or\n\n(b) Part 3 of the **Victorian Fisheries Authority Act 2016**;\n\n***duty*** includes a power or function;\n\n***emergency services***  ***agency*** has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the **Emergency Management Act 1986**;\n\n***Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority***  means the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority established under Part 5 of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**;\n\n***motor vehicle***  has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Road Safety Act 1986**;\n\n***motorised wheelchair*** means a wheelchair propelled by a motor that—\n\n(a) is capable of a speed of not more than 10 kilometres per hour; and\n\n(b) is designed solely for the conveyance of a person with mobility difficulties;\n\n***parking area*** means an area of public land that is—\n\n(a) set aside by a determination under regulation 9(1)(c); or\n\n(b) a parking area within the meaning of the Road Safety Road Rules 2017[[2]](#endnote-2); or\n\n(c) a parking area established by or under any other Act or regulations;\n\n***Parks Victoria***  has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**;\n\n***Parks Victoria recorded land***  has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**;\n\n***Phillip Island Nature Park Board of Management Incorporated*** means the committee of management incorporated by Order in Council dated 3 September 1996 under section 14B(2) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** and published in the Government Gazette No. G35 at page 2363 on 5 September 1996;\n\n***prohibited access area*** means an area of public land set aside by a determination under regulation 9(1)(b);\n\n***public authority land*** means land of the type described in paragraph (e) of the definition of ***public land*** in section 2 of the Act;\n\n***public land manager*** means the following—\n\n(a) in relation to public land reserved under section 4 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** that is managed by a committee of management constituted by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority;\n\n(b) in relation to public land reserved under section 4 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** that is managed by a committee of management constituted by Parks Victoria, Parks Victoria;\n\n(c) in relation to public land reserved under section 4 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** that is managed by a committee of management constituted by the Phillip Island Nature Park Board of Management Incorporated, the Phillip Island Nature Park Board of Management Incorporated;\n\n(d) in relation to public land that is Parks Victoria recorded land, Parks Victoria;\n\n(e) in relation to public land that is reserved under section 4 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** that is managed by a committee of management constituted by the Victorian Fisheries Authority, the Victorian Fisheries Authority;\n\n(f) in relation to public land that is a fisheries reserve within the meaning of the **Fisheries Act 1995**, the Victorian Fisheries Authority;\n\n(g) in relation to public land that is public authority land, the public authority in which the public authority land is vested;\n\n(h) for all other public land, the Secretary;\n\n***relevant land Act*** means—\n\n(a) the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**; or\n\n(b) the **Forests Act 1958**; or\n\n(c) the **Land Act 1958**; or\n\n(d) the **National Parks Act 1975**; or\n\n(e) Parts II and IIA of the **Wildlife Act 1975**; or\n\n(f) Division 3 of Part 5 of the **Fisheries Act 1995**; or\n\n(g) any other Act that provides for the use, management or control of particular land, or a particular class of land, reserved under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**; or\n\n(h) any other Act under which a lease, licence or other  authority may be granted, issued or given in respect of—\n\n(i) public authority land; or\n\n(ii) particular land, or a particular class of land, reserved under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**;\n\n***restricted access area*** means an area of public land set aside by a determination under regulation 9(1)(a);\n\n***road*** means a road that is open to the public and that is formed for the passage of motor vehicles having four or more wheels;\n\n***Secretary*** has the same meaning as in the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**;\n\n***set aside determination*** means a determination made under regulation 9;\n\n***specified law*** means—\n\n(a) the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**; or\n\n(b) an Act specified in Schedule 1 or 1A to the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**; or\n\n(c) the **Victorian Fisheries Authority Act 2016**; or\n\n(d) the **Water Act 1989**; or\n\n(e) regulations made under an Act referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d);\n\n***the Act*** means the **Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972**;\n\n***traditional owner group*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010**;\n\n***traditional owner group agreement*** means an agreement under Part 6 of the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010**;\n\n***traditional owner group entity*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010**;\n\n***vehicle*** means a conveyance that is designed to be propelled or drawn by any means, whether or not the vehicle is capable of being propelled or drawn, and includes a motor vehicle, bicycle or other pedal-powered vehicle, trailer, tram-car and air-cushion vehicle but does not include any of the following—\n\n(a) a railway locomotive or railway rolling stock;\n\n(b) an aircraft;\n\n(c) a wheelchair or other device designed solely for the conveyance of a person with mobility difficulties;\n\n(d) a motorised wheelchair;\n\n(e) a pram, stroller or other non-motorised device designed or used for the conveyance of children.\n\n\t6 Disapplication of regulations 11 to 15 to certain persons\n\n(1) The following persons do not contravene regulation 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15—\n\n(a) any person or body having the management or control of any public land who is acting in the course of their duties;\n\n(b) an employee of a person or body referred to in paragraph (a) acting in the course of the employee's duties;\n\n(c) a contractor, agent, volunteer or other person carrying out any work for or acting on the authority or instruction of a person or body referred to in paragraph (a);\n\n(d) an authorised officer acting in the course of the authorised officer's duties;\n\n(e) a police officer within the meaning of section 3(1) of the **Victoria Police Act 2013** acting in the course of the police officer's duties;\n\n(f) a protective services officer within the meaning of section 3(1) of the **Victoria Police Act 2013** acting in the course of the protective services officer's duties;\n\n(g) a person employed under Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004** acting in the course of the person's duties under a specified law;\n\n(h) a person employed by a public entity within the meaning of the **Public Administration Act 2004** acting in the course of the person's duties under a specified law;\n\n(i) an operational staff member within the meaning of section 3(1) of the **Ambulance Services Act 1986** acting in the course of the operational staff member's duties;\n\n(j) any of the following persons acting in the course of their duty—\n\n(i) an officer of an emergency services agency;\n\n(ii) an employee of an emergency services agency;\n\n(iii) a volunteer emergency worker of an emergency services agency;\n\nReg. 6(1)(k) revoked by S.R. No. 19/2024 reg. 6(2).\n\n* * * * *\n\n(2) Subregulation (1)(k) is **revoked** on 30 June 2024.\n\n\t7 Disapplication of Regulations to holder of lease, licence, permit or other authority\n\nA person may engage in an activity or conduct that is otherwise prohibited by these Regulations if the person is acting in accordance with the terms and conditions of—\n\n(a) a lease, licence, permit or other authority granted under a relevant land Act that authorises the person to engage in that activity or conduct; or\n\n(b) an agreement entered into under a relevant land Act that authorises the person to engage in that activity or conduct.\n\n\t8 Disapplication of Regulations—traditional owner groups\n\n(1) If a traditional owner group entity has entered into a traditional owner group agreement, any provision of these Regulations (other than a provision specified in subregulation (2)) that provides for an offence to carry out an agreed activity under that agreement does not apply to a member of the traditional owner group—\n\n(a) who is bound by the agreement; and\n\n(b) who carries out the agreed activity to which the offence relates in accordance with the agreement and on land to which the agreement applies.\n\n(2) For the purpose of subregulation (1) the following provisions are specified—\n\n(a) regulation 12(1), (2) and (3);\n\n(b) regulation 13(1) and (2);\n\n(c) regulation 14(1) and (2);\n\n(d) regulation 15(4).\n\nPart 2—Determinations\n\n\t9 Determination setting areas aside\n\n(1) Subject to subregulation (3), the Minister may, by determination, set aside an area of land, on the recommendation of the public land manager of that land, to be—\n\n(a) an area to which public access is restricted in the circumstances nominated in the determination; or\n\n(b) an area to which public access is prohibited; or\n\n(c) an area for parking vehicles, if the land is not a road or adjacent to a road.\n\n(2) A set aside determination must—\n\n(a) be in writing; and\n\n(b) identify the area to be set aside; and\n\n(c) be published in the Government Gazette and on the Internet site of the public land manager as soon as practicable after it is made.\n\n(3) The Minister must not make a set aside determination unless the Minister is satisfied that the determination—\n\n(a) addresses any matters concerning public safety; and\n\n(b) is appropriate based on the nature of the land, having regard to the vehicles or any class of vehicles or activities to be undertaken on it.\n\n(4) A set aside determination may specify—\n\n(a) that it applies for specified days, times or periods; and\n\n(b) that it applies to a specified class of person; and\n\n(c) that it applies to a specified class of vehicle; and\n\n(d) any conditions subject to which the activity specified in the set aside determination must or must not be carried out, including any restrictions or prohibitions on the use or operation of any class of vehicle in that area.\n\n(5) Without limiting subregulation (4), a determination may specify—\n\n(a) the times or periods during which a person may use, operate or park a vehicle; and\n\n(b) the direction of travel of a vehicle; and\n\n(c) the maximum speed of a vehicle.\n\n\t10 Display of signs\n\n(1) As soon as practicable after a set aside determination is made, the public land manager must ensure that a sign informing the public of the determination is displayed at any area that is subject to the determination.\n\n(2) A sign required under subregulation (1) must—\n\n(a) be displayed in a place and manner that is likely to be seen by any person to which the determination applies; and\n\n(b) state any conditions included in the determination.\n\nPart 3—Offences\n\n\t11 Offence in relation to motor vehicles on public land\n\n(1) A person must not use or operate any motor vehicle in any area of public land except—\n\n(a) on a road; or\n\n(b) in a parking area; or\n\n(c) in a place immediately adjacent to a road where parking is not prohibited; or\n\n(d) in a restricted access area where that class of motor vehicle is permitted.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an operator onus offence for the purposes of Part 6AA of the **Road Safety Act 1986**.\n\n\t12 Offences in relation to vehicles on public land—damage and obstruction\n\n(1) A person must not use or operate a vehicle on public land in a manner that damages that land.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not stop, park or leave a vehicle on public land in a manner that damages that land.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(3) A person must not stop, park or leave a vehicle on public land if the vehicle obstructs any vehicle or person from entering or leaving a road or a parking area.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(4) An offence against subregulation (1), (2) or (3) is an operator onus offence for the purposes of Part 6AA of the **Road Safety Act 1986**.\n\n\t13 Offence to contravene conditions of a set aside determination\n\n(1) A person must not use or operate a vehicle that is of a class of vehicle permitted to be in an area of public land specified in a set aside determination in contravention of any conditions of that determination.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not leave a vehicle that is of a class of vehicle permitted to be in an area of public land specified in a set aside determination in contravention of any conditions of that determination.\n\nPenalty: 5 penalty units.\n\n(3) An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an operator onus offence for the purposes of Part 6AA of the **Road Safety Act 1986**.\n\n\t14 Offences in relation to vehicles in prohibited access areas\n\n(1) A person must not use or operate a vehicle in a prohibited access area in contravention of the determination applying to that area.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not leave a vehicle in a prohibited access area in contravention of the determination applying to that area.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(3) An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an operator onus offence for the purposes of Part 6AA of the **Road Safety Act 1986**.\n\nPart 4—Power of authorised officers\n\n\t15 Power to direct the movement of vehicles\n\n(1) An authorised officer may direct the operator of a vehicle to do any of the following—\n\n(a) to move the vehicle from one area of public land to another area;\n\n(b) to park the vehicle on public land where directed;\n\n(c) to remove the vehicle from public land.\n\n(2) In giving a direction under subregulation (1) that requires a vehicle to be moved, the authorised officer may specify the direction and passage in which the operator may move the vehicle and the maximum speed at which the vehicle may be moved.\n\n(3) An authorised officer must not give a direction under subregulation (1) unless the authorised officer considers the direction is reasonably necessary for any of the following purposes—\n\n(a) to prevent a contravention of these Regulations;\n\n(b) to prevent the continuing contravention of these Regulations;\n\n(c) for the safety of any person on public land;\n\n(d) for the care, protection or management of public land.\n\n(4) The operator of a vehicle, as soon as it is safe to do so, must comply with any direction of an authorised officer under subregulation (1).\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024, S.R. No. 19/2024 were made on 26 March 2024 by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the **Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972**, No. 8379/1972 and came into operation on 30 March 2024: regulation 3.\n\nThe Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 26 March 2034 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\nLand Conservation (Vehicle Control) Regulations 2024, S.R. No. 19/2024\n\n| *Date of Making:* | 26.3.24 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Date of Commencement:* | Reg. 6(2) on 30.3.24: reg. 3 |\n| Note: | Reg. 6(2) revoked reg. 6(1)(k) on 30.6.24 |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 6/2023. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)\n\n2. Reg. 5 def. of ***parking area***: S.R. No. 41/2017 as amended by S.R. Nos 6/2018, 87/2018, 88/2018, 96/2019, 121/2019, 153/2019, 121/2020, 35/2021, 111/2021, 135/2021, 30/2022, 38/2022, 7/2023 and 22/2023.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Penalty Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the **Sentencing Act 1991**. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $192.31 and for the financial year commencing 1 July 2024 is $197.59. The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations revoke the Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Interim Regulations 2023 (Reg 4) and replace them with a consolidated regime that: (a) empowers the Minister to designate restricted, prohibited and parking areas on recommendation of public land managers (Reg 9); (b) creates specific vehicle-use offences and operator-onus liability (Regs 11–14); and (c) preserves exemptions for managers, certain workers, lease/license holders (Reg 7) and traditional owner group activities subject to agreements (Reg 8). These changes shift practical decision authority to Ministers, public land managers and authorised officers and formalise enforcement and notice procedures."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to other statutes in definitions (Reg 5) — e.g. Road Safety Act 1986, Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, Fisheries Act 1995, Parks Victoria Act 2018.","Ministerial discretion to make set-aside determinations subject to public land manager recommendation and safety/nature criteria (Reg 9) — delegated decision-making increases interpretive scope.","Multiple offence types with differing penalties and operator-onus treatment referencing Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986 (Regs 11–14) — creates interactional enforcement complexity.","Detailed exemptions and disapplication rules for a long list of personnel and activities (Regs 6–8), including carve-outs for lease/license holders and traditional owner group agreements.","Operational enforcement powers for authorised officers including movement, parking direction and removal of vehicles, tied to subjective necessity tests (Reg 15(3)).","Signage and publication requirements linked to determinations (Reg 9(2), Reg 10) — compliance and notice mechanics required of public land managers.","Penalty scheme uses penalty units with external valuation under Monetary Units Act 2004 and Sentencing Act 1991 (Endnotes) — penalties vary over time by reference.","Temporal features (determinations may be time- or class-limited, Reg 9(4)–(5)) and sunset provision (10 years after making, Endnotes) add lifecycle management.","Revocation of the Interim Regulations 2023 (Reg 4) and a revoked subregulation with a specified revocation date (Reg 6(1)(k) revoked by Reg 6(2)) introduce transitional complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces the 2023 interim rules and mechanically regulates vehicle use on public land. It lets the Minister, on a public land manager’s recommendation, set areas as restricted, prohibited or for parking, requires signage, creates offences with monetary penalties, and gives authorised officers power to direct or remove vehicles. The stated purpose is to regulate vehicle use for public safety and land protection; practically that means private drivers face fines and operational limits, public land managers and Ministers decide access, and authorised officers enforce on-the-spot compliance."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear consistent with the original intent of the Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972. They maintain the core purpose of regulating vehicle use on public land to prevent environmental damage, while updating the framework to include modern land management entities (Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, Victorian Fisheries Authority) and traditional owner rights under the 2010 Settlement Act. The scope has not expanded beyond vehicle control into broader land management issues."},"complexity_factors":["24 defined terms in section 5, many cross-referencing other Acts (Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, Road Safety Act 1986, etc.)","Nested exemption structure: general exemptions in regulation 6, then lease/permit exemptions in regulation 7, then traditional owner exemptions in regulation 8 with specific carve-outs","Multiple land management regimes covered (Crown land, national parks, fisheries reserves, public authority land) with different managers","Conditional logic in regulation 9 for Ministerial determinations requiring satisfaction of public safety and land appropriateness criteria","Operator onus offences (where the registered owner is liable unless they prove someone else was driving) referenced from Road Safety Act 1986","Sunsetting provision and amendment tracking in endnotes creating version control complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations control where and how vehicles can be used on public land in Victoria. They replace earlier interim rules from 2023.\n\n**What the rules do:**\n- **Restrict vehicle access**: You generally can't drive motor vehicles on public land except on formed roads, in designated parking areas, or in specially permitted zones. This stops people from driving through parks, reserves, and other public areas and damaging the environment.\n- **Protect land from damage**: It's illegal to drive or park in ways that damage public land or block access to roads and parking areas.\n- **Allow special zones**: The Minister can create three types of areas:\n  - **Restricted access areas** – limited vehicle access with conditions\n  - **Prohibited access areas** – no vehicle access allowed\n  - **Parking areas** – designated spots for parking away from roads\n- **Give powers to officers**: Authorised officers (park rangers, fisheries officers, etc.) can direct you to move, park, or remove your vehicle from public land.\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- Anyone driving or parking vehicles on Victorian public land (national parks, state forests, reserves, etc.)\n- Land managers like Parks Victoria and the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority\n- Traditional owner groups with formal agreements (who get exemptions for cultural activities)\n- Emergency services, police, and government workers doing their jobs\n\n**Key exemptions:**\n- Emergency services, police, and land management staff working in their official capacity\n- People with valid leases, licences or permits for the land\n- Traditional owners conducting agreed cultural activities under formal agreements (though some rules about damage and safety still apply)\n- People using wheelchairs or mobility devices\n\n**Penalties:** Fines range from about $960 to $3,950 depending on the offence (calculated using penalty units worth roughly $192-$198 each)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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Only metadata, version history headers, and status information were included — no substantive regulatory provisions were visible."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient substantive content provided to assess true regulatory complexity","Regulations (subordinate legislation) are generally less complex than parent Acts","Vehicle control regulations typically involve defined zones and permit systems which can have moderate technical complexity","Cross-referencing with the parent Act (Land Conservation Act) would be required to fully understand scope and penalties","Geographic definitions of 'conservation land' may add interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set rules for vehicle use on conservation land—limiting where and how vehicles (4WDs, motorbikes, ATVs, etc.) may be driven to protect native vegetation and wildlife and give park managers enforceable control. They affect drivers, land managers and tourism operators; breaches can attract fines or other penalties, so anyone using vehicles near protected areas needs to check permitted access."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024","history":"/api/acts/land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/land-conservation-vehicle-control-regulations-2024/documents"}}