{"id":"national-parks-act-1975","name":"National Parks Act 1975","slug":"national-parks-act-1975","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178195,"registerId":"vic-national-parks-act-1975-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"30A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Operations in the Alpine National Park 99","content":"30A Operations in the Alpine National Park 99\n\n30AA Lease or licence to a generation company—Alpine National Park 100\n\n30AB Agreement with a generation company—Alpine National Park 102\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"30B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of access rights of freeholders in Alpine National Park 102","content":"30B Protection of access rights of freeholders in Alpine National Park 102\n\n30BA Rights to move cattle through the Alpine National Park 103\n\n30C Protection of life occupancies in Alpine National Park 104\n\n30D Protection of access rights to Murray–Sunset National Park 104\n\n30E Change of name of Murray–Sunset National Park 105\n\n30F Access rights—French Island National Park 105\n\n30G Water distribution works authority in relation to certain parks 106\n\n30H Dam licences—Greater Bendigo National Park, Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park 107\n\n30I Protection of access rights of freeholders in relation to certain parks 108\n\n30J Protection of access rights of freeholders in Mitchell River National Park 110\n\n30K Right to move cattle or sheep through Heathcote-Graytown National Park and Broken-Boosey State Park 110\n\n30L Right to move cattle through Barmah National Park 110\n\n30M Works under water licences for certain parks 111\n\n31 Croajingolong National Park 111\n\n31AA Leases in Mount Buffalo National Park 112\n\n31AABB Power of Minister to grant leases more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years—Mount Buffalo National Park 113\n\n31AAB Licences associated with lease—Mount Buffalo National Park 114\n\n31AB Lease of O'Shannassy Lodge—Yarra Ranges National Park 115\n\n32AA Glenample Homestead 116\n\n32AB Tenancy of Rover Scout Chalet 117\n\n32AC Protection of access rights of freeholders in Croajingolong National Park and Snowy River National Park 118\n\n32AF Protection of access rights of freeholders in Wyperfeld National Park 118\n\n32AH Protection of access rights of freeholders in Yarra Ranges National Park 119\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"32B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tenancies for surf lifesaving club purposes 120","content":"32B Tenancies for surf lifesaving club purposes 120\n\n32CA Arthurs Seat chairlift lease 123\n\n32CC Power of Minister to grant leases more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years—Arthurs Seat chairlift lease 124\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"32D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authorities to search for minerals in certain parks 125","content":"32D Authorities to search for minerals in certain parks 125\n\n32FAA Protection of access rights of freeholders in Cathedral Range State Park 128\n\n32H Protection of designated water supply catchment areas and their water resources 129\n\n32I Management agreements with managing water authorities 130\n\n32J Access to property in designated water supply catchment areas 132\n\n32K Control and management of structures and installations in designated water supply catchment areas 133\n\n32L Extraction of forest produce from Kinglake National Park and Yarra Ranges National Park 133\n\n32M Determination of disputes 134\n\n32N Restricted areas in designated water supply catchment areas 134\n\n32NA Management agreement with Barwon Water—Brisbane Ranges National Park 136\n\n32O Access rights—French Island Marine National Park 136\n\n32R Drainage licences—Cobboboonee National Park 137\n\n32S Rehabilitation works—Great Otway National Park 138\n\n32T Access rights—Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park 139\n\n32U Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area riparian management licences 141\n\nPart IV—General 143\n\n33 Rents etc. to be paid into the Consolidated Fund 143\n\n35 Annual report 145\n\n36 Seizure and forfeiture of guns and other weapons 146\n\n37 Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may consent to certain guns or other weapons being carried or used 148\n\n37AA Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may consent to weapons other than guns being carried through parks 151\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"37A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parks Victoria may cause to be erected signs to indicate parks 152","content":"37A Parks Victoria may cause to be erected signs to indicate parks 152\n\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"38","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authorised officer may demand name etc. 155","content":"38 Authorised officer may demand name etc. 155\n\n38AA Production of identification 157\n\n38A Powers of authorised officers within catchment areas 158\n\n39 Application of section 188A of the Land Act 1958 158\n\n40 Consent to mining leases and licences 159\n\n40A Leases etc. under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 deemed to be subject to conditions 165\n\n40B Pipelines and seafloor cables in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries 166\n\n41 Impounding of livestock 167\n\n41A Land included in a park no longer reserved or affected by proclamation or Order 168\n\nPart V—Offences and proceedings 169\n\nDivision 1—General offences 169\n\n42 Use of certain names prohibited 169\n\n43 Trades and businesses not to be carried on in parks unless authorised 169\n\n44 Guns etc. not to be carried in parks 171\n\n44A Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees 172\n\n44B Offence to construct, remove, alter, or carry out maintenance on, a levee within specified areas 172\n\n45 Persons not to obstruct etc. or to fail to comply with requests of authorised officers 174\n\nDivision 2—Offences in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries and related matters 175\n\n45A Fishing offences in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries 175\n\n45B Approval to remain in Point Hicks Marine National Park 179\n\n45C Proceedings and enforcement under this Division 180\n\n45D Liability for offences 180\n\n45E Time for bringing proceedings 181\n\nDivision 3—Provisions relating to proceedings and other matters 181\n\n47 Evidence 182\n\n47A Compensation for damage to parks 183\n\n47B General penalty provision 183\n\n47D Management plan to be tabled 184\n\nPart VI—Regulations and other matters 185\n\n","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"48","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations 185","content":"48 Regulations 185\n\n48AA Tour operator licence regulations 191\n\n48A Native title not affected by amendments 192\n\n48B Describing lands in notice 193\n\n48C Transitional provisions 193\n\n48D Schedule One A has effect 193\n\nPart VII—Transitional provisions 194\n\n49AA Definition 194\n\n49 Duties etc. of Director to become duties of Secretary 194\n\n50N Native Title not affected by amendments 197\n\n50P Licences not renewable 197\n\nPart IX—Further transitional provisions 198\n\n56 National Parks (Amendment) Act 2000—Continuation of leases 198\n\n61 Definition—2005 Act 200\n\n61A Continuation of lease—2005 Act 200\n\n62A Saving of agreement 201\n\n79 Land to become part of park on surrender of rights to Crown—Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020 204\n\nPart X—Transitional provisions—Parks Victoria Act 2018 205\n\n80 Definitions 205\n\n81 Transfer of property from the Secretary to Parks Victoria 205\n\n82 Saving of licences, permits, consents or authorities 207\n\n83 Applications for tour operator licences and variations of tour operator licences 207\n\n84 Agreements with Trust for Nature under section 19A 208\n\n85 Agreements with public authorities under section 19C 208\n\n86 Agreements with other governments under section 19D 208\n\n87 References relating to Orders under section 19F 209\n\n88 Management agreements with managing water authorities 209\n\n89 Glenample Homestead 211\n\nSchedules 212\n\nSchedule One—Transitional provisions 212\n\nSchedule One A—Native Title not affected 233\n\nSchedule Two—National parks 239\n\nSchedule Two A—Wilderness parks 256\n\nSchedule Two B—State parks 257\n\nSchedule Three—Other parks 268\n\nSchedule Four 274\n\nSchedule Five—Wilderness zones 281\n\nSchedule Six—Remote and natural areas 285\n\nSchedule Seven—Marine national parks 290\n\nSchedule Eight—Marine sanctuaries 293\n\nSchedule Nine—Landscape conservation areas 295\n\nEndnotes 299\n\n1 General information 299\n\n2 Table of Amendments 301\n\n3 Explanatory details 319\n\n**Version No.** **182**\n\n**National Parks Act 1975**\n\n**No. 8702 of 1975**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n\n**Preamble**\n\nWHEREAS it is in the public interest that certain Crown land characterized by its predominantly unspoilt landscape, and its flora, fauna or other features, should be reserved and preserved and protected permanently for the benefit of the public:\n\nAnd whereas it is in the public interest that certain areas of Crown land with landscape or other features of particular interest or suitability for the enjoyment, recreation and education of the public of or in matters appertaining to the countryside should be reserved permanently and made available for the benefit of the public and in particular that there should be so reserved and made available—\n\n(a) areas with scenic, historical, archaeological, biological, geological or other features of scientific interest that are worthy of preservation but, whether by reason of the limited size of the areas or the limited significance of the features, are not suitable for reservation as national parks;\n\n(b) areas that demonstrate man's effect on his environment whether through his agricultural or pastoral pursuits or otherwise;\n\n(c) areas in or adjacent to urban areas of natural beauty or interest or otherwise suitable for recreational use;\n\n(d) areas of natural beauty or interest primarily for recreational and educational use but parts of which may be used for primary industry, hunting, shooting, fishing or other uses appropriate to the areas; and\n\n(e) areas in their natural state for scientific study or reference:\n\nAnd whereas for those purposes it is expedient to consolidate amend and make further provision in the law relating to national parks and to make provision for certain other parks.\n\n**BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):**\n\nPart I—Preliminary\n\n","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title and commencement","content":"\t1 Short title and commencement\n\n(1) This Act may be cited as the **National Parks Act 1975**.\n\n(2) The several provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a day or on the respective days to be fixed by proclamation or successive proclamations of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette.\n\nS. 1(3) amended by Nos 9114 s. 2(a)(b), 9247 s. 2(a)–(c), 9570 s. 7(2), 10073 s. 13(2)(a)(b), 10166 s. 14(2), repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 49.1).\n\nS. 2 repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 62.\n\n","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"\t3 Definitions\n\n(1) In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *accepted recom-mendation* inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 153(3).\n\n***accepted recommendation*** means—\n\n(a) in relation to a report under  \nsection 23 or 26E of the **Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001**—\n\n(i) the most recent Government response to the report published under section 25(4) or 26G(4) of that Act (if any); or\n\n(ii) if such a Government response has been amended by an amendment published under section 26(5) or 26H(5) (as the case requires) of that Act, that most recent response as amended; or\n\n(b) if there is no response to which paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) applies,  \nthe most recent (if any) relevant recommendation of the Land Conservation Council under section 5(1) of the **Land Conservation Act 1970** (as in force immediately before its repeal) applying to the land, of which notice has been given by the Governor in Council under section 10(3) of that Act (as so in force);\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *appointed land* inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 124(1).\n\n***appointed land***, in relation to a Traditional Owner Land Management Board, has the same meaning as in the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan* inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 99.\n\n***approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan*** has the same meaning as in the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *authorized officer* substituted as *authorised officer* by  \nNo. 66/2000 s. 35(1)(a), substituted by No. 68/2016 s. 169.\n\n***authorised officer*** means a person appointed as an authorised officer for the purposes of this 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\nS. 3(1) def. of *Barwon Water* inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(a).\n\n***Barwon Water*** means Barwon Region Water Authority constituted under Part 6 of the **Water Act 1989**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Barwon water supply catchment area* inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(a), amended by Nos 57/2006 s. 3(a), 54/2008 s. 3(a), 79/2013 s. 16(a), 40/2020 s. 63(b).\n\n***Barwon water supply catchment area*** means the land shown hatched on the plans numbered N.P. 111C/3, N.P. 111D/3, N.P. 111E/5, N.P. 111F/2 and N.P. 111G/2 and lodged in the Central Plan Office;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *boat* inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 3(a).\n\n***boat*** means any means of transportation on water;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *cattle* inserted by No. 16/2015 s. 3.\n\n***cattle*** means any animal of the species *Bos taurus*;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Central Plan Office* inserted by No. 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), amended by Nos 97/2003 s. 7, 79/2013 s. 16(b), substituted by No. 44/2016 s. 3, repealed by No. 53/2017 s. 18.\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *coastal and marine management plan* inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 94(1).\n\n***coastal and marine management plan*** has the same meaning as in the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *commercial fishing equipment* inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 3.\n\n***commercial fishing equipment*** has the same meaning as in the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *committee* repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 153(1).\n\n***Council*** means the National Parks Advisory Council established under this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *declared area* inserted by No. 17/2018 s. 18.\n\n***declared area*** has the same meaning as in the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *designated water supply catchment area* inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 4(1), amended by No. 50/2000 s. 4, substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(b), amended by No. 90/2009 s. 3(1)(a).\n\n***designated water supply catchment area*** means—\n\n(a) any Melbourne water supply catchment area; or\n\n(b) the Barwon water supply catchment area; or\n\n(c) the Wannon water supply catchment area;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Director* amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 116(4), 57/1995 s. 32(1), substituted by Nos 66/2000 s. 35(1)(b), 19/2018 s. 153(2).\n\n***Director*** means the Director of National Parks within the meaning of this Act as in force immediately before the commencement of section 49;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *exploration licence* inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 3, amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.1).\n\n***exploration licence*** means an exploration licence under Part 2 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *film friendly principles* inserted by No. 51/2014 s. 9(Sch. 2 item 13.1).\n\n***film friendly principles*** has the same meaning as in the **Filming Approval Act 2014**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *film permit* inserted by No. 51/2014 s. 9(Sch. 2 item 13.1).\n\n***film permit*** has the same meaning as in the **Filming Approval Act 2014**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *fish* inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 3(a).\n\n***fish*** has the same meaning as in the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *fishing bait* inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 3(a).\n\n***fishing bait*** has the same meaning as in the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *fund* repealed by No. 9861 s. 3(1).\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Great Ocean Road coast and parks* inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 99.\n\n***Great Ocean Road coast and parks*** has the same meaning as in the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks* *Authority* inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 102.\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\nS. 3(1) def. of *Great Ocean Road coast and parks protection principles* inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 99.\n\n***Great Ocean Road coast and parks protection principles*** has the same meaning as in the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Great Ocean Road region* inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 99.\n\n***Great Ocean Road region*** has the same meaning as in the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area* inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 99.\n\n***Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area*** has the same meaning as in the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *gun*  \ninserted by No. 9247 s. 4.\n\n***gun*** is a reference to a firearm, weapon or device of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or propelled and includes any air‑gun and also includes any firearm, weapon or device from which for the time being any shot, bullet or other missile cannot be discharged or propelled because of the absence or defect of some part or parts thereof or because of some obstruction therein, but which, if such part or parts were replaced renewed or repaired or such obstruction removed, would be capable of discharging a shot, bullet or other missile;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Head, Transport for Victoria* inserted by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 31.1).\n\n***Head, Transport for Victoria*** has the same meaning as in section 3 of the **Transport Integration Act 2010**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *joint management plan* inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 124(1).\n\n***joint management plan*** has the same meaning as in the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *landscape conservation area* inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 63(a).\n\n***landscape conservation area*** means any land that, by reason of section 17E, is a landscape conservation area for the purposes of this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *managing water authority* inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(a), amended by No. 90/2009 s. 3(1)(b).\n\n***managing water authority*** means—\n\n(a) in the case of a designated water supply catchment that is a Melbourne water supply catchment area, Melbourne Water Corporation; or\n\n(b) in the case of a designated water supply catchment that is the Barwon water supply catchment area, Barwon Water; or\n\n(c) in the case of a designated water supply catchment that is the Wannon water supply catchment area, Wannon Water;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *marine and coastal Crown land* inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 94(1).\n\n***marine and coastal Crown land*** has the same meaning as in the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Marine and Coastal Strategy* inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 94(1).\n\n***Marine and Coastal Strategy*** has the same meaning as in the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *marine national park* inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 3(a).\n\n***marine national park*** means any land that, by reason of section 17D, is a marine national park for the purposes of this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *marine sanctuary* inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 3(a).\n\n***marine sanctuary*** means any land that, by reason of section 17D, is a marine sanctuary for the purposes of this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Melbourne Water Corporation* inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(a), amended by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.1).\n\n***Melbourne Water Corporation*** means Melbourne Water Corporation constituted under the **Water Act 1989**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Melbourne water supply catchment area* inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(a), amended by Nos 54/2008 s. 3(b), 79/2013 s. 16(c), 47/2025 s. 76.\n\n***Melbourne water supply catchment area*** means either—\n\n(a) the land shown coloured blue on the plan numbered N.P. 8B/2 and lodged in the Central Plan Office; or\n\n(b) the land shown coloured blue on the plans numbered N.P. 102A/3 and N.P. 102B/2 and lodged in the Central Plan Office;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *miner's right* inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 3, amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.1).\n\n***miner's right*** has the same meaning as in the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *mining licence* inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 3, amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.1).\n\n***mining licence*** means a mining licence under Part 2 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**;\n\n***national park*** means land that, by reason of section 17, is a national park for the purposes of this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *park* amended by Nos 38/1989  \nss 4, 18(3)(a), 40/2002 s. 3(b), 40/2020 s. 63(c).\n\n***park*** means a national park, State park, marine national park, marine sanctuary, landscape conservation area or land that by reason of section 17A or 18, is a park for the purposes of this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Parks Victoria* inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 153(3).\n\n***Parks Victoria*** has the same meaning as in the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *police officer* inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 115.1).\n\n***police officer*** has the same meaning as in the **Victoria Police Act 2013**;\n\n***prescribed*** means prescribed by this Act or the Regulations;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *priority species* inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 3(a).\n\n***priority species*** has the same meaning as in the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *recreational fishing equipment* inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 3.\n\n***recreational fishing equipment*** has the same meaning as in the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *reference area* inserted by No. 35/2005 s. 3.\n\n***reference area*** means an area proclaimed to be a reference area under the **Reference Areas Act 1978**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *relevant land* inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 4, repealed by No. 40/2002 s. 3(c).\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *remote and natural area* inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 16.\n\n***remote and natural area*** means land that, by reason of section 21B, is a remote and natural area for the purposes of this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *rock lobster* inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 3.\n\n***rock lobster*** has the same meaning as in the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Rock Lobster Fishery Access Licence* inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 3.\n\n***Rock Lobster Fishery Access Licence*** has the same meaning as under the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *rock lobster pot* inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 3.\n\n***rock lobster pot*** has the same meaning as under the **Fisheries Act 1995**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *search* inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 3, amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.1).\n\n***search*** has the same meaning as in the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Secretary* inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 4.\n\n***Secretary*** means the body corporate established under Part 2 of the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *South West Water* inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(a), repealed by No. 90/2009 s. 3(2).\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *South West water supply catchment area* inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 3(a), amended by Nos 57/2006 s. 3(b), 54/2008 s. 3(c), repealed by No. 90/2009 s. 3(3).\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Statement of Planning Policy* inserted by No. 17/2018 s. 18.\n\n***Statement of Planning Policy*** has the same meaning as in the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *take* inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 3(a).\n\n***take*** means to gain possession or control of by any means;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *tour operator licence* inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 35.\n\n***tour operator licence*** means a licence granted under section 27D;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *tourist fossicking authority* inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 3, amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.1).\n\n***tourist fossicking authority*** means a tourist fossicking authority under Part 5 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Traditional Owner Land Management Board* inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 124(1).\n\n***Traditional Owner Land Management Board*** has the same meaning as in the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Wannon Water* inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 3(4).\n\n***Wannon Water*** means Wannon Region Water Corporation constituted under Part 6 of the **Water Act 1989**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Wannon water supply catchment area* inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 3(5), amended by No. 79/2013 s. 16(d).\n\n***Wannon water supply catchment area*** means the land shown hatched on the plan numbered N.P. 111H/4 and lodged in the Central Plan Office;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *wilderness zone* inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 16, amended by No. 49/2017 s. 81(1).\n\n***wilderness zone*** means land that, by reason of section 22(4A) or (5), is a wilderness zone for the purposes of this Act;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Yarra protection principles* inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 81(2).\n\n***Yarra protection principles*** has the same meaning as in the **Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Yarra River land* inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 81(2).\n\n***Yarra River land*** has the same meaning as in the **Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Yarra Strategic Plan* inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 81(2).\n\n***Yarra Strategic Plan*** has the same meaning as in the **Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017**;\n\nS. 3(1) def. of *Yarra Strategic Plan area* inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 81(2).\n\n***Yarra Strategic Plan area*** has the same meaning as in the **Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017**.\n\nS. 3(2) amended by Nos 9921  \ns. 255, 41/1987  \ns. 103(Sch. 4 item 49.2), 12/1989  \ns. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 85.1), 44/1989  \ns. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.1(a) (b)), 81/1989  \ns. 3(Sch. item 39(a)–(d)) (as amended by No. 25/1991  \ns. 5(2)(a)), 130/1993  \ns. 122(Sch. 4 item 10.1), 53/1994  \ns. 34(Sch. 1 item 6.1), 110/1994  \ns. 41(Sch. 1 item 7.1), 112/1994  \ns. 114(Sch. 5 item 6), 31/1995  \ns. 52(Sch. 1 item 7), 57/1995 s. 4(2), 104/1997  \ns. 53(1), 76/1998 s. 14, 30/2000 s. 37, 69/2000 s. 61(1), 66/2000 s. 35(2), 6/2010 s. 203(1)  \n(Sch. 6 item 32.1), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 31.2), 11/2024 s. 102, 14/2024 s. 16.\n\n(2) In this Act a reference to a public authority includes a reference to Government Departments the Head, Transport for Victoria the Secretary the Gas Transmission Corporation, GASCOR, Melbourne Water Corporation, VENCorp, a distribution company, a transmission company, a generation company or an offshore wind energy generation company within the meaning of the **Electricity Industry Act 2000**, Victorian Rail Track within the meaning of section 3 of the **Transport Integration Act 2010**, Authorities under the **Water Act 1989** municipal councils and such other bodies corporate or unincorporate declared by Order of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette to be public authorities for the purposes of this Act.\n\nNote to s. 3 inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 124(2).\n\nLand under this Act may be the subject of a land use activity agreement within the meaning of Part 4 of the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010**.\n\n","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Objects of Act","content":"\t4 Objects of Act\n\nThe objects of this Act are—\n\nS. 4(a) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 18(3)(b), 40/2002 s. 4.\n\n(a) to make provision, in respect of national parks, State parks, marine national parks and marine sanctuaries—\n\nS. 4(a)(i) amended by No. 40/1992 s. 13.\n\n(i) for the preservation and protection of the natural environment including wilderness areas and remote and natural areas in those parks;\n\n(ii) for the protection and preservation of indigenous flora and fauna and of features of scenic or archaeological, ecological, geological, historic or other scientific interest in those parks; and\n\n(iii) for the study of ecology, geology, botany, zoology and other sciences relating to the conservation of the natural environment in those parks; and\n\nS. 4(a)(iv) inserted by No. 37/1989 s. 13.\n\n(iv) for the responsible management of the land in those parks;\n\nS. 4(aa) inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 5.\n\n(aa) to make further provision in respect of designated water supply catchment areas in national parks—\n\n(i) for the protection of those areas; and\n\n(ii) for the maintenance of the water quality and otherwise for the protection of the water resources in those areas; and\n\n(iii) for the restriction of human activity in those areas for the purposes of subparagraphs (i) and (ii);\n\nS. 4(ab) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 5.\n\n(ab) to make provision in respect of wilderness parks—\n\n(i) for the protection, enhancement and management of those parks as wilderness so as to maximise the extent to which those parks are undisturbed by the influences of the European settlement of Australia; and\n\n(ii) for the protection, preservation and evolution of the natural environment including indigenous flora and fauna and of features of ecological, geological, scenic, archaeological and other scientific significance; and\n\n(iii) for the use and enjoyment of those parks by the public for inspiration, solitude and appropriate self-reliant recreation; and\n\n(iv) for the study of ecology, geology, botany, zoology archaeology and other sciences relating to the environment in those parks;\n\nS. 4(ac) inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 64.\n\n(ac) to make provision in respect of landscape conservation areas for the protection, enhancement and management of those areas as part of a fragmented natural landscape for the purposes of nature conservation;\n\n(b) in respect of parks described in Schedule Three—\n\n(i) to make provision, insofar as is appropriate to each such park, for the protection and preservation of indigenous flora and fauna and of features of scenic or archaeological, ecological, historic or other scientific interest; and\n\n(ii) subject to such provision as is made under subparagraph (i), to make provision for the public to observe, experience or otherwise become acquainted in those parks with the countryside and rural skills activities and pursuits and for carrying on, in those parks and for those purposes, agricultural, horticultural, or other agrarian projects and botanical, biological, ecological, geological, zoological, or other scientific studies or projects; and\n\n(c) to make provision in accordance with the foregoing for the use of parks by the public for the purposes of enjoyment, recreation or education and for the encouragement and control of that use.\n\nS. 4A inserted by No. 12/2004 s. 164.\n\n","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"4A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of Road Management Act 2004","content":"\t4A Application of Road Management Act 2004\n\n(1) A road under this Act is a road for the purposes of the **Road Management Act 2004** but is a public road for the purposes of that Act only if the road is a public road within the meaning it has in section 3(1) of the **Road Management Act 2004**.\n\n(2) The relevant road authority for the purposes of the **Road Management Act 2004** is, subject to any regulations for the purpose of section 37(1)(c) of the **Road Management Act 2004**—\n\n(a) the person or body nominated for the purposes of this section in a notice published in the Government Gazette by the Minister administering this Act; or\n\nS. 4A(2)(b) amended by No. 44/2016 s. 4.\n\n(b) if no notice is published, the Secretary.\n\nS. 4B inserted by No. 6/2010 s. 25(5)(Sch. 2 item 8).\n\n","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"4B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transport Integration Act 2010","content":"\t4B Transport Integration Act 2010\n\nThis Act is interface legislation within the meaning of the **Transport Integration Act 2010**.\n\nS. 4C  inserted by No. 51/2014 s. 9(Sch. 2 item 13.2).\n\n","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"4C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Filming Approval Act 2014","content":"\t4C Filming Approval Act 2014\n\nThis Act is filming approval legislation within the meaning of the **Filming Approval Act 2014**.\n\nS. 4D inserted by No. 67/2016 s. 33.\n\n","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"4D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Traditional owner agreement for natural resources","content":"\t4D Traditional owner agreement for natural resources\n\n(1) If a traditional owner group entity has an agreement under Part 6 of the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010**, any provision of this Act that provides for an offence for carrying out an agreed activity (other than a provision specified in subsection (2)) 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 is carrying out an agreed activity to which the offence applies in accordance with the agreement and on land to which the agreement applies.\n\n(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) the following provisions are specified—\n\n(a) section 32N;\n\n(b) section 37;\n\n(c) section 44;\n\n(d) section 45.\n\nPart II—Administration\n\nS. 5 amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 116(4), 57/1995 s. 32(2), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by Nos 70/1998 s. 5, 66/2000 s. 36, repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 154.\n\nS. 6 substituted by No. 70/1998 s. 5, amended by No. 66/2000 s. 37, repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 154.\n\nS. 7  \nrepealed by No. 70/1998 s. 5.\n\nS. 8  \namended by Nos 50/1988  \ns. 93(2)(Sch. 2 Pt 2 item 39), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 70/1998 s. 5.\n\nS. 9  \namended by Nos 9114  \ns. 11(c), 10166 s. 5, 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 70/1998 s. 5.\n\nS. 10 amended by Nos 44/1986 s. 5(1), 45/1987 s. 205(Sch. item 100), 66/2000 s. 38(1)(2), 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 87.1), substituted by No. 64/2004 s. 3, amended by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.3) (ILA s. 39B(1)).\n\n","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Parks Advisory Council","content":"\t10 National Parks Advisory Council\n\nS. 10(1) amended by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.2), substituted by No. 53/2017 s. 19.\n\n(1) For the purposes of this Act, there is a National Parks Advisory Council consisting of 8 members appointed by the Governor in Council of whom—\n\n(a) 2 must be persons with skills or experience relating to the preservation and the protection of parks; and\n\n(b) one must be a person who is a professor or teacher of ecology, biology or earth science at a university in Victoria; and\n\n(c) one must be a person with experience in local government who resides in a municipality in which there is a park; and\n\n(d) 4 must be persons (at least 2 of whom reside outside the metropolitan area) with experience in matters affecting the interests of the community.\n\nS. 10(2) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.3).\n\n(2) In this section ***metropolitan area*** means—\n\n(a) ***metropolitan area*** within the meaning of section 201 of the **Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958** (as in force immediately before its repeal); or\n\n(b) any area declared by the Governor in Council under subsection (3) to be the metropolitan area.\n\nS. 10(3) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.3).\n\n(3) The Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, declare an area to be the metropolitan area for the purposes of this section.\n\nS. 10(4) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.3).\n\n(4) An Order made under subsection (3) may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any person, whether—\n\n(a) wholly or partially or as amended by order or other instrument; or\n\n(b) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the order is made or at any time before then.\n\nS. 10(5) inserted by No. 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.3), amended by No. 79/2013 s. 17.\n\n(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to the incorporation of a map or plan of an area of land unless the map or plan is lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\n","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Functions of National Parks Advisory Council","content":"\t11 Functions of National Parks Advisory Council\n\n(1) The functions of the National Parks Advisory Council are—\n\n(a) to advise the Minister generally in relation to the administration of this Act and on particular matters in relation to that administration on which its advice is sought by the Minister;\n\nS. 11(1)(aa) inserted by No. 50/2000 s. 5(1).\n\n(aa) to advise the Minister on any proposed excision from a park referred to it by the Minister;\n\nS. 11(1)(b) repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 4.\n\n(c) to submit to the Minister within three months after each year ending on the 30th day of June a report on the performance of its functions during that year.\n\n(2) The Minister shall cause a report under subsection (1) to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within three weeks after it is received or, if Parliament is not then sitting, within three weeks after the next assembling of Parliament.\n\nS. 11(3) inserted by No. 50/2000 s. 5(2).\n\n(3) The Minister must cause a copy of any advice received under subsection (1)(aa) to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 10 sitting days after it is received.\n\nS. 12 amended by Nos 9114 s. 5, 9212 s. 2(2), 9570 s. 11(1), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 49.3, 49.4), 38/1995 s. 21(a), repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 5.\n\n","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Members of National Parks Advisory Council","content":"\t13 Members of National Parks Advisory Council\n\nS. 13(1) amended by Nos 66/2000 s. 38(3)(a), 47/2025 s. 89(1).\n\n(1) A member of the National Parks Advisory Council holds office for such period, not exceeding three years, as is specified in the instrument of appointment but is eligible for re‑appointment.\n\nS. 13(2) amended by No. 66/2000 s. 38(3)(a).\n\n(2) The Governor in Council may remove a member of the Council from office.\n\nS. 13(3) amended by Nos 66/2000 s. 38(3)(a), 47/2025 s. 89(2).\n\n(3) A member of the Council may resign the member's office by writing signed by the member and delivered to the Governor in Council.\n\nS. 13(4) amended by Nos 10166 s. 6(1), 66/2000 s. 38(3)(a), substituted by No. 53/2017 s. 20(1).\n\n(4) A member of the Council is entitled to receive the fees and travelling and other allowances from time to time fixed in writing by the Minister in respect of that member.\n\nS. 13(5) amended by Nos 10166 s. 7(1), 66/2000 s. 38(3)(b).\n\n(5) The Convenor of the Council is such member of the Council as is for the time being appointed as Convenor by the Governor in Council[[1]](#endnote-2).\n\nS. 13(5A) inserted by No. 66/2000 s. 38(4), repealed by No. 53/2017 s. 20(2).\n\nS. 13(6) amended by No. 10166 s. 7(1).\n\n(6) Meetings of the Council shall be convened by the Convenor[[2]](#endnote-3).\n\n(7) At a meeting a quorum is constituted by a majority of the members of the Council for the time being holding office.\n\nS. 13(8) amended by Nos 10166 s. 7(1), 47/2025 s. 89(3).\n\n(8) The Convenor shall preside at a meeting of the Council at which the Convenor is present and if the Convenor is not present at a meeting, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting[[3]](#endnote-4).\n\n(9) Subject to this Act and the regulations, the Council may regulate its proceedings.\n\nS. 14 amended by Nos 10166 s. 7(2), 53/2017 s. 21, repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 155.\n\nS. 15 amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 1), repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 155.\n\nNo. 8083 s. 12(8).\n\nS. 16 amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 156, 5/2019 s. 81(2).\n\n","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certain offices deemed not to be office of profit under Crown","content":"\t16 Certain offices deemed not to be office of profit under Crown\n\nWhere a member of Parliament or a person who is receiving or is entitled to receive a pension under Division 4 of Part II of **The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1958** or a superannuation benefit under the **Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1962** or the **Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968**, is or is appointed a member of the Council receives a fee or a travelling or other allowance under this Act such member or person shall not for the purposes of Division 4 of the said Part II or of section 8 of the **Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1962** or of section 23 of the **Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968** (as the case may be) be deemed to have accepted or held an office or place of profit under the Crown.\n\nS. 16A inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 6, amended by Nos 40/2002 s. 5, 82/2009 s. 4 (ILA s. 39B(1)), 62/2010 s. 125 substituted by No. 19/2018 s. 157.\n\n","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"16A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management agreements with Traditional Owner Land Management Boards","content":"\t16A Management agreements with Traditional Owner Land Management Boards\n\n(1) The Secretary may enter into a management agreement with a Traditional Owner Land Management Board for or relating to—\n\n(a) the management of any land in a park that is appointed land of that Board; or\n\n(b) the carrying out of specified functions, powers or duties in relation to the management of any land in a park, that is appointed land of that Board.\n\nS. 16A(2) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 103(1).\n\n(2) The Secretary must consult with Parks Victoria, or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority for land managed under this Act that is controlled and managed by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, before entering into a management agreement under subsection (1).\n\n(3) In entering into a management agreement under subsection (1), the Secretary must have regard to any agreement entered into under Division 5 of Part 8A of the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** in relation to the land.\n\n(4) If an agreement under subsection (1)—\n\nS. 16A(4)(a) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 103(2)(a).\n\n(a) provides for a Traditional Owner Land Management Board to manage any land in a park that would otherwise be managed by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority under this Act or any other enactment, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) does not have power to manage that land, to the extent of the agreement; or\n\nS. 16A(4)(b) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 103(2)(b).\n\n(b) provides for a Traditional Owner Land Management Board to carry out any function, power or duty in relation to any land in a park that would otherwise be carried out by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) does not have power to carry out that function, power or duty, to the extent of the agreement.\n\n(5) Subsection (4) has effect despite any provision of this Act or any other enactment to the contrary.\n\nS. 16B inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 126.\n\n","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"16B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land to be managed consistently with joint management plan","content":"\t16B Land to be managed consistently with joint management plan\n\nIf any appointed land of a Traditional Owner Land Management Board constitutes the whole or any part of a park under this Act, the person responsible for the management of that appointed land under this Act must ensure that the land is managed in a way that is not inconsistent with any joint management plan for the land.\n\nPt 2A (Heading and ss 16C–16F) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 104.\n\nPart IIA—Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority—land management\n\nS. 16C inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 104.\n\n","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"16C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Appointment of Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority as land manager","content":"\t16C Appointment of Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority as land manager\n\n(1) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may appoint the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority as land manager for any land managed under this Act within the Great Ocean Road coast and parks.\n\nSee also section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020** and Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\n(2) The Minister may only recommend that the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority be appointed land manager after receiving approval of that proposed appointment by all other Ministers who—\n\n(a) administer this Act; and\n\n(b) administer the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**.\n\n(3) On an Order under subsection (1), the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has control and management of land for which it is appointed as land manager.\n\n(4) An order under subsection (1) must not be inconsistent with a management agreement under section 16A(1).\n\nS. 16D inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 104.\n\n","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"16D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management agreements with Parks Victoria","content":"\t16D Management agreements with Parks Victoria\n\nThe Great Ocean Roads Coast and Parks Authority must not enter into a management agreement for or relating to the following unless the agreement is entered into with Parks Victoria on the approval of the Minister and the Minister administering the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**—\n\n(a) the management of any or all land managed under this Act for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is appointed land manager by Order under section 16C(1); or\n\n(b) the carrying out of specified functions, powers or duties in relation to the management of any land managed under this Act for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is appointed land manager by Order under section 16C(1).\n\nS. 16E inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 104.\n\n","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"16E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to provide reporting information to Parks Victoria","content":"\t16E Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to provide reporting information to Parks Victoria\n\nThe Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must provide Parks Victoria with any information Parks Victoria reasonably requires to comply with section 35.\n\nS. 16F inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 104.\n\n","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"16F","sectionType":"section","heading":"Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority's performance and exercise of functions and powers","content":"\t16F Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority's performance and exercise of functions and powers\n\nThe Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may only perform a function or exercise a power under this Act to the extent that it relates to the land managed under this Act for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is appointed as land manager under—\n\n(a) an Order under section 16C(1); or\n\nPt 3  \n(Heading) amended by No. 38/1989 s. 18(3)(c).\n\nPart III—National parks, State parks and other parks\n\nPt 3 Div. 1 (Heading) amended by No. 38/1989 s. 18(3)(d).\n\n","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"Div 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"National parks and State parks","content":"Division 1—National parks and State parks\n\n","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"National parks and State parks","content":"\t17 National parks and State parks\n\n(1) Each area of land described in a part of Schedule Two is, for the purposes of this Act, a national park under the name specified in that part.\n\nS. 17(1A) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 18(1).\n\n(1A) Each area of land described in a part of Schedule Two B is, for the purposes of this Act, a State park under the name specified in that part.\n\nS. 17(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 2), 19/2018 s. 158(1), 42/2021 s. 105(1).\n\n(2) Subject to any agreement entered into under section 16A(1), any Order under section 16C(1), and section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**, Parks Victoria has the control and management of each national and State park and must—\n\nS. 17(2)(a) amended by No. 38/1989 s. 18(2)(a).\n\n(a) ensure that each national park and State park is controlled and managed, in accordance with the objects of this Act, in a manner that will—\n\n(i) preserve and protect the park in its natural condition for the use, enjoyment and education of the public;\n\n(ii) preserve and protect indigenous flora and fauna in the park;\n\n(iii) exterminate or control exotic fauna in the park;\n\n(iv) eradicate or control exotic flora in the park; and\n\n(v) preserve and protect wilderness areas in the park and features in the park of scenic, archaeological, ecological, geological, historic or other scientific interest;\n\nS. 17(2)(aa) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 4(1).\n\n(aa) have regard to all classes of management actions that may be implemented for the purposes of maintaining and improving the ecological function of the park;\n\nS. 17(2)(b) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 18(2)(b), 19/2018 s. 158(2).\n\n(b) consult, as far as is practicable, with the Secretary to ensure that, as far as is practicable, appropriate and sufficient measures are taken to protect each national park and State park from injury by fire;\n\nS. 17(2)(ba) inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 6(1).\n\n(ba) ensure that appropriate and sufficient measures are taken (including seeking the making of an appropriate agreement under section 32I(1))—\n\n(i) to protect designated water supply catchment areas; and\n\n(ii) to maintain the water quality of and otherwise protect the water resources in those areas; and\n\n(iii) to restrict human activity in those areas for the purposes of subparagraphs (i) and (ii);\n\nS. 17(2)(c) amended by No. 38/1989 s. 18(2)(c).\n\n(c) promote and encourage the use and enjoyment of national parks and State parks by the public and the understanding and recognition of the purpose and significance of national parks and State parks; and\n\nS. 17(2)(d) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 18(2)(d), 19/2018 s. 158(3).\n\n(d) prepare a plan of management in respect of each national park and State park, which may be included as part of a land management plan within the meaning of Division 4 of Part 3 of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**.\n\nS. 17(2AA) inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 127(1).\n\n(2AA) In the case of any appointed land of a Traditional Owner Land Management Board that constitutes the whole or a part of a national park or State park, a management plan prepared under subsection (2)(d) does not have effect in so far as a joint management plan is in effect for that land.\n\nS. 17(2A)(2B) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 4(3), repealed by No. 53/2017 s. 22.\n\nS. 17(3) inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 6(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 2), 19/2018 s. 158(4).\n\n(3) Parks Victoria, before exercising any power or performing any function or duty under this Act in a designated water supply catchment area, must, in so far as is reasonably necessary, consult with Melbourne Water Corporation.\n\nS. 17(4) inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 6(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 2), 19/2018 s. 158(5).\n\n(4) It is sufficient compliance with subsection (3) for Parks Victoria to have entered into a management agreement with Melbourne Water Corporation under section 32I.\n\nS. 17(5) inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 94(2), amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 65, 42/2021 s. 105(2).\n\n(5) On and after the preparation of a Marine and Coastal Strategy, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must ensure that a management plan, to the extent that the plan applies to marine and coastal Crown land, is prepared having regard to the requirements for preparing a coastal and marine management plan in Division 1 of Part 7 of the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**.\n\nS. 17(6) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 105(3).\n\n(6) The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has the functions and duties referred to in this section in relation to land managed under this Act for which it is appointed as land manager—\n\nS. 17(7) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 105(3).\n\n(7) Despite subsections (2) and (5), Parks Victoria must prepare a plan of management for the Great Otway National Park.\n\nS. 17(8) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 105(3).\n\n(8) In preparing a plan of management referred to in subsection (7), Parks Victoria must obtain approval from the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority for any part of the plan related to land managed under this Act for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is appointed as land manager by Order under section 16C(1) or under section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**.\n\nS. 17(9) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 105(3).\n\n(9) Subsection (8) does not prevent Parks Victoria from including a plan of management referred to in subsection (7) as part of a land management plan within the meaning of section 3 of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**.\n\nPt 3 Div. 1A (Heading and ss 17A–17C) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"Div 1A","sectionType":"division","heading":"Wilderness parks","content":"Division 1A—Wilderness parks\n\nS. 17A inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"17A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wilderness parks—Schedule Two A","content":"\t17A Wilderness parks—Schedule Two A\n\n(1) Each area of land described in a part of Schedule Two A is, for the purposes of this Act, a wilderness park under the name specified in that part.\n\nS. 17A(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 3), 19/2018 s. 159(1).\n\n(2) Subject to any agreement entered into under section 16A(1), Parks Victoria has the control and management of each wilderness park and must ensure that each wilderness park is controlled and managed in accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that will protect and enhance the park as a wilderness including, insofar as is practicable and appropriate, the taking of measures—\n\n(a) to preserve and protect—\n\n(i) the natural environment including indigenous flora and fauna and features of ecological, geological or scenic significance; and\n\n(ii) features of archaeological or historic significance; and\n\n(iii) features of scientific significance; and\n\nS. 17A(2)(ab) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 159(2).\n\n(ab) to consult, as far as is practicable, with the Secretary to ensure that, as far as is practicable, appropriate and sufficient measures are taken to protect each wilderness park from injury by fire; and\n\n(b) for the eradication or control of non-indigenous flora and non-indigenous fauna; and\n\n(c) for the control of indigenous fauna to the extent necessary for the preservation and protection of any species; and\n\n(d) subject to paragraph (a), for the removal of evidence of developments of non-aboriginal origin.\n\nS. 17A(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 3), 19/2018 s. 159(3).\n\n(3) Subject to subsection (2), Parks Victoria—\n\n(a) must ensure that opportunities are provided for solitude and appropriate self-reliant recreation in a wilderness park; and\n\n(b) must promote the understanding and appreciation of the purpose and significance of wilderness and the proper use of wilderness by the public.\n\nS. 17B inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 6, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 4), 62/2010 s. 127(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)).\n\n","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"17B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management plans","content":"\t17B Management plans\n\nS. 17B(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 160.\n\n(1) Parks Victoria must, within two years of the inclusion of each wilderness park in Schedule Two A, prepare a management plan in respect of the park which must be consistent with the principles set out in this Division for the management of wilderness parks, which may be included as part of a land management plan within the meaning of Division 4 of Part 3 of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**.\n\nS. 17B(2) inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 127(2).\n\n(2) In the case of any appointed land of a Traditional Owner Land Management Board that constitutes the whole or a part of a wilderness park, a management plan prepared under subsection (1) does not have effect in so far as a joint management plan is in effect for that land.\n\nS. 17B(3) inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 94(3), amended by No. 40/2020 s. 66.\n\n(3) On and after the preparation of a Marine and Coastal Strategy, Parks Victoria must ensure that a management plan, to the extent that the plan applies to marine and coastal Crown land, is prepared having regard to the requirements for preparing a coastal and marine management plan in Division 1 of Part 7 of the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**.\n\nS. 17C inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"17C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibition on development and other activities","content":"\t17C Prohibition on development and other activities\n\nS. 17C(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 5), 19/2018 s. 161(1).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria must ensure that in a wilderness park—\n\n(a) there are no roads, structures or installations; and\n\n(b) no commercial activity or development is carried out; and\n\n(c) there is no use of any form of motorized or mechanical transport; and\n\n(d) there is no use of any non-indigenous animal; and\n\n(e) there is no hunting.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to—\n\nS. 17C(2)(a) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 5), 19/2018 s. 161(2).\n\n(a) any road, structure or installation or any use of motorized or mechanical transport or any use, control or destruction of non-indigenous animals which Parks Victoria considers is essential for the responsible management of the park; or\n\n(b) permanent survey markers existing at the date of commencement of section 6 of the **National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989**; or\n\nS. 17C(2)(c) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 5), 19/2018 s. 161(2).\n\n(c) any commercial tours or activities not involving motorized or mechanical transport or the use of animals which Parks Victoria considers is appropriate for the appreciation and understanding of wilderness; or\n\nS. 17C(2)(d) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 5), 19/2018 s. 161(2).\n\n(d) any non-commercial mechanical activity approved by Parks Victoria; or\n\nS. 17C(2)(e) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 5), 19/2018 s. 161(2).\n\n(e) any scientific investigation or study of wilderness parks which Parks Victoria considers is appropriate and does not affect the value of the area as wilderness and cannot be carried out elsewhere; or\n\nS. 17C(2)(f) amended by Nos 40/1992 s. 8(a), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 5), 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 87.2), 19/2018 s. 161(3).\n\n(f) any measures which Parks Victoria or the Secretary considers are necessary to provide for the health and safety of persons within the area, the prevention and control of fire or emergencies relating to the control of diseases; or\n\nS. 17C(2)(g) inserted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 8(a).\n\n(g) deer hunting by stalking or the carrying of firearms or other weapons for that purpose, in the wilderness park referred to in Part 2 of Schedule Two A, if carried out in accordance with an authority or permit under section 37.\n\nS. 17C(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 5), 19/2018 s. 161(4).\n\n(3) In a wilderness park, Parks Victoria or the Secretary (as the case may be) may carry out works and maintenance necessary to enable anything permitted under subsection (2) to be done and, where degradation has occurred as a result of essential management activities, must undertake rehabilitation as soon as practicable.\n\nPt 3 Div. 1B (Heading and s. 17D) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"Div 1B","sectionType":"division","heading":"Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries","content":"Division 1B—Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries\n\nS. 17D inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"17D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries","content":"\t17D Marine national parks and marine sanctuaries\n\n(1) The land described in a Part of Schedule Seven is, for the purposes of this Act, a marine national park under the name specified in that Part.\n\n(2) The land described in a Part of Schedule Eight is, for the purposes of this Act, a marine sanctuary under the name specified in that Part.\n\nS. 17D(3) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 162(1), 42/2021 s. 106(1).\n\n(3) Subject to any agreement entered into under section 16A(1), any Order under section 16C(1), and section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) has the control and management of each marine national park and marine sanctuary and must—\n\n(a) ensure that each marine national park and each marine sanctuary is controlled and managed, in accordance with the objects of this Act, in a manner that will—\n\n(i) preserve and protect the natural environment and indigenous flora and fauna of the park and any features of the park which are of geological, geomorphological, ecological, scenic, archaeological, historic or other scientific interest; and\n\n(ii) promote the prevention of the introduction of exotic flora and fauna into the park; and\n\n(iii) provide for the eradication or control of exotic flora and fauna found in the park; and\n\n(b) subject to paragraph (a)—\n\n(i) provide for the use, enjoyment and understanding of marine national parks and marine sanctuaries by the public; and\n\n(ii) promote an understanding of the purpose and significance of marine national parks and marine sanctuaries; and\n\nS. 17D(3)(c) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 162(2).\n\n(c) prepare a plan of management in respect of each marine national park and each marine sanctuary, which may be included as part of a land management plan within the meaning of Division 4 of Part 3 of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**.\n\nS. 17D(4) inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 127(3).\n\n(4) In the case of any appointed land of a Traditional Owner Land Management Board that constitutes the whole or a part of a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, a management plan prepared under subsection (3)(c) does not have effect in so far as a joint management plan is in effect for that land.\n\nS. 17D(5) inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 94(4), amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 67, 42/2021 s. 106(2).\n\n(5) On and after the preparation of a Marine and Coastal Strategy, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) must ensure that a management plan, to the extent that the plan applies to marine and coastal Crown land, is prepared having regard to the requirements for preparing a coastal and marine management plan in Division 1 of Part 7 of the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**.\n\nS. 17D(6) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 106(3).\n\n(6) The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has the functions and duties referred to in this section in relation to land managed under this Act for which it is appointed as land manager—\n\nPt 3 Div. 1C (Heading and ss 17E, 17F) inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 68.\n\n","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"Div 1C","sectionType":"division","heading":"Landscape conservation areas","content":"Division 1C—Landscape conservation areas\n\nS. 17E inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 68.\n\n","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"17E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Landscape conservation areas","content":"\t17E Landscape conservation areas\n\n(1) Each area of land described in a part of Schedule Nine is, for the purposes of this Act, a landscape conservation area under the name specified in that part.\n\n(2) A landscape conservation area may comprise any of the following—\n\n(a) nature conservation areas;\n\n(b) community use and education areas;\n\n(c) natural features areas.\n\n(3) A landscape conservation area must be managed for the following purposes—\n\n(a) for any part that is a nature conservation area, for the purposes of—\n\n(i) conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and\n\n(ii) protecting cultural heritage; and\n\n(iii) if consistent with the purposes in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), providing opportunities for recreation, education and scientific study;\n\n(b) for any part that is for a community use and education area, for the purposes of—\n\n(i) providing for community use, education and scientific study; and\n\n(ii) as is appropriate to the particular area—\n\n(A) conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and\n\n(B) maintaining or restoring natural surroundings and the character and quality of the landscape; and\n\n(C) protecting cultural heritage;\n\n(c) for any part that is a natural features area, for the purposes of—\n\n(i) conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and\n\n(ii) protecting and restoring areas with indigenous vegetation or habitat; and\n\n(iii) protecting scenic features and the character and quality of the landscape; and\n\n(iv) protecting water quality where appropriate; and\n\n(v) protecting cultural heritage; and\n\n(vi) if consistent with the purposes in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), providing opportunities for recreation, education and scientific study.\n\nS. 17F inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 68.\n\n","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"17F","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management and control of landscape conservation areas by Parks Victoria","content":"\t17F Management and control of landscape conservation areas by Parks Victoria\n\nSubject to any agreement entered into under section 16A(1), Parks Victoria has the control and management of each landscape conservation area and must—\n\n(a) ensure that each landscape conservation area is controlled and managed in accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that—\n\n(i) achieves the purposes set out in section 17E(3) for each area type that comprises the landscape conservation area; and\n\n(ii) eradicates or controls exotic flora and fauna in the landscape conservation area; and\n\n(b) consult, as far as is practicable, with the Secretary to ensure that, as far as is practicable, proper and sufficient measures are taken to protect each landscape conservation area from injury by fire; and\n\n(c) prepare a plan of management in respect of each landscape conservation area, which may be included as part of a land management plan within the meaning of Division 4 of Part 3 of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**.\n\n","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"Div 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Other parks","content":"Division 2—Other parks\n\n","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Other parks","content":"\t18 Other parks\n\n(1) Each area of land described in a part of Schedule Three is, for the purposes of this Act, a park under the name specified in that part.\n\nS. 18(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 6), 19/2018 s. 163(1), 42/2021 s. 107(1).\n\n(2) Subject to any agreement entered into under section 16A(1), any Order under section 16C(1), and section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) must—\n\n(a) ensure that each park referred to in subsection (1) is controlled and managed in accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that will, insofar as is appropriate to the park—\n\n(i) preserve, protect and re-establish indigenous flora and fauna in the park;\n\n(ii) preserve and protect features in the park of scenic, archaeological, ecological, geological, historic or other scientific interest;\n\n(iii) enable the park to be used by the public for the enjoyment, observation and study of the countryside and its pursuits, its flora and fauna, its ecology and geology and other features; and\n\n(iv) control exotic flora and fauna in the park;\n\nS. 18(2)(b) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 163(2).\n\n(b) consult, as far as is practicable, with the Secretary to ensure that, as far as is practicable, proper and sufficient measures are taken to protect each park referred to in subsection (1) from injury by fire;\n\n(c) promote and encourage the use and enjoyment of parks referred to in subsection (1) by the public; and\n\nS. 18(2)(d) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 163(3).\n\n(d) prepare a plan of management in respect of each park referred to in subsection (1), which may be included as part of a land management plan within the meaning of Division 4 of Part 3 of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**.\n\nS. 18(3) inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 127(2).\n\n(3) In the case of any appointed land of a Traditional Owner Land Management Board that constitutes the whole or a part of a park to which this section applies, a management plan prepared under subsection (2)(d) does not have effect in so far as a joint management plan is in effect for that land.\n\nS. 18(4) inserted by No. 26/2018 s. 94(5), amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 69, 42/2021 s. 107(2).\n\n(4) On and after the preparation of a Marine and Coastal Strategy, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) must ensure that a management plan, to the extent that the plan applies to marine and coastal Crown land, is prepared having regard to the requirements for preparing a coastal and marine management plan in Division 1 of Part 7 of the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**.\n\nS. 18(5) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 107(3).\n\n(5) The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has the functions and duties referred to in this section in relation to land managed under this Act for which it is appointed as land manager—\n\n","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"Div 3","sectionType":"division","heading":"General provisions","content":"Division 3—General provisions\n\nNo. 8083 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":37},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Powers of Minister","content":"\t19 Powers of Minister\n\n(1) The Minister—\n\n(a) may accept gifts, devises, bequests and assignments of real or personal property whether on trust or otherwise;\n\n(b) may accept a gift or devise of land subject to a condition entitling the donor or a nominee of the donor or testator to occupy the land during the lifetime of the donor or nominee or for any other specified period; and\n\n(c) may act as executor or administrator of an estate or as trustee of moneys or other property where in the opinion of the Minister it is expedient to do so for or in connexion with giving effect to the objects of this Act.\n\nS. 19(2) amended by Nos 44/1986 s. 6(i)(ii), 38/1989 s. 7, repealed by No. 45/2013 s. 4.\n\nS. 19(2A) inserted by No. 9114 s. 6, re-numbered as s. 19(3) by No. 9570 s. 4(a), repealed by No. 45/2013 s. 4.\n\nS. 19(4) Inserted by No. 9570 s. 4(b), amended by No. 10073 s. 5(a)(b).\n\n(4) Where land has been purchased or acquired (or possession of land has been taken under a contract for the purchase of land) under section 5 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for the purposes of a park or any purpose mentioned in section 5(2) of that Act the Minister notwithstanding the provisions of section 5(7) of that Act—\n\nS. 19(4)(a) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 90(a).\n\n(a) may enter into an agreement for the occupation of the land by the vendor of the land or the vendor's nominee subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit;\n\nS. 19(4)(b) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 90(b).\n\n(b) may grant a tenancy of or a permit to manage or occupy a building or facility on the land at such rent, charge or fee for such period not exceeding seven years and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit; and\n\nS. 19(4)(c) amended by Nos 10073 s. 5(c), 47/2025 s. 90(b).\n\n(c) may grant a licence in respect of the land for such fees and other charges and for such period not exceeding seven years and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit for any purpose or any purpose of a like nature to a purpose for which the land was being used at the time it was purchased or acquired or possession of it was taken.\n\nS. 19AA inserted by No. 10166 s. 8.\n\n\t19AA Management of land prior to its reservation\n\nS. 19AA(1) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 19(a), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 7), 19/2018 s. 164(1), 42/2021 s. 108(1).\n\n(1) Subject to section 19B, where possession of land has been taken pursuant to the compulsory acquisition of the land or under a contract for the purchase of the land under section 5 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for the purposes of a park or for any purpose referred to in paragraphs (l) to (o) of section 4(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** the Minister may direct Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to undertake the management of the land pursuant to this section until the land is placed under the control and management of Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) pursuant to section 18(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\nS. 19AA(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 7), 19/2018 s. 164(2), 42/2021 s. 108(2).\n\n(2) Where Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority undertakes the management of land pursuant to a direction of the Minister under subsection (1)—\n\n(a) the land shall be used and managed as though it were a park; and\n\nS. 19AA(2)(aa) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 19(b).\n\n(aa) regulations made under this Act, which apply to land described in Schedule Three apply to the land—\n\n(i) insofar as they are specified to apply by proclamation of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette; and\n\n(ii) until regulations are made under paragraph (b) which apply to the land; and\n\n(b) the Governor in Council may make regulations in respect of the land as though the land were a park.\n\nS. 19A (Heading) inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 4.\n\nS. 19A inserted by No. 9114 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":38},{"sectionNumber":"19A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management agreements with Trust for Nature","content":"\t19A Management agreements with Trust for Nature\n\nS. 19A(1) amended by Nos 38/1995  \ns. 21(b), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 8), 19/2018 s. 165(1), 42/2021 s. 109(1).\n\n(1) Where land vested in the Trust for Nature (Victoria) (hereinafter called \"the Trust\") will in the future be surrendered and conveyed or transferred to the Crown for use as a park (whether within the meaning of this Act or not) or part of a park (whether within the meaning of this Act or not) or for a purpose or purposes (whether described in the same terms or terms to the like effect) for which it is within the object of this Act to make provisions in relation to a park and the land is suitable to be a park or part of a park under this Act the Minister may enter into an agreement with the Trust for the management of the land by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.\n\nS. 19A(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 8), 19/2018 s. 165(2), 42/2021 s. 109(2).\n\n(2) Where Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority undertakes the management of land pursuant to an agreement under this section, the land shall be used and managed as though it was (as the case requires in accordance with the agreement) a national park, State park or other park or part of a national park, State park or other park.\n\nS. 19A(2A) inserted by No. 10166 s. 9, amended by No. 19/2018 s. 165(3).\n\n(2A) Where an agreement is in force under this section for the management of land—\n\n(a) sections 9(2) and (3), 20, 21A, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 41A, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47A, 47B, 47C and 48; and\n\nS. 19A(2A)(b) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 8, 45/2013 s. 5, 54/2015 s. 3, 12/2016 s. 28(a).\n\n(b) sections 17A, 17B, 17C, 19G, 19K, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25A, 26, 26A, 33 and 40 as the agreement specifically provides; and\n\nS. 19A(2A)(c) inserted by No. 12/2016 s. 28(b).\n\n(c) any or all of sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958**, as the agreement specifically provides—\n\nshall have effect in and in respect of the land as if it were (as the case requires in accordance with the agreement) a national park, State park or other park or part of a national park, State park or other park.\n\nS. 19A(3) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 165(4), 40/2020 s. 70.\n\n(3) The Governor in Council may make regulations with respect to land subject to an agreement under this section as though the land was (as the case requires in accordance with the agreement) land described in Schedule Two, Schedule Two B, Schedule Three or Schedule Nine.\n\nS. 19A(4) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 8), 19/2018 s. 165(1), 42/2021 s. 109(3).\n\n(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Minister, Parks Victoria, the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, the Governor in Council or any other person to do or agree to do or cause or permit to be done or make any provision for the doing of anything which would not be consistent with any trust condition covenant or other restriction relating to the use of any land referred to in subsection (1).\n\nS. 19B (Heading) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 166(1).\n\nS. 19B inserted by No. 9247 s. 14.\n\n","sortOrder":39},{"sectionNumber":"19B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parks Victoria to manage reserved land","content":"\t19B Parks Victoria to manage reserved land\n\nS. 19B(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 9), 50/2002 s. 4(2), 19/2018 s. 166(2).\n\n(1) Where any land temporarily or permanently reserved under section 4 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** is placed under the control and management of Parks Victoria pursuant to section 18 of that Act Parks Victoria shall control manage and use the land for the purposes for which it is reserved.\n\nNote to s. 19B(1) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 166(3).\n\nSee section 67I of the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** for a transitional provision relating to section 18(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\nS. 19B(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 9), 19/2018 s. 166(4).\n\n(2) For the purposes of this section Parks Victoria shall be deemed to have the same powers functions and duties as a committee of management under section 15(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**.\n\nS. 19B(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 9), 19/2018 s. 166(5).\n\n(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), where land is subject to an accepted recommendation, Parks Victoria may give effect to that accepted recommendation even if the accepted recommendation conflicts with the purposes for which the land is reserved.\n\nS. 19B(4) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 9), 19/2018 s. 166(4).\n\n(4) The Governor in Council may on the recommendation of Parks Victoria make regulations for and with respect to any of the matters referred to in subparagraphs (ii) to (xi) of section 13(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** in relation to the land as if—\n\nS. 19B(4)(a) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 9), 19/2018 s. 166(4).\n\n(a) any reference in that section to a committee of management were a reference to Parks Victoria; and\n\n(b) any reference in that section to the land were a reference to land under this section.\n\nS. 19B(5) inserted by No. 9570 s. 5, amended by Nos 51/2016 s. 14(1), 19/2018 s. 166(6).\n\n(5) Subsections (2A), (3A), (7) and (8) of section 13 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** apply to regulations made under subsection (4) of this section as if they had been made under section 13(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act** **1978** and as if the reference in subsection (8) to officers and servants employed by the committee of management or the trustee of any land was a reference to employees of Parks Victoria.\n\nNote to s. 19B(5) inserted by No. 51/2016 s. 14(2).\n\nSee section 34 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for transitional provisions relating to penalties.\n\nS. 19B(6) inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 20, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 9), 50/2002 s. 4(4), 19/2018 s. 166(4).\n\n(6) Despite section 18(2) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, regulations made under section 13 of that Act continue to apply to land placed under the control and management of Parks Victoria under section 18 of that Act until regulations are made under subsection (4).\n\nS. 19B(7) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 20.\n\n(7) A reference to an authorised officer in regulations to which subsection (6) applies is to be taken to mean an authorised officer under this Act.\n\nS. 19C inserted by No. 9570 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":40},{"sectionNumber":"19C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minister may make management agreements with public authorities","content":"\t19C Minister may make management agreements with public authorities\n\nS. 19C(1) amended by Nos 44/1986 s. 7, 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 10), 19/2018 s. 167, 42/2021 s. 110(1).\n\n(1) Where any land is vested in or controlled or managed by a public authority the Minister and the public authority may enter into an agreement for the management of the land by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority as if it were part of a park specified in the agreement.\n\n(2) Where an agreement is in force under this section for the management of land—\n\n(a) the land shall, except as otherwise expressly provided in the agreement, be controlled and managed as if it were part of the park specified in the agreement;\n\nS. 19C(2)(b) amended by No. 10166 s. 10.\n\n(b) sections 9(2) and (3), 20, 21A, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 41A, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47A, 47B, 47C and 48 and the regulations under this Act applying to the park shall have effect in and in respect of the land as if it were part of the park specified in the agreement; and\n\nS. 19C(2)(c) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 9, 57/1995 s. 7, 45/2013 s. 6, 54/2015 s. 3.\n\n(c) such of sections 17A, 17B, 17C, 19G, 19K, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25A, 26, 26A, 33 and 40 as the agreement specifically provides shall have effect in and in respect of the land as if it were part of the park specified in the agreement; and\n\nS. 19C(2)(ca) inserted by No. 12/2016 s. 29.\n\n(ca) any or all of sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958**, as the agreement specifically provides, have effect in and in respect of the land as if the land were part of the park specified in the agreement; and\n\nS. 19C(2)(d) inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 7.\n\n(d) in the case of an agreement with respect to land which abuts a park in which there is a designated water supply catchment area, such of sections 32H, 32N and 38A as are specified in the agreement shall have effect with respect to the land as if it were part of the designated water supply catchment area specified in the agreement.\n\nS. 19C(3) inserted by No. 44/1986 s. 8, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 10), 19/2018 s. 167, 42/2021 s. 110(2).\n\n(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Act a public authority may by agreement under this section delegate to Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority any of the powers or functions imposed on the public authority by or under any Act.\n\nS. 19C(4) inserted by No. 44/1986 s. 8, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 10), 19/2018 s. 167, 42/2021 s. 110(3).\n\n(4) A committee of management appointed under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** must not delegate any of its powers or functions under that Act in relation to any land in the agreement unless the agreement provides that Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority will undertake or carry out these powers and functions in a manner which is not detrimental to the purposes for which the land was reserved.\n\nS. 19D inserted by No. 9570 s. 6, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 7, 19/2018 s. 168, 47/2025 s. 91.\n\n","sortOrder":41},{"sectionNumber":"19D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minister may make agreements with other States","content":"\t19D Minister may make agreements with other States\n\nThe Minister may do any thing which in the Minister's opinion is necessary or convenient to ensure the co-operation of the government of the Commonwealth or the government of any other State in carrying out the purposes of this Act including entering into agreements with a Minister of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or in right of any other State or with any authority constituted under law of the Commonwealth or of any other State for the management by Parks Victoria or another person of any land vested in the Crown or in a Minister of the Crown in the right of the Commonwealth or of any other State or in an authority constituted under the law of the Commonwealth or any other State on behalf of that Crown Minister or authority.\n\nS. 19E inserted by No. 10166 s. 11.\n\n","sortOrder":42},{"sectionNumber":"19E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Leasing and managing of land adjacent to parks","content":"\t19E Leasing and managing of land adjacent to parks\n\n(1) The Minister may lease any land adjacent to a park (whether with or without an option for the Crown to purchase the land) which is suitable to be part of the park to which it is adjacent.\n\nS. 19E(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 11), 19/2018 s. 169, substituted by No. 42/2021 s. 111.\n\n(2) The Minister may direct land leased under subsection (1) to be managed by either of the following, as though it were part of the park to which it is adjacent and were specified in the lease—\n\n(a) Parks Victoria, if the leased land is adjacent to land in a park controlled and managed by Parks Victoria;\n\n(b) the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, if the leased land is adjacent to land in a park controlled and managed by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.\n\n(3) Where any lease under subsection (1) is in force in respect of land—\n\n(a) the land shall be controlled and managed as if it were part of the park to which it is adjacent;\n\n(b) sections 9(2) and (3), 20, 21A, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 41A, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47A, 47B, 47C and 48 and the regulations under this Act applying to the park to which the land is adjacent and specified in the lease shall have effect in and in respect of the land as if it were part of the park specified in the lease; and\n\nS. 19E(3)(c) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 10, 45/2013 s. 7, 54/2015 s. 3, 12/2016 s. 30(a).\n\n(c) such of sections 17A, 17B, 17C, 19G, 19K, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25A, 26, 26A, 33 and 40 as the lease specifically provides shall have effect in and in respect of the land as if it were part of the park to which the land is adjacent and is specified in the lease; and\n\nS. 19E(3)(d) inserted by No. 12/2016 s. 30(b).\n\n(d) any or all of sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958**, as the lease specifically provides, have effect in andin respect of the land as if the land were part of the park specified in the lease.\n\nS. 19F inserted by No. 10166 s. 11.\n\n","sortOrder":43},{"sectionNumber":"19F","sectionType":"section","heading":"Order that land to be treated as a park for certain purposes","content":"\t19F Order that land to be treated as a park for certain purposes\n\nS. 19F(1) amended by Nos 44/1986 s. 9(a), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 12), 12/2016 s. 31(1), 19/2018 s. 170.\n\n(1) The Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette declare that any area of land vested in the Minister pursuant to section 19(1) or managed by Parks Victoria pursuant to section 19A, 19AA, 19B, 19C, 19D, 19E or 32AA shall be an area of land to which all or such provisions of this Act and the regulations under this Act or any or all of sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958** as are specified in the Order are to apply.\n\n(2) An Order made pursuant to subsection (1) may amend Schedule Four or that Schedule as so amended—\n\nS. 19F(2)(a) amended by No. 12/2016 s. 31(1).\n\n(a) by adding to the Schedule an item relating to an area of land and specifying the provisions of this Act and the regulations under this Act or any or all of sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958** that shall apply to the land;\n\nS. 19F(2)(b) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 35(a)(i), 12/2016 s. 31(2).\n\n(b) by altering any item in the Schedule, whether with respect to the land or the provisions of the Act or the regulations orany or all of sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958** which are to apply to the land;\n\n(c) by revoking any item in the Schedule—\n\nand the Schedule as so amended shall have the same force and effect as if that amendment had been enacted in this Act.\n\nS. 19F(3) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 35(a)(ii), 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 87.3), 57/2006 s. 4.\n\n(3) Where any land is included in Schedule Four—\n\nS. 19F(3)(a) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 35(a)(ii), 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 87.3), 12/2016 s. 31(3)(a), 53/2017 s. 23(1).\n\n(a) the provisions of this Act or any regulations made pursuant to the Act or sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958** shall not apply to the land except as specifically provided in Schedule Four or elsewhere in the Act;\n\nS. 19F(3)(b) amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 35(a)(ii), 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 87.3), 12/2016 s. 31(3)(b), 53/2017 s. 23(2).\n\n(b) those provisions of the Act or any or all of sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958** which are specified in Schedule Four or elsewhere in the Act to apply to the land shall apply to the land as though it were a park.\n\n(4) A copy of an Order under this section shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourteen days after the making thereof if Parliament is then sitting and if Parliament is not then sitting then within fourteen days after the next meeting of Parliament.\n\n(5) An Order under this section shall be revoked if each House of Parliament passes a resolution revoking the Order within eighteen sitting days after the Order has been laid before both Houses of Parliament.\n\nS. 19F(6) inserted by No. 44/1986 s. 9(b), amended by No. 12/2016 s. 31(4).\n\n(6) An order may not specify that any provision of this Act or the regulations or sections 141 to 149 of the **Land Act 1958** is to apply to any land that is subject to an agreement under section 19A, 19C, 19D or a lease under section 19E if there is an express term or condition to the contrary in the agreement or lease.\n\nS. 19G inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":44},{"sectionNumber":"19G","sectionType":"section","heading":"Power of Minister to grant leases not exceeding 21 years","content":"\t19G Power of Minister to grant leases not exceeding 21 years\n\nS. 19G(1) amended by No. 54/2015 s. 4.\n\n(1) Subject to this Act, after consulting the National Parks Advisory Council, the Minister may grant a lease to a person of any land in any park or any land that is described in Schedule Four other than—\n\n(a) a wilderness park described in Schedule Two A;\n\n(b) a wilderness zone described in Schedule Five;\n\n(c) a remote and natural area described in Schedule Six;\n\n(d) a designated water supply catchment area;\n\n(e) a natural catchment area described in Schedule 2 to the **Heritage Rivers Act 1992** that is located in a park;\n\n(f) a reference area.\n\n(2) A lease under subsection (1)—\n\n(b) is subject to any rent or other charges and terms and conditions determined by the Minister; and\n\n(c) must not be for a term of more than 21 years.\n\n(3) The purpose of a lease under subsection (1)—\n\n(a) must be consistent with the objects of this Act in relation to the land; and\n\n(b) may be for the occupation of buildings or the construction and occupation of buildings, including buildings providing accommodation, but not for the purpose of industrial or residential use.\n\n(4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), the Minister must ensure that the lease is subject to conditions that prevent or minimise any adverse impact on the park (including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values) by the development or use of the land that is permitted under the lease.\n\nS. 19H inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 8, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 5.\n\nS. 19I inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 8, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 5.\n\nS. 19J inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 8, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 5.\n\nS. 19K inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":45},{"sectionNumber":"19K","sectionType":"section","heading":"Power of Minister to grant licences associated with leases","content":"\t19K Power of Minister to grant licences associated with leases\n\nS. 19K(1) amended by No. 54/2015 s. 6.\n\n(1) If a lease is granted to a person under section 19G, the Minister may grant the person a licence to use any land, building, improvements or works in the vicinity of, or connected with, the land that is subject to the lease.\n\n(2) A licence under subsection (1) may be granted—\n\n(3) A licence under subsection (1)—\n\n(a) must be for the same or a related purpose for which the land is leased; and\n\n(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(d), the Minister must ensure that the licence is subject to conditions that prevent or minimise any adverse impact on the park (including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values) by the development or use of the land that is permitted under the licence.\n\nS. 20 (Heading) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 171(1), amended by No. 42/2021 s. 112(1).\n\n","sortOrder":46},{"sectionNumber":"20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Powers of Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority","content":"\t20 Powers of Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority\n\nS. 20(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 13), 19/2018 s. 171(2), 42/2021 s. 112(2).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may, subject to this Act, do all things necessary or desirable to achieve the objects of this Act and in particular—\n\n(a) may initiate or investigate proposals for or in relation to the acquisition of land to be added to and form part of a park or to be established as a park;\n\n(b) may, subject to subsection (2), promote research study or investigation of matters that relate to the objects of this Act; and\n\nS. 20(1)(c) substituted by Nos 9861 s. 3(1), 31/1994 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 45.1).\n\n(c) may with the approval of the Minister authorise the payment from money available for that purpose for or in connection with research, study or investigation promoted under paragraph (b).\n\nS. 20(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 13), 19/2018 s. 171(3), 42/2021 s. 112(3).\n\n(2) Where Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority promotes research study or investigation under subsection (1), Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) shall require a person who has agreed to undertake the research study or investigation to make to Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) such reports on the progress and results of the research study or investigation as Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) determines and to carry on the research study or investigation subject to and in accordance with such other terms and conditions as Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) determines.\n\nS. 20A (Heading) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 172(1).\n\nS. 20A inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 82.\n\n","sortOrder":47},{"sectionNumber":"20A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Obligations of Secretary and Parks Victoria in relation to Yarra River land","content":"\t20A Obligations of Secretary and Parks Victoria in relation to Yarra River land\n\nS. 20A(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 172(2).\n\n(1) The Secretary or Parks Victoria—\n\nS. 20A(1)(a) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 172(2).\n\n(a) must not act inconsistently with any part of a Yarra Strategic Plan that is expressed to be binding on the Secretary or Parks Victoria when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act in relation to Yarra River land; and\n\nS. 20A(1)(b) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 172(2).\n\n(b) must have regard to the Yarra protection principles, and those parts of a Yarra Strategic Plan not expressed to be binding on the Secretary or Parks Victoria, when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act in relation to the Yarra Strategic Plan area that may affect Yarra River land.\n\nS. 20A(2) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 172(2), substituted by No. 43/2021 s. 219(Sch. 1 item 8.1).\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Secretary or Parks Victoria in relation to—\n\n(a) a declared project within the meaning of the **Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009**; or\n\n(b) a Suburban Rail Loop project within the meaning of the **Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021**.\n\nS. 20B (Heading) amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 71(1), 42/2021 s. 113(1).\n\nS. 20B inserted by No. 17/2018 s. 19.\n\n","sortOrder":48},{"sectionNumber":"20B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Obligations of Secretary, Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority in relation to declared areas","content":"\t20B Obligations of Secretary, Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority in relation to declared areas\n\nS. 20B(1) amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 71(2), 42/2021 s. 113(2)(a).\n\n(1) The Secretary, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act in relation to a declared area—\n\nS. 20B(1)(a) amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 71(3), 42/2021 s. 113(2)(b).\n\n(a) must not act inconsistently with any part of a Statement of Planning Policy that is expressed to be binding on the Secretary, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires); and\n\nS. 20B(1)(b) amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 71(3), 42/2021 s. 113(2)(b).\n\n(b) must have regard to those parts of the Statement of Planning Policy not expressed to be binding on the Secretary, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires); and\n\n(c) must have regard to the principles set out in section 46AZL of the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**.\n\nS. 20B(2) substituted by No. 43/2021 s. 219(Sch. 1 item 8.2).\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Secretary or Parks Victoria in relation to—\n\n(a) a declared project within the meaning of the **Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009**; or\n\n(b) a Suburban Rail Loop project within the meaning of the **Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021**.\n\nS. 20C (Heading) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 114(1).\n\nS. 20C inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 100.\n\n\t20C Obligations of Secretary, Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority in relation to the Great Ocean Road region\n\nS. 20C(1) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 114(2)(a).\n\n(1) The Secretary, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act—\n\nS. 20C(1)(a) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 114(2)(b).\n\n(a) must not act inconsistently with any part of an approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan that is expressed to be binding on the Secretary, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) in relation to the Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area; and\n\n(b) must have regard to the Great Ocean Road coast and parks protection principles in relation to the Great Ocean Road coast and parks; and\n\nS. 20C(1)(c) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 114(2)(b).\n\n(c) must have regard to those parts of an approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan not expressed to be binding on the Secretary, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) in relation to the Great Ocean Road region.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Secretary or Parks Victoria (as the case requires) in relation to a declared project within the meaning of the **Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009**.\n\nCf. No. 8083 s. 7.\n\nS. 21 (Heading) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 173(1), amended by No. 42/2021 s. 115(1).\n\n","sortOrder":49},{"sectionNumber":"21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may grant certain permits etc.","content":"\t21 Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may grant certain permits etc.\n\nS. 21(1) amended by Nos 9114 s. 8, 9570 s. 11(5), 38/1989 s. 11(1), s. 21(a), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 14), 40/2009 s. 36, 12/2016 s. 32, substituted by No. 19/2018 s. 173(2), amended by No. 14/2024 s. 17(a).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may grant to a person a permit to occupy a building, camping place or other facility erected, set apart or provided in a park—\n\nS. 21(1)(a) amended by Nos 42/2021 s. 115(2), 14/2024 s. 17(b).\n\n(a) for a period determined by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, but that is not to exceed 6 weeks; and\n\nS. 21(1)(b) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 115(2)(b).\n\n(b) subject to any terms and conditions determined by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority; and\n\n(c) subject to the payment of any fees and charges as the Minister determines under subsection (2).\n\nS. 21(1AA) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 173(2), amended by No. 42/2021 s. 115(3)(a).\n\n(1AA) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may grant to a person a permit to carry on a trade or business in the park consistent with the objects of the Act other than a trade or business in a park to which Division 3A applies—\n\n(a) for a period not exceeding 3 years; and\n\nS. 21(1AA)(b) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 115(3)(b).\n\n(b) subject to terms and conditions determined by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be); and\n\n(c) subject to the payment of any fees and charges as the Minister determines under subsection (2).\n\nSee Division 3A for the grant of tour operator licences to conduct organised tours or recreational activities in a park.\n\nS. 21(1A) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 11(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 14), 19/2018 s. 173(3).\n\n(1A) Parks Victoria must not grant a permit to carry on a trade or business in a wilderness park unless the activity which is the subject of the permit is an activity permitted under section 17C(2)(c).\n\nS. 21(2) substituted by No. 19/2018 s. 173(4).\n\n(2) In relation to permits granted or that may be granted under subsection (1) or (1AA), the Minister may do the following—\n\n(a) determine fees and charges payable—\n\n(i) by the class or type of permit; and\n\n(ii) at different times of the year;\n\n(b) set—\n\n(i) specific fees and charges; and\n\n(ii) maximum fees and charges; and\n\n(iii) minimum fees and charges;\n\n(c) discount fees and charges payable;\n\n(d) exempt a person, or class or persons, from paying any fees or charges;\n\n(e) waive any fees and charges payable.\n\nS. 21(2A) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 21(b), amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 173(5), 42/2021 s. 115(4).\n\n(2A) A permit granted under subsection (1AA) may be cancelled or suspended by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) if the holder does not comply with the terms and conditions of the permit.\n\nS. 21(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 14), 19/2018 s. 173(6), 42/2021 s. 115(5).\n\n(3) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) may authorize the provision in a park of such services, facilities and goods for the public on such terms and conditions and subject to the payment of such fees or charges as the Minister determines.\n\nS. 21A inserted by No. 9114 s. 21, substituted by No. 9247 s. 15, amended by Nos 10073 s. 6, 10166 s. 12(a)(b), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 49.5), 38/1989 s. 35(b), 38/1995 s. 21(c), 76/1998 s. 14, repealed by No. 70/1998 s. 8, new s. 21A inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":50},{"sectionNumber":"21A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permits to take fish or fishing bait for research in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries","content":"\t21A Permits to take fish or fishing bait for research in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries\n\nS. 21A(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 174(1), 42/2021 s. 116(1).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may, in respect of a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, grant a permit to a person to take fish or fishing bait for the purpose of any research, study or investigation that Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority considers—\n\n(a) is appropriate; and\n\n(b) does not detrimentally affect the area as a marine national park or marine sanctuary.\n\nS. 21A(2) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 174(2), 42/2021 s. 116(2).\n\n(2) A permit under subsection (1) is subject to the terms and conditions determined by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be).\n\n(3) The holder of a permit must comply with the terms and conditions of the permit.\n\n(4) A person who acts under and in accordance with a permit under this section does not commit an offence under the **Fisheries Act 1995**.\n\nS. 21B inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 14.\n\n","sortOrder":51},{"sectionNumber":"21B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Remote and natural areas","content":"\t21B Remote and natural areas\n\nEach area of land described in a Part of Schedule Six is, for the purposes of this Act, a remote and natural area under the name specified in that Part.\n\nS. 21C inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 14.\n\n","sortOrder":52},{"sectionNumber":"21C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of remote and natural areas","content":"\t21C Protection of remote and natural areas\n\nS. 21C(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 15), 19/2018 s. 175.\n\n(1) Parks Victoria must ensure that each remote and natural area is controlled and managed in accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that will protect and preserve the natural environment of the area, including indigenous flora and fauna and features of ecological, geological, scenic, archaeological, historic or scientific significance.\n\nS. 21C(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 15), 19/2018 s. 175.\n\n(2) Parks Victoria must ensure that, in a remote and natural area—\n\n(a) no new roads or tracks for vehicles are constructed; and\n\n(b) existing roads or tracks for vehicles are not widened or upgraded in any way so that they can carry increased traffic or heavier vehicles; and\n\n(c) no new structures are constructed; and\n\n(d) no new facilities are installed; and\n\n(e) no new works are carried out that will adversely affect the natural condition or appearance of the area.\n\n(3) In subsection (2) ***works*** includes, but is not limited to, any of the following—\n\n(a) excavation and earth works;\n\n(b) destruction, removal or lopping of vegetation.\n\nS. 21D inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 14.\n\n","sortOrder":53},{"sectionNumber":"21D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management of remote and natural areas","content":"\t21D Management of remote and natural areas\n\n(1) This section has effect despite section 21C.\n\nS. 21D(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(1).\n\n(2) After land becomes part of a remote and natural area, then subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act (other than section 21C) and subject to any conditions and restrictions that Parks Victoria may impose in accordance with this Act—\n\n(a) any lawful uses of land existing immediately before its inclusion in the area may continue; and\n\n(b) any lawful activity or works begun on the land before its inclusion in the area may continue and be completed; and\n\n(c) any structure lawfully constructed on the land before its inclusion in the area may be used for its intended purpose; and\n\n(d) any works lawfully carried out on the land before its inclusion in the area may be used for their intended purpose.\n\n(3) Subject to and in accordance with any provision of this Act other than section 21C—\n\nS. 21D(3)(a) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(2).\n\n(a) the Minister or Parks Victoria may complete anything of a continuing nature commenced under this Act in relation to land before its inclusion in a remote and natural area; and\n\nS. 21D(3)(b) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(2).\n\n(b) the Minister or Parks Victoria may give effect to agreements, licences or permits or authorities entered into, granted or issued in relation to land before its inclusion in a remote and natural area; and\n\nS. 21D(3)(c) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(2).\n\n(c) the Minister or Parks Victoria may give effect to any rights, powers or obligations acquired or incurred in relation to land before its inclusion in a remote and natural area; and\n\nS. 21D(3)(d) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(2).\n\n(d) the Minister or Parks Victoria may do anything necessary for the maintenance or repair of existing roads, tracks, structures or facilities in a remote and natural area.\n\nS. 21D(4) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(3)(a), 47/2025 s. 92.\n\n(4) Parks Victoria may, in a remote and natural area, do anything which Parks Victoria considers necessary for—\n\n(a) the eradication or control of non-indigenous flora and non-indigenous fauna; or\n\n(b) the protection of the natural environment; or\n\n(c) the health and safety of the public; or\n\nS. 21D(4)(d) repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 176(3)(b).\n\n(e) dealing with emergencies relating to disease.\n\nS. 21D(4A) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 176(4).\n\n(4A) Subject to section 17(2)(b), the Secretary may do anything which the Secretary considers necessary for the prevention and control of fire.\n\nS. 21D(5) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(5).\n\n(5) Parks Victoria, with the approval of the Minister, may do anything else that Parks Victoria considers—\n\n(a) is—\n\n(i) essential for the responsible management of a remote and natural area; or\n\n(ii) necessary to be done in the public interest, in relation to a remote and natural area; and\n\n(b) does not substantially degrade the natural condition or appearance of the area.\n\nS. 21D(6) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 16), 19/2018 s. 176(6).\n\n(6) Parks Victoria must undertake, or cause to be undertaken, rehabilitation work or any other measures that Parks Victoria considers necessary to prevent or minimise loss or degradation of the natural condition or appearance of a remote and natural area if it considers that—\n\n(a) loss or degradation has resulted or is likely to result from activities under this section; or\n\n(b) there is evidence of increasing disturbance of the natural condition or appearance of the area, however caused.\n\nS. 21D(7) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 176(7).\n\n(7) The Secretary must undertake, or cause to be undertaken, rehabilitation work or any other measures that the Secretary considers necessary to prevent or minimise loss or degradation as a result of activities relating to the prevention or control of fire carried out under subsection (4A).\n\n","sortOrder":54},{"sectionNumber":"22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Zones in parks","content":"\t22 Zones in parks\n\n(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing a name as the name of a zone that may be declared under this section as a zone within a park.\n\nS. 22(2) amended by No. 38/1989 s. 12(2).\n\n(2) The Governor in Council may by proclamation published in the Government Gazette declare that specified lands forming part of a park are a zone within that park under a prescribed name, other than the name of \"wilderness zone\".\n\n(3) Lands declared under subsection (2) to be a zone under a prescribed name shall be controlled and managed subject to and in accordance with such conditions as are, subject to this Act, prescribed for the control and management of lands declared to be a zone under that name.\n\nS. 22(4) inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 12(1), amended by No. 40/1992 s. 10(2)(a).\n\n(4) If land has become a wilderness zone under subsection (4A) or has been declared under subsection (5) to be a wilderness zone—\n\n(a) the land is to be used and managed as if it were a wilderness park; and\n\n(b) the provisions of this Act apply to the land as if it were a wilderness park.\n\nS. 22(4A) inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 10(1).\n\n(4A) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may in respect of each Part of Schedule Five appoint a day on which the land described in that Part becomes a wilderness zone for the purposes of this Act.\n\nS. 22(4B) inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 10(1).\n\n(4B) Subsection (4A) does not affect or limit the Governor in Council's power to declare land to be a wilderness zone.\n\nS. 22(4C) inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 10(1).\n\n(4C) The Minister must not appoint a day on which the land in Part 7 of Schedule Five becomes a wilderness zone that is earlier than the date of commencement of Part 2 of the **National Parks (Wilderness) Act 1992**.\n\nS. 22(5) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 12(1).\n\n(5) The Governor in Council, by proclamation published in the Government Gazette may declare specified land forming part of a park to be a wilderness zone if the land—\n\n(a) together with the plant and animal community on the land, is in a state that has not been substantially modified by the influences of European settlement or is capable of being restored to such a state; and\n\n(b) is of a sufficient size to make its maintenance in such a state feasible; and\n\n(c) is capable of providing opportunities for solitude and appropriate self-reliant recreation.\n\nS. 22(6) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 12(1), amended by No. 40/1992 s. 10(2)(b).\n\n(6) The Governor in Council may by proclamation published in the Government Gazette declare that specified land forming a wilderness zone under subsection (4A) or (5) or part of a wilderness zone cease to form that zone or part.\n\nS. 22(7) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 12(1).\n\n(7) A proclamation under subsection (5) or (6) does not have effect unless approved by resolutions of both Houses of the Parliament.\n\nS. 22(8) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 12(1).\n\n(8) Notice of a resolution to approve a proclamation may be given in a House of the Parliament on or before the eighteenth day on which that House sits after the proclamation is made and the resolution must be passed on or before the twelfth day upon which that House sits after notice of the resolution has been given in that House but the power of either House to pass a resolution approving the proclamation shall not be affected by the prorogation or dissolution of the Parliament or of either House of the Parliament and for the purpose of this section the calculation of days upon which a House has sat shall be made as if there had been no such prorogation or dissolution.\n\nS. 22A inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 11.\n\n","sortOrder":55},{"sectionNumber":"22A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wilderness zones—General","content":"\t22A Wilderness zones—General\n\nSections 22B to 22D apply despite anything to the contrary in section 22 of this Act or any provision applied by that section.\n\nS. 22B inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 11.\n\n","sortOrder":56},{"sectionNumber":"22B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation lights—Sandpatch and Wilsons Promontory wilderness zones","content":"\t22B Navigation lights—Sandpatch and Wilsons Promontory wilderness zones\n\nS. 22B(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 17), 19/2018 s. 177.\n\n(1) Parks Victoria may, subject to and in accordance with this Act, construct or permit the construction of a navigation light at Little Rame Head in the wilderness zone referred to in Part 18 of Schedule Five.\n\nS. 22B(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 17), 19/2018 s. 177.\n\n(2) Parks Victoria may, subject to and in accordance with this Act, maintain or permit the maintenance of—\n\n(a) any navigation light constructed under subsection (1); and\n\n(b) the navigation light at Wingan Point in the wilderness zone referred to in Part 18 of Schedule Five; and\n\n(c) the navigation light at Lighthouse Point in the wilderness zone referred to in Part 20 of Schedule Five.\n\n(3) Section 17C(3) applies to the construction and maintenance of these navigation lights as if they were essential management activities permitted under section 17C(2).\n\nS. 22C inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 11, repealed by No. 35/2005 s. 4.\n\nS. 22D inserted by No. 40/1992 s. 11.\n\n","sortOrder":57},{"sectionNumber":"22D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Deer hunting in some wilderness zones","content":"\t22D Deer hunting in some wilderness zones\n\nS. 22D(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 74.\n\n(1) Section 17C(1) does not apply to deer hunting by stalking and the carrying and use of firearms or other weapons for that purpose, in accordance with a permit or authority under section 37, in the wilderness zones referred to in Parts 8, 9, 15 and 16 of Schedule Five.\n\nS. 22D(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 18), 19/2018 s. 178.\n\n(2) Parks Victoria must keep under review the extent to which deer hunting allowed in these wilderness zones by permit or authority under section 37 may interfere or conflict with other activities permitted there and may, having regard to the results of the review, take any appropriate action permitted by this Act.\n\nCf. No. 8083  \ns. 7.\n\nS. 23 amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 13, 19/2018 s. 179 (ILA s. 39B(1)).\n\n","sortOrder":58},{"sectionNumber":"23","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permanent works that may be carried out in parks","content":"\t23 Permanent works that may be carried out in parks\n\n(1) Subject to the approval of the Minister, there may be carried out in a park which is not a wilderness park works for the construction of a building or other structure or other permanent works for the protection development or improvement of the park including the establishment of camping places roads and tracks.\n\nS. 23(2) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 179.\n\n(2) The Minister must approve the carrying out of any works under subsection (1), before the works are carried out, unless the Minister has specified by notice published in the Government Gazette works, or a class of works, for which approval is not required.\n\nCf. No. 8083 s. 7.\n\nS. 24 amended by No. 38/1989 s. 14(1).\n\n","sortOrder":59},{"sectionNumber":"24","sectionType":"section","heading":"Maintenance works to be carried out in parks","content":"\t24 Maintenance works to be carried out in parks\n\nThere may be carried out in each park which is not a wilderness park such works as are necessary to maintain the park in such condition as is consistent with the objects of this Act.\n\nCf. No. 8083  \ns. 7.\n\nS. 25 amended by Nos 9570 s. 8(4)(a)(b), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 49.6), 38/1989  \ns. 14(2), 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":60},{"sectionNumber":"25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certain works may be carried out on foreshore etc. adjacent to parks","content":"\t25 Certain works may be carried out on foreshore etc. adjacent to parks\n\nSubject to and in accordance with the consent of the Minister, the Minister for the time being administering the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** and the Minister administering the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**, there may be carried out in or on—\n\n(a) the foreshore; or\n\nS. 25(b) amended by No. 92/1995  \ns. 161(Sch. 2 item 4).\n\n(b) Victorian waters within the meaning of the **Fisheries Act 1995**—\n\nadjacent to a park (other than a wilderness park) works for the construction of a building, jetty, launching or landing place or other structure.\n\nS. 25(2) repealed by No. 9570  \ns. 8(4)(b).\n\nS. 25A inserted by No. 9114 s. 9, amended by Nos 9427  \ns. 6(1)(Sch. 5 item 118), 35/2005 s. 5 (ILA s. 39B(1)).\n\n","sortOrder":61},{"sectionNumber":"25A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of existing uses","content":"\t25A Continuation of existing uses\n\nS. 25A(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 180(1).\n\n(1) Where land included in Schedule Two is at the time of the inclusion subject to an accepted recommendation requiring that effect be given to a recommendation that an existing use or existing uses of the land be continued, the Minister may in writing grant to a person a tenancy of or licence in respect of all or any part of the land for a period not exceeding seven years for such fees rent or other charges and subject to such terms, conditions and covenants consistent with the recommendation as the Minister determines for a use recommended as aforesaid.\n\nS. 25A(2) inserted by No. 35/2005 s. 5, amended by No. 19/2018 s. 180(2).\n\n(2) In this section, ***accepted recommendation*** does not include any accepted recommendation as to the continuation of grazing on any land in the park described in Part 37 of Schedule Two.\n\nS. 25B inserted by No. 9247 s. 9, amended by Nos 9570 s. 12, 10166 s. 13, 7/1987 s. 5, 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 49.7, 49.8), 7/1988 s. 5, 37/1989 s. 4, 38/1989 s. 18(3)(e), 7/1997 s. 4, 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. items 19–21), 76/1998 s. 14, 50/2002 s. 5, 48/2004 s. 136, substituted by No. 64/2004 s. 6, amended by No. 19/2018 s. 181.\n\n","sortOrder":62},{"sectionNumber":"25B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Harvesting of a pine plantation in Lake Eildon National Park","content":"\t25B Harvesting of a pine plantation in Lake Eildon National Park\n\nWhere the harvesting of a pine plantation is authorised by Part 7 of Schedule Two, Parks Victoria, with the consent of the Minister, may grant a licence to any person to take, sell or otherwise dispose of any such pine plantation, subject to such covenants, terms and conditions as are prescribed and subject to the payment of such rent, fees, royalties or charges as Parks Victoria determines.\n\nS. 26 amended by Nos 9861 s. 3(1), 38/1989 s. 18(3)(f), 31/1994 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 45.2), 19/2018 s. 182, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 72.\n\nS. 26A inserted by No. 9114 s. 10, amended by Nos 38/1989 s. 18(3)(g), 40/2020 s. 73.\n\n","sortOrder":63},{"sectionNumber":"26A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tenancies or licences for certain purposes","content":"\t26A Tenancies or licences for certain purposes\n\nThe Minister may by agreement in writing grant to a person a tenancy of or licence in respect of land in a park described in Schedule Two B, Schedule Three or Schedule Nine for a period not exceeding seven years for such rent fees and other charges and subject to such terms conditions and covenants as the Minister determines and which is or are specified in the agreement for any specified purpose—\n\n(a) being a purpose or a purpose of a like nature to a purpose for which the land was being used at the time it became Crown land or for which it was being used at the time the land became a park or part of a park under this Act; and\n\n(b) being a purpose consistent with—\n\nS. 26A(b)(i) amended by No. 9427 s. 6(1)(Sch. 5 item 118).\n\n(i) any trust conditions covenants or other restrictions as to use thereof affecting the land or any part thereof;\n\n(ii) the objects of this Act in relation to the land or any part thereof; and\n\nS. 26A(b)(iii) substituted by No. 19/2018 s. 183.\n\n(iii) any accepted recommendation  applying to the land or any part of the land.\n\nCf. No. 8083 s. 15.\n\n","sortOrder":64},{"sectionNumber":"27","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rights of public authorities in respect of parks","content":"\t27 Rights of public authorities in respect of parks\n\nS. 27(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 22), 19/2018 s. 184(1), 42/2021 s. 117(a).\n\n(1) Subject to this Act and the regulations, a public authority may, where it has obtained the consent of Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires), perform its functions and exercise its powers in and in relation to a park in accordance with the conditions (if any) to which the consent is subject.\n\nS. 27(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 22), 19/2018 s. 184(2), 42/2021 s. 117(a).\n\n(2) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) may not give consent to the performance of functions or exercise of powers by a public authority where the Minister considers that the performance of functions or exercise of powers may substantially affect a park unless the Governor in Council has determined that the consent should be given.\n\nS. 27(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 22), 19/2018 s. 184(3), 42/2021 s. 117(b)(i).\n\n(3) The consent of Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority under this section is subject to such conditions relating to the performance of functions or exercise of powers—\n\n(a) in a case to which subsection (2) applies, as are determined by the Governor in Council; and\n\nS. 27(3)(b) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 22), 19/2018 s. 184(3), 42/2021 s. 117(b)(ii).\n\n(b) in any other case, as Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) determines.\n\nS. 27(4) inserted by No. 12/2004 s. 165(1).\n\n(4) This section is not subject to the **Road Management Act 2004** and prevails over that Act to the extent of any inconsistency.\n\nS. 27(5) inserted by No. 43/2015 s. 38(1).\n\n(5) This section does not apply in relation to the Victoria State Emergency Service Authority established under section 4 of the **Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005** or any person referred to in section 32AA of that Act exercising a power of entry under section 32AB of that Act or a power to construct, remove or alter a levee or remove debris under section 32AC of that Act.\n\nS. 27A inserted by No. 10166 s. 14(1), amended by No. 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.2), repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 5,  \nnew s. 27A inserted by No. 55/1997  \ns. 29 (as amended by No. 91/1997 s. 44(g)).\n\n","sortOrder":65},{"sectionNumber":"27A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agreement with electricity company","content":"\t27A Agreement with electricity company\n\nS. 27A(1) amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 74, 14/2024 s. 18(1).\n\n(1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with an electricity company—\n\n(a) to manage and control; or\n\n(b) to carry out duties, functions and powers related to the company's purpose in—\n\nany area that is used, or is to be used, for the purposes of or in connection with the company's purpose, being an area of a national park, State park, landscape conservation area or land referred to in Schedule Three, other than land that is a wilderness zone or a remote and natural area or a reference area under the **Reference Areas Act 1978**.\n\n(b) may be amended from time to time or terminated by further written agreement between the parties; and\n\n(c) must contain provisions with respect to the protection and conservation of the land subject to the agreement.\n\n(3) Despite subsection (1), an agreement under that subsection may apply to the carrying out of duties, functions and powers related to the purpose of a transmission company in a reference area to the extent to which they were so carried out immediately before the commencement of section 29 of the **Electricity Industry (Further Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997**.\n\nS. 27A(4) def. of *electricity company* amended by Nos 69/2000 s. 61(2), 14/2024 s. 18(2).\n\n***electricity company*** means an offshore wind energy generation company, a transmission company or a distribution company within the meaning of the **Electricity Industry Act** **2000**;\n\n***company's purpose*** means—\n\n(a) in relation to an electricity company that is a transmission company, the transmission of electricity;\n\n(b) in relation to an electricity company that is a distribution company, the distribution or supply of electricity.\n\nS. 27B inserted by No. 10166 s. 14(1), repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 5,  \nnew s. 27B inserted by No. 50/2000 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":66},{"sectionNumber":"27B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Native title not to be affected by amendments","content":"\t27B Native title not to be affected by amendments\n\nThe amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks (Amendment) Act 2000** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\nS. 27BA (Heading) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 185(1).\n\nS. 27BA inserted by No. 49/2017 s. 83, amended by No. 19/2018 s. 185(2).\n\n\t27BA Parks Victoria must have regard to Yarra Strategic Plan if preparing a management plan in relation to a park\n\nParks Victoria must have regard to a Yarra Strategic Plan if preparing a management plan in relation to a park that forms part of Yarra River land.\n\nS. 27BB (Heading) amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 75(1), 42/2021 s. 118(1).\n\nS. 27BB inserted by No. 17/2018 s. 20, amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 75(2), 42/2021 s. 118(2).\n\n\t27BB Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must have regard to Statement of Planning Policy if preparing a management plan in relation to a park in a declared area\n\nParks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must have regard to a Statement of Planning Policy if preparing a management plan in relation to a park that forms part of a declared area.\n\nS. 27BC (Heading) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 119(1).\n\nS. 27BC inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 101, amended by No. 42/2021 s. 119(2).\n\n\t27BC Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must have regard to an approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan if preparing a management plan in relation to a park\n\nParks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must have regard to an approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan if preparing a management plan in relation to a park that forms part of the Great Ocean Road region.\n\nS. 27C inserted by No. 10166 s. 14(1), repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 5.\n\nPt 3 Div. 3A (Heading and ss 27C–27L) inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":67},{"sectionNumber":"Div 3A","sectionType":"division","heading":"Tour operator licences","content":"Division 3A—Tour operator licences\n\nNew s. 27C inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":68},{"sectionNumber":"27C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offence to conduct organised tour or recreational activity in a park if unlicensed","content":"\t27C Offence to conduct organised tour or recreational activity in a park if unlicensed\n\n(1) A person must not conduct an organised tour or recreational activity for profit in a park unless that person holds a tour operator licence.\n\nPenalty: In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;\n\nIn the case of a body corporate, 100 penalty units.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who conducts an activity in a park and who holds a lease, licence (other than a tour operator licence) or permit under this Act or the regulations to conduct that particular activity.\n\n(3) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette, exempt classes of persons from the requirement to hold a tour operator licence under subsection (1).\n\nS. 27D inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":69},{"sectionNumber":"27D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Grant of tour operator licence","content":"\t27D Grant of tour operator licence\n\nS. 27D(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 186, 42/2021 s. 120.\n\n(1) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) may grant a licence to a person to conduct an organised tour or recreational activity for profit in a park to a person who has applied under section 27E.\n\nS. 27D(2) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 186, 42/2021 s. 120.\n\n(2) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case requires) may grant a licence under subsection (1) for a period not exceeding 10 years.\n\nS. 27E inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":70},{"sectionNumber":"27E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application for tour operator licence","content":"\t27E Application for tour operator licence\n\nS. 27E(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 187, substituted by No. 42/2021 s. 121.\n\n(1) A person may apply for a tour operator licence to—\n\nS. 27E(1)(a) substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 77.\n\n(a) in relation to land in a park for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has been appointed as land manager under section 16C(1), the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority; or\n\nS. 27E(1)(b) substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 77.\n\n(b) in any other case, Parks Victoria.\n\n(2) An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by the fee payable for the first year of the licence as determined in accordance with the regulations unless the regulations otherwise provide.\n\n(3) The fee paid by a person under subsection (2) must be refunded to the person if the person is not granted a tour operator licence under section 27D.\n\nS. 27F inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":71},{"sectionNumber":"27F","sectionType":"section","heading":"Requirement to pay annual fees after grant of tour operator licence","content":"\t27F Requirement to pay annual fees after grant of tour operator licence\n\n(1) If the regulations provide for the determination of an annual licence fee for a tour operator licence or a class of tour operator licence, the holder of such a licence must pay the fee determined in accordance with the regulations in respect of each year for which the licence is in force.\n\n(2) A licence fee to which subsection (1) applies is payable at the time specified in the regulations.\n\nS. 27G inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":72},{"sectionNumber":"27G","sectionType":"section","heading":"Tour operator licence conditions","content":"\t27G Tour operator licence conditions\n\nA tour operator licence is subject to—\n\nS. 27G(a) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 188, 42/2021 s. 122.\n\n(a) any conditions, determined by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, that are specified or referred to in the licence; and\n\n(b) any prescribed conditions.\n\nS. 27H inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":73},{"sectionNumber":"27H","sectionType":"section","heading":"Contravention of condition an offence","content":"\t27H Contravention of condition an offence\n\nThe holder of a tour operator licence must not contravene the conditions of the licence.\n\nPenalty: In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;\n\nIn the case of a body corporate, 100 penalty units.\n\nS. 27I inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":74},{"sectionNumber":"27I","sectionType":"section","heading":"Variation of tour operator licence","content":"\t27I Variation of tour operator licence\n\nS. 27I(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 189(1), 42/2021 s. 123(1).\n\n(1) The holder of a tour operator licence may apply to the body that granted the licence (either Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority) for a variation of the licence or a condition of the licence.\n\nS. 27I(2) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 189(1), 42/2021 s. 123(2).\n\n(2) On receiving the application under subsection (1), Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) may vary the licence or condition in accordance with the application.\n\nS. 27I(3) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 189(2), 42/2021 s. 123(3).\n\n(3) A variation made by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority under subsection (2) has effect on Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority giving written notice of the variation to the licence holder.\n\nS. 27I(4) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 189(3), 42/2021 s. 123(4).\n\n(4) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may vary a tour operator licence, or vary a condition of that licence, of Parks Victoria's or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority's own motion if Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is of the opinion that a variation is required.\n\nS. 27I(5) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 189(2), 42/2021 s. 123(5).\n\n(5) A variation made by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority under subsection (4) has effect on Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority giving written notice of the variation to the licence holder.\n\nS. 27J inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":75},{"sectionNumber":"27J","sectionType":"section","heading":"Suspension of tour operator licence","content":"\t27J Suspension of tour operator licence\n\nS. 27J(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 190, 42/2021 s. 124.\n\n(1) If Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to do so, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may suspend the tour operator licence by notice in writing given to the holder of the licence.\n\n(2) A suspension under this section has effect—\n\n(a) from the time specified in the notice under subsection (1), which must be no earlier than the day after the day the notice is given; and\n\n(b) subject to section 27K, for the period (not exceeding 90 days) specified in the notice.\n\n(3) In addition to the details required under subsection (2), a notice of suspension of licence given under subsection (1) must—\n\n(a) state that the holder of the tour operator licence may make submissions regarding the suspension under section 27K;\n\n(b) specify a date or period by which the submissions must be made.\n\nS. 27K inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":76},{"sectionNumber":"27K","sectionType":"section","heading":"Making submissions on suspension","content":"\t27K Making submissions on suspension\n\nS. 27K(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 191(1), 42/2021 s. 125(1).\n\n(1) The holder of a tour operator licence whose licence has been suspended under section 27J may make written submissions in respect of that suspension to the body that granted the licence (either Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority) within the period specified in the notice of suspension of licence.\n\nS. 27K(2) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 191(2), 42/2021 s. 125(2).\n\n(2) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) must review the decision to suspend the licence on receipt of any submissions made under subsection (1).\n\nS. 27K(3) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 191(1), 42/2021 s. 125(3).\n\n(3) In carrying out a review under subsection (2), Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority—\n\n(a) must have regard to the submissions made under subsection (1); and\n\n(b) may decide to continue, revoke or amend the suspension.\n\nS. 27K(4) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 191(2), 42/2021 s. 125(4).\n\n(4) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must notify the person whose licence has been suspended of the outcome of review.\n\nS. 27L inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":77},{"sectionNumber":"27L","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cancellation of tour operator licence","content":"\t27L Cancellation of tour operator licence\n\nS. 27L(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(1), 42/2021 s. 126(1).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may cancel a tour operator licence if Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that—\n\n(a) the holder of the licence has been found guilty of an offence against this Act or the regulations; or\n\n(b) the holder of the licence has contravened a condition of the licence.\n\nS. 27L(2) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(2)(a), 42/2021 s. 126(2).\n\n(2) Before cancelling a tour operator licence, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must—\n\nS. 27L(2)(a) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(2)(b), 42/2021 s. 126(2).\n\n(a) notify the holder that Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority proposes to cancel the licence; and\n\n(b) allow the holder of the licence an opportunity to make either oral or written submissions.\n\n(3) Submissions under subsection (2) must be made within the period specified in the notice.\n\nS. 27L(4) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(3)(a), 42/2021 s. 126(3)(a).\n\n(4) In making a decision as to whether or not to cancel a tour operator licence, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority must—\n\n(a) have regard to any submissions made under subsection (2) within the period specified in the notice; and\n\nS. 27L(4)(b) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(3)(b), 42/2021 s. 126(3)(b).\n\n(b) must notify the holder of Parks Victoria's or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority's decision.\n\nS. 27L(5) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 192(4), 42/2021 s. 126(4).\n\n(5) The cancellation of a licence has effect from the time specified in the notice of Parks Victoria's or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority's decision under subsection (4), which must be after the day on which the notice is given.\n\nPt 3 Div. 4 (Heading) amended by No. 57/1995 s. 34(a) (as amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 88.1)).\n\n","sortOrder":78},{"sectionNumber":"Div 4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Special provisions relating to particular parks","content":"Division 4—Special provisions relating to particular parks\n\nNo. 6642.\n\nS. 28 amended by Nos 9921 s. 255, 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.3), 104/1997 s. 53(2), repealed by 82/2009 s. 5, new s. 28 inserted by No. 16/2015 s. 4.\n\n","sortOrder":79},{"sectionNumber":"28","sectionType":"section","heading":"Introduction or use of cattle in specific parks","content":"\t28 Introduction or use of cattle in specific parks\n\n(1) Nothing in this Act authorises a relevant person or body exercising a power or performing a function or duty under this Act or under the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** to introduce or use, cause to be introduced or used or authorise the introduction or use of cattle for any purpose in a park described in Part 9, 37, 38, 46, 47, 48 or 49 of Schedule Two.\n\n(2) In subsection (1), ***relevant person or body*** means the following—\n\n(a) the Minister (except when exercising a power under section 30BA, 30I or 30L);\n\n(b) the Secretary;\n\nS. 28(2)(c) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 193.\n\n(c) Parks Victoria within the meaning of the **Parks Victoria Act 2018**;\n\n(d) a Traditional Owner Land Management Board;\n\n(e) an employee, agent or contractor of a person or body referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) or a person acting under the direction of that person or body.\n\nS. 29 (Heading) inserted by No. 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 34.1).\n\nNos 7148, 7928.\n\n","sortOrder":80},{"sectionNumber":"29","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wilsons Promontory National Park","content":"\t29 Wilsons Promontory National Park\n\nS. 29(1) amended by No. 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 34.2).\n\n(1) The Minister shall be responsible for the repair and proper maintenance of the cairn, commemorating the institution of commando training in Australia and the commandoes who died on active service in the war of 1939–45, erected by the Commando Association of Victoria in the Wilsons Promontory National Park.\n\nS. 29(2)–(4) repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 6.\n\nS. 29(5)(6) repealed by No. 9114 s. 11(a).\n\nS. 29A inserted by No. 9114 s. 11(b), amended by No. 9921  \ns. 255, repealed by No. 10166 s. 17(2), new s. 29A inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":81},{"sectionNumber":"29A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Lighthouse leases—Wilsons Promontory National Park","content":"\t29A Lighthouse leases—Wilsons Promontory National Park\n\n(1) The Minister may lease any lighthouse land for similar purposes to the purposes of the leases referred to in subsection (3).\n\n(2) A lease granted under subsection (1)—\n\n(c) is subject to the rent and other charges and terms and conditions determined by the Minister.\n\n(3) The addition of land to Part 23 of Schedule Two by section 12 of the **National Parks (Box‑Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002** does not affect the existence and operation of the following leases—\n\n(a) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Commonwealth of Australia dated 1 December 1995 over the land shown delineated and hatched in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered LEGL./02–069;\n\n(b) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Citadel Island and described as Lot 1B on Consolidated Plan 116401;\n\n(c) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Wilsons Promontory and described as Lot 1C on Consolidated Plan 116398;\n\n(d) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Wilsons Promontory and described as Lot 1D on Consolidated Plan 116398;\n\n(e) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority dated 1 December 1995 over the land located at Wilsons Promontory and described as Lot 1E on Consolidated Plan 116398.\n\n(4) A lease referred to in subsection (3) continues in force, subject to its terms, for the period of the lease despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any other Act.\n\n(5) In this section, ***lighthouse land*** means any land that is the subject of a lease referred to in subsection (3).\n\nS. 29B inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 4.\n\n","sortOrder":82},{"sectionNumber":"29B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Lighthouse leases—Great Otway National Park","content":"\t29B Lighthouse leases—Great Otway National Park\n\nS. 29B(1)(2) repealed by No. 45/2013 s. 9.\n\n(3) The coming into operation of section 16(5) of the **National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005** does not affect the existence and operation of the following leases—\n\n(a) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Commonwealth of Australia dated 1 December 1995 over the land at Cape Otway, being Crown Allotment 44E, Parish of Otway; and\n\n(b) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, dated 1 December 1995 over the land at Cape Otway, being Lot 44C on Consolidated Plan 116404; and\n\n(c) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Environment of the State of Victoria and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, dated 1 December 1995 over the land at Cape Otway, being Lot 44D on Consolidated Plan 116402; and\n\n(d) the lease between the Minister for Conservation and Land Management on behalf of the Lighthouse Reserves Committee of Management to Tourism Great Ocean Road Pty. Ltd. (ACN 074 746 802) with a commencement date of 1 January 1997 over land at Cape Otway and as subsequently varied.\n\n(4) A lease referred to in subsection (3) continues in force, subject to its terms, for the period of the lease, despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any other Act.\n\n(5) The lease referred to in subsection (3)(d)—\n\n(a) is deemed to be and to always have been granted by the Lighthouse Reserves Committee of Management; and\n\n(b) on and from the commencement of this section, is deemed to have effect as if any reference in the lease to the \"Minister\" were a reference to the Minister administering this Act.\n\n(6) In this section ***Cape Otway lighthouse area*** means the area shown hatched on the plan numbered N.P. 111B lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nNo. 7928.\n\nS. 30 amended by No. 9114 s. 12(a)(b), substituted by No. 7/1988 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":83},{"sectionNumber":"30","sectionType":"section","heading":"Point Nepean National Park","content":"\t30 Point Nepean National Park\n\nS. 30(1) amended by Nos 43/2005 s. 3(1), 48/2009 s. 4(1).\n\n(1) The Minister shall consult with any Minister, public authority or interest group who or which expresses an interest in public safety, fire protection works and the fire control operations in the park described in Part 44 of Schedule Two.\n\nS. 30(2) amended by No. 38/1989 s. 24(a), repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 7.\n\nS. 30(3) inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 24(b), amended by Nos 43/1990  \nss 12, 13(1), 43/2005 ss 3(2), 7, repealed by No. 48/2009 s. 4(2).\n\nS. 30AAA inserted by No. 48/2009 s. 5.\n\n\t30AAA Leases in Point Nepean National Park\n\nS. 30AAA(1) amended by No. 79/2013 s. 18.\n\n(1) After consulting the National Parks Advisory Council, the Minister may lease any area of land  in the park described in Part 44 of Schedule Two which is shown hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 110/2.\n\nS. 30AAA(2) amended by No. 45/2013 s. 10(1).\n\n(2) A lease under subsection (1) must be for a purpose or purposes which the Minister considers are not detrimental to the protection of the park, including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values.\n\n(3) Subject to subsection (2), the purpose of a lease under subsection (1) may be for the occupation of buildings or the construction and occupation of buildings, including buildings providing accommodation, but not for the purpose of industrial or residential use.\n\n(4) A lease under subsection (1)—\n\nS. 30AAA(5) substituted by No. 45/2013 s. 10(2).\n\n(5) For the purposes of subsection (4)(c), the Minister must ensure that the lease is subject to conditions that prevent or minimise any adverse impact on the park (including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values) by the development or use of the land that is permitted under the lease.\n\nS. 30AAAB inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 11, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 7.\n\nS. 30AAAC (Heading) amended by No. 54/2015 s. 8(1).\n\nS. 30AAAC inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 11.\n\n\t30AAAC Power of Minister to grant leases more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years—Point Nepean National Park\n\nS. 30AAAC(1) substituted by No. 54/2015 s. 8(2).\n\n(1) The Minister may grant a lease for a term of more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years of any area of land which may be leased under section 30AAA if the Minister—\n\n(i) the proposed use, development, improvements or works that are to be the subject of the lease are of a substantial nature and of a value which justifies a longer term lease; and\n\n(2) Section 30AAA(2), (3), (4)(a) and (c) and (5) apply to a lease granted under this section.\n\nS. 30AAAD inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 11, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 9.\n\nS. 30AAB inserted by No. 48/2009 s. 5.\n\n\t30AAB Licences associated with lease—Point Nepean National Park\n\nS. 30AAB(1) amended by Nos 45/2013 s. 12(1), 79/2013 s. 18.\n\n(1) Where land is leased to a person under section 30AAA or 30AAAC, the Minister may grant a licence to that person to use any land, building, improvements or works in the area of the park described in Part 44 of Schedule Two which is shown hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 110/2.\n\n(a) must be for the same or a related purpose to the purpose for which the land is leased; and\n\nS. 30AAB  \n(2)(c) amended by No. 45/2013 s. 12(2).\n\nS. 30AAB(3) inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 12(3).\n\n(3) A licence under subsection (1) may be granted—\n\nS. 30AAB(4) inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 12(3).\n\n(4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(d), the Minister must ensure that the licence is subject to conditions that prevent or minimise any adverse impact on the park (including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values) by the development or use of the land that is permitted under the licence.\n\nS. 30AAC inserted by No. 48/2009 s. 5.\n\n\t30AAC General licences—Point Nepean National Park\n\nS. 30AAC(1) amended by No. 79/2013 s. 18.\n\n(1) The Minister may grant a licence to a person to occupy or use any land  in  the area of the park described in Part 44 of Schedule Two which is shown hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 110/2.\n\n(a) must be for a purpose or purposes which the Minister considers are consistent with the objects of the **National Parks Act 1975** in relation to the land; and\n\n(c) must not be for a term of more than 7 years; and\n\nS. 30A inserted by No. 37/1989 s. 5.\n\n\t30A Operations in the Alpine National Park\n\nS. 30A(1) amended by Nos 130/1993 s. 122(Sch. 4 item 10.2), 53/1994 s. 34(Sch. 1 item 6.2), 110/1994 s. 41(Sch. 1 item 7.2), 69/2000 s. 61(3), 11/2024 s. 103.\n\n(1) VENCorp, a distribution company, a transmission company or a generation company within the meaning of the **Electricity Industry Act 2000**, for the purposes of the  hydro-electric undertaking at Kiewa may—\n\n(a) occupy and utilize works required for the operation and maintenance of the undertaking; and\n\nS. 30A(1)(b) amended by No. 130/1993 s. 122(Sch. 4 item 10.2 (a)(c)).\n\n(b) perform its functions and exercise powers which relate to the undertaking and to the protection of the quality, quantity and availability of water produced for the requirements for the undertaking; and\n\nS. 30A(1)(c) amended by Nos 76/1998 s. 14, 19/2018 s. 194.\n\n(c) plan fire protection works (including construction of vehicular tracks) to protect works required for the undertaking in consultation with the Secretary and Parks Victoria—\n\non or over the lands referred to in Part 37 of Schedule Two.\n\nS. 30A(2) amended by No. 46/1998  \n\n(2) Subsection (1)(c) only applies to those parts of Part 37 of Schedule Two which are marked A16 and A18 and shown by light shading and that part marked A17 and shown by open triangle pattern on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70/1f.\n\nS. 30AA inserted by No. 79/1995  \ns. 33.\n\n\t30AA Lease or licence to a generation company—Alpine National Park\n\nS. 30AA(1) amended by No. 48/1996 s. 33(1).\n\n(1) The Minister may grant or renew a lease or licence to a generation company of any area of land in the park described in Part 37 of Schedule Two which is used for the purposes of the generation of electricity for supply or sale.\n\n(2) A lease or licence under subsection (1)—\n\nS. 30AA(2)(b) amended by No. 48/1996 s. 33(1).\n\n(b) is subject to any terms and conditions determined by the Minister.\n\nS. 30AA(3) inserted by No. 48/1996 s. 33(2).\n\n(3) A lease under subsection (1) may be granted—\n\n(a) without being limited to a particular stratum of land; or\n\n(b) for a stratum of land.\n\nS. 30AA(4) inserted by No. 48/1996 s. 33(2), amended by No. 47/2025 s. 93.\n\n(4) The Minister must not grant a lease under subsection (1) for a stratum of land unless the Minister is satisfied that—\n\n(a) each lessee for the time being under the lease can obtain reasonable access to and use of the land to be leased; and\n\n(b) the granting of the lease would not interfere with the exercise of rights by the registered proprietor, lessee or licensee of other land; and\n\n(c) provision has been made (in the lessee or otherwise) for any necessary rights of support of the stratum or other land or of any building or structure erected or to be erected on those lands; and\n\n(d) provision has been made (in the lease or otherwise) for any necessary rights for the passage or provision of services (including drainage, sewerage, or the supply of water, gas, electricity or telephone) to or through the stratum, where those rights are necessary for the reasonable enjoyment of the stratum or other land.\n\nS. 30AA(5) inserted by No. 48/1996 s. 33(2).\n\n(5) The granting under subsection (1) of a lease of a stratum of land is conclusive proof of compliance with subsection (4) in respect of the lease.\n\nS. 30AA(6) inserted by No. 55/1997  \ns. 30(1), amended by No. 69/2000 s. 61(4).\n\n(6) In this section, ***generation company*** has the same meaning as in the **Electricity Industry Act 2000**.\n\nS. 30AB inserted by No. 79/1995 s. 33.\n\n\t30AB Agreement with a generation company—Alpine National Park\n\nS. 30AB(1) amended by No. 48/1996 s. 34(1)(a)(b).\n\n(1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with a generation company to—\n\n(a) manage and control; or\n\n(b) carry out duties functions and powers related to the generation of electricity for the purposes of supply or sale in—\n\nany area of the park described in Part 37 of Schedule Two which is used for the purposes of or in connection with the generation of electricity for supply or sale.\n\n(a) must be in writing;\n\n(b) may be amended from time to time or terminated by further written agreement between the parties.\n\nS. 30AB(2A) inserted by No. 48/1996 s. 34(2).\n\n(2A) An agreement under subsection (1) must contain provisions with respect to the protection and conservation of the land subject to the agreement.\n\nS. 30AB(3) amended by Nos 55/1997  \ns. 30(2), 69/2000 s. 61(5).\n\n(3) In this section ***generation company*** has the same meaning as in the **Electricity Industry Act 2000**.\n\nS. 30B inserted by No. 37/1989 s. 5.\n\n\t30B Protection of access rights of freeholders in Alpine National Park\n\nS. 30B(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 94(1).\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land abutting or surrounded by land described in Part 37 of Schedule Two the Minister may grant to that person that reasonable right of access to the person's land which will in the Minister's opinion allow that person to use the person's land.\n\nS. 30B(2) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 94(2).\n\n(2) For the purpose of allowing a person to have access to the person's land the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the land described in Part 37 or that right of access.\n\nS. 30BA inserted by No. 35/2005 s. 6.\n\n\t30BA Rights to move cattle through the Alpine National Park\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple interest in land that abuts or is surrounded by land that is part of the park described in Part 37 of Schedule Two, the Minister may, in writing, grant to that person a reasonable right to move cattle to or from the land in which the person holds the interest directly through the park along the route specified by the Minister (not being a route through a wilderness zone or reference area) if the Minister is satisfied that there is no practical alternative route outside the park for moving the cattle.\n\n(2) If a person holds a licence to graze cattle on Crown land, the Minister may, in writing, grant to that person a reasonable right to move cattle to or from the land over which the person holds the licence directly through the park described in Part 37 of Schedule Two, along the route specified by the Minister (not being a route through a wilderness zone or reference area) if the Minister is satisfied that there is no practical alternative route outside the park for moving the cattle.\n\n(3) The Minister may, in the document granting a right under this section—\n\n(a) impose any terms and conditions that the Minister determines; and\n\n(b) specify that the person is exempt from any regulation applying to the park.\n\nS. 30C inserted by No. 37/1989  \ns. 5.\n\n","sortOrder":84},{"sectionNumber":"30C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of life occupancies in Alpine National Park","content":"\t30C Protection of life occupancies in Alpine National Park\n\nS. 30C(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 95.\n\n(1) If a person was immediately before 1 June 1986 occupying a portion of the land described in Part 37 of Schedule Two under an agreement with a Minister responsible for Crown lands which was an agreement which granted the person an occupancy of the land for the person's lifetime, the Minister must grant a permit to the person authorising the person to continue to occupy that portion of the land.\n\n(2) A permit under subsection (1)—\n\n(a) must be granted by the Minister on or before the date on which the land is added to Part 37 of Schedule Two; and\n\n(b) is to be for the lifetime of the person to whom it is granted and subject to the same terms and conditions including the payment of fees (if any) as are contained in the agreement.\n\nS. 30D inserted by No. 43/1990 s. 4.\n\n","sortOrder":85},{"sectionNumber":"30D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of access rights to Murray–Sunset National Park","content":"\t30D Protection of access rights to Murray–Sunset National Park\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land abutting or surrounded by land described in Part 38 of Schedule Two, the Minister may grant to that person that reasonable right of access to the person's land which, in the Minister's opinion, will allow that person to use that land.\n\nS. 30D(2) amended by No. 46/1998  \n\n(2) If a person carries on or proposes to carry on operations to mine or explore for gypsum on the land bordered blue in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 51/2, the Minister may grant to that person and the person's employees, contractors and agents that reasonable right of access to the land bordered blue over the land described in Part 38 of Schedule Two which, in the Minister's opinion, will allow them to use that land for that purpose.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to have access to land under subsection (1) or (2), the Minister may exempt the person from any regulation affecting the land described in Part 38 of Schedule Two or that right of access.\n\nS. 30E inserted by No. 43/1990 s. 4.\n\n","sortOrder":86},{"sectionNumber":"30E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name of Murray–Sunset National Park","content":"\t30E Change of name of Murray–Sunset National Park\n\n(1) If, after consulting groups of Aboriginal people who, in the Minister's opinion, have an interest in the area, the Minister considers it appropriate to do so, the Minister, with the approval of the Place Names Committee established under the **Survey Co-ordination Act 1958**, may recommend to the Governor in Council that the name in the heading to Part 38 of Schedule Two be added to or that another name be substituted.\n\n(2) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette may amend Part 38 of Schedule Two in accordance with the Minister's recommendation.\n\nS. 30F inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 21.\n\n","sortOrder":87},{"sectionNumber":"30F","sectionType":"section","heading":"Access rights—French Island National Park","content":"\t30F Access rights—French Island National Park\n\n(1) The Minister may grant to a person who holds a fee-simple interest in land on French Island any rights of access over the park to that land which are, in the Minister's opinion, reasonable.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to exercise a right of access under subsection (1), the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the park.\n\n(4) In this section ***park*** means the land referred to in Part 15 of Schedule Two.\n\nS. 30G (Heading) substituted by No. 82/2009 s. 6(1).\n\nS. 30G inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":88},{"sectionNumber":"30G","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water distribution works authority in relation to certain parks","content":"\t30G Water distribution works authority in relation to certain parks\n\nS. 30G(1) amended by Nos 82/2009 s. 6(2), 40/2020 s. 76, 47/2025 s. 78.\n\n(1) The Minister may grant an authority to a person to install, operate or manage works for the purposes of conveying water over any part of the land described in Part 9, 38, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48 or 49 of Schedule Two, Part 37 of Schedule Two B, Part 11, 16, 17 or 18 of Schedule Three, Part 8 of Schedule Four or Part 1 of Schedule Nine.\n\n(2) An authority under subsection (1) may be granted for the term determined by the Minister.\n\n(3) An authority under subsection (1) is subject to—\n\n(a) any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose; and\n\n(b) the payment of any fee or charge determined by the Minister.\n\n(4) An authority under subsection (1) may be cancelled by the Minister if the holder does not comply with a condition of the authority.\n\n(5) The holder of an authority under subsection (1) must not transfer the authority unless the holder has first obtained the consent of the Minister.\n\nS. 30G(6)(7) repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 6(3).\n\nS. 30H inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":89},{"sectionNumber":"30H","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dam licences—Greater Bendigo National Park, Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park","content":"\t30H Dam licences—Greater Bendigo National Park, Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park\n\n(1) The Minister may grant a licence to any person to use  land for a dam that existed immediately before the commencement of sections 12 and 15 of the **National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002** on any part of the land described in Part 41 of Schedule Two or Part 8 of Schedule Four.\n\n(2) A licence under subsection (1) may be granted for a term of not more than 3 years.\n\n(3) A licence under subsection (1) is subject to—\n\n(a) any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose; and\n\n(b) the payment of any fee or charge determined by the Minister.\n\n(4) A licence under subsection (1) may be cancelled by the Minister if the holder does not comply with a condition of the licence.\n\n(5) The holder of a licence under subsection (1) must not transfer the licence unless the holder has first obtained the consent of the Minister.\n\n(6) Despite the commencement of sections 12 and 15 of the **National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002**, a licence over any part of the land described in Part 41 of Schedule Two or Part 8 of Schedule Four—\n\n(a) that has been granted to a person under section 52 of the **Forests Act 1958** to use land for the purposes of a dam; and\n\n(b) that is in force immediately before the commencement of those sections—\n\nsubject to the provisions of the **Forests Act 1958**, continues in force as a licence granted under that Act until the date of its expiry.\n\n(7) Despite the commencement of section 15 of the **National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002**, a licence over any part of the land described in Part 8 of Schedule Four—\n\n(a) that has been granted to a person under section 138 of the **Land Act 1958** to use land for the purposes of a dam; and\n\n(b) that is in force immediately before the commencement of that section—\n\nsubject to the provisions of the **Land Act 1958**, continues in force as a licence granted under that Act until the date of its expiry.\n\nS. 30I inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":90},{"sectionNumber":"30I","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of access rights of freeholders in relation to certain parks","content":"\t30I Protection of access rights of freeholders in relation to certain parks\n\nS. 30I(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 96.\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land abutting or surrounded by a relevant park, the Minister may grant to that person that reasonable right of access to the person's land that will, in the Minister's opinion, allow that person to use the person's land.\n\n(2) A right of access under this section is subject to any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to exercise a right under this section, the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the relevant park.\n\n(4) In this section ***relevant park*** means the land described in any of the following—\n\nS. 30I(4)(a) amended by Nos 60/2005 s. 5, 54/2008 s. 5, substituted by No. 82/2009 s. 7, amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 77(a), 47/2025 s. 79(1).\n\n(a) Part 9, Part 10, Part 17, Part 30, Part 31, Part34, Part 38, Part 41, Part 42, Part 45, Part 46, Part 48 or Part 49 of Schedule Two;\n\nS. 30I(4)(ab) inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 4(1).\n\n(ab) Part 2 of Schedule Two;\n\nS. 30I(4)(b) amended by Nos 7/2012 s. 3, 19/2018 s. 195.\n\n(b) Part 15, Part 26, Part 37 or Part 39 of Schedule Two B;\n\nS. 30I(4)(ba) inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 4(2), amended by Nos 40/2020 s. 77(b), 47/2025 s. 79(2).\n\n(ba) Part 1, Part 1A, Part 12 or Part 15 of Schedule Three;\n\nS. 30I(4)(c) amended by Nos 53/2017 s. 24, 40/2020 s. 77(c).\n\n(c) Part 5 or Part 8 of Schedule Four;\n\nS. 30I(4)(d) inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 77(d).\n\n(d) Part 1 of Schedule Nine.\n\nS. 30J inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":91},{"sectionNumber":"30J","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of access rights of freeholders in Mitchell River National Park","content":"\t30J Protection of access rights of freeholders in Mitchell River National Park\n\nS. 30J(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 97.\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land surrounded by the park described in Part 8 of Schedule Two, the Minister may grant to that person that reasonable right of access to the person's land that will, in the Minister's opinion, allow that person to use the person's land.\n\n(2) A right of access under this section is subject to any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to exercise a right under this section, the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the park.\n\nS. 30K inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":92},{"sectionNumber":"30K","sectionType":"section","heading":"Right to move cattle or sheep through Heathcote-Graytown National Park and Broken-Boosey State Park","content":"\t30K Right to move cattle or sheep through Heathcote-Graytown National Park and Broken-Boosey State Park\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land abutting the park described in Part 42 of Schedule Two or Part 37 of Schedule Two B, the Minister may grant to that person a reasonable right to move cattle or sheep through any part of the park.\n\n(2) A right under this section is subject to any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to exercise a right under this section, the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the park.\n\nS. 30L inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 7, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 8, new s. 30L inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":93},{"sectionNumber":"30L","sectionType":"section","heading":"Right to move cattle through Barmah National Park","content":"\t30L Right to move cattle through Barmah National Park\n\n(1) For the purpose of allowing a person to move cattle to an area surrounded by land that is part of the park described in Part 46 of Schedule Two, the Minister may, in writing, grant that person a right to move cattle through the park along the route specified by the Minister.\n\n(2) A right under this section is subject to any conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to exercise a right under this section, the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the park.\n\nS. 30M (Heading) substituted by No. 82/2009 s. 9(1).\n\nS. 30M inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 7, amended by Nos 82/2009 s. 9(2), 40/2020 s. 78.\n\n","sortOrder":94},{"sectionNumber":"30M","sectionType":"section","heading":"Works under water licences for certain parks","content":"\t30M Works under water licences for certain parks\n\nA licence under section 51 or 67 of the **Water Act 1989** that authorises the construction, installation, operation, alteration, removal or decommissioning of works on any part of the land described in Part 38, 40, 46, 47, 48 or 49 of Schedule Two, Part 37 of Schedule Two B, Part 11, 16, 17 or 18 of Schedule Three or Part 1 of Schedule Nine must not be issued except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\nS. 31 amended by Nos 9570 s. 11(2), 7/1987 s. 6(a)(b).\n\n","sortOrder":95},{"sectionNumber":"31","sectionType":"section","heading":"Croajingolong National Park","content":"\t31 Croajingolong National Park\n\n(1) The Minister may grant to a person who holds in fee-simple land abutting land referred to in Part 28 of Schedule Two and abutting or within 60 metres of high-water mark, such reasonable rights of access from low-water mark to that first-mentioned land over land referred to in that part subject to such charge or fee (if any) and such terms and conditions as the Minister determines.\n\nS. 31(2) inserted by No. 7/1987 s. 6(c), amended by No. 38/1989 s. 18(3)(h), repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 22.\n\nS. 31A inserted by No. 9114 s. 13, amended by No. 9570 s. 11(3), repealed by No. 54/2008 s. 7.\n\nS. 31AA inserted by No. 44/1986 s. 10, amended by No. 81/1992 s. 10(2)(a)(b), substituted by No. 48/1993 s. 9,  \namended by No. 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by No. 35/2010 s. 4.\n\n\t31AA Leases in Mount Buffalo National Park\n\n(1) After consulting the National Parks Advisory Council, the Minister may lease any area of land in the park described in Part 17 of Schedule Two which is shown hatched on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered LEGL./10-107, LEGL./10‑108 and LEGL./10-109.\n\nS. 31AA(2) amended by No. 45/2013 s. 13(1).\n\n(2) A lease under subsection (1) must be for a purpose or purposes which the Minister considers are not detrimental to the protection of the park, including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values.\n\n(3) Subject to subsection (2), the purpose of a lease under subsection (1) may be for the occupation of buildings or the construction and occupation of buildings, including buildings providing accommodation, but not for the purpose of industrial or residential use.\n\n(4) A lease under subsection (1)—\n\nS. 31AA(5) substituted by No. 45/2013 s. 13(2).\n\n(5) For the purposes of subsection (4)(c), the Minister must ensure that the lease is subject to conditions that prevent or minimise any adverse impact on the park (including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values) by the development or use of the land that is permitted under the lease.\n\nS. 31AABA inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 14, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 9.\n\nS. 31AABB (Heading) amended by No. 54/2015 s. 10(1).\n\nS. 31AABB inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 14.\n\n\t31AABB Power of Minister to grant leases more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years—Mount Buffalo National Park\n\nS. 31AABB(1) substituted by No. 54/2015 s. 10(2).\n\n(1) The Minister may grant a lease for a term of more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years of any area of land which may be leased under section 31AA if the Minister—\n\n(i) the proposed use, development, improvements or works that are to be the subject of the lease are of a substantial nature and of a value which justifies a longer term lease; and\n\n(2) Section 31AA(2), (3), (4)(a) and (c) and (5) apply to a lease granted under this section.\n\nS. 31AABC inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 14, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 11.\n\nS. 31AAB inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 5.\n\n31AAB Licences associated with lease—Mount Buffalo National Park\n\nS. 31AAB(1) amended by No. 45/2013 s. 15(1).\n\n(1) Where land is leased to a person under section 31AA or section 31AABB, the Minister may grant a licence to that person to use any land, building, improvements or works in the area of the park described in Part 17 of Schedule Two which is shown hatched on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered LEGL./10-107, LEGL./10-108 and LEGL./10-109 or any land, building, improvement or works that is in the vicinity of, or connected with, that area.\n\n(a) must be for the same or a related purpose to the purpose for which the land is leased; and\n\nS. 31AAB(3) inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 15(2).\n\n(3) A licence under subsection (1) may be granted—\n\nS. 31AAB(4) inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 15(2).\n\n(4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(d), the Minister must ensure that the licence is subject to conditions that prevent or minimise any adverse impact on the park (including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values) by the development or use of the land that is permitted under the licence.\n\nS. 31AB inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 23.\n\n\t31AB Lease of O'Shannassy Lodge—Yarra Ranges National Park[[4]](#endnote-5)\n\n(1) Upon the expiration of the lease dated 15 November 1988 between the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works and Victorian Snow Resorts Pty Ltd the Minister is empowered to grant a tenancy of the land coloured red on the plan attached to that lease for such period, at such rent and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister determines.\n\n(2) A tenancy under subsection (1)—\n\n(a) must be granted in writing;\n\n(b) must not be for a term or terms within the tenancy totalling more than 21 years;\n\n(c) is subject to any terms and conditions determined by the Minister.\n\ns. 14.\n\nS. 32 amended by Nos 10073 s. 7, 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 23), substituted by No. 80/2003 s. 182, repealed by No. 60/2005 s. 6(1).\n\nS. 32A inserted by No. 9114 s. 14, amended by Nos 43/1990 s. 16(1), 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 86), repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 9.\n\nS. 32AA inserted by No. 9247 s. 11.\n\n\t32AA Glenample Homestead\n\nS. 32AA(1) amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 24), 19/2018 s. 196(1), 42/2021 s. 127(1).\n\n(1) Where any part or parts of Crown allotments 5 and 6 Parish of Latrobe has or have been leased by the Crown the Minister may authorize Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to manage the land.\n\nS. 32AA(1A) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 127(2).\n\n(1A) On the appointment of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority as land manager for land referred to in subsection (1) by Order under section 16C(1) or under section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**, the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is taken to be authorised to manage the land under subsection (1).\n\nS. 32AA(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 24), 19/2018 s. 196(1), 42/2021 s. 127(3).\n\n(2) Where Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority undertakes the management of the land—\n\n(a) the land shall be used and managed subject to the terms of the lease referred to in subsection (1) as though the land was land described in Schedule Three;\n\n(b) the Governor in Council may make regulations in respect of the land subject to the lease referred to in subsection (1) as though the land was land described in Schedule Three.\n\nS. 32AA(3) amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 24), 19/2018 s. 196(2), 42/2021 s. 127(4).\n\n(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Minister administering the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**, Parks Victoria, the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, the Governor in Council or any other person to do or agree to do or cause or permit to be done or make any provision for the doing of anything which would not be consistent with any trust condition or other restriction relating to the lease or the use of the land referred to in subsection (1).\n\nS. 32AB inserted by No. 9570 s. 7(1), amended by No. 37/1989  \ns. 6.\n\n\t32AB Tenancy of Rover Scout Chalet\n\nThe Minister may grant to The Scout Association of Australia Victorian Branch for a period not exceeding twenty years a tenancy in the Alpine National Park of land and buildings known as the Rover Scout Chalet together with the associated ski lift at such rent and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister determines.\n\nS. 32AC inserted by No. 24/1988 s. 4.\n\n\t32AC Protection of access rights of freeholders in Croajingolong National Park and Snowy River National Park\n\nS. 32AC(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 98(1).\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land abutting or surrounded by land described in Parts 28 and 29 of Schedule Two the Minister may grant to that person a reasonable right of access to the person's land which will in the Minister's opinion allow that person to use the person's land.\n\nS. 32AC(2) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 98(2).\n\n(2) For the purpose of allowing a person to have access to the person's land the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the land described in Parts 28 and 29 or that right of access.\n\nS. 32AD inserted by No. 37/1989 s. 7, amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 25), repealed by No. 35/2005 s. 7.\n\nS. 32AE inserted by No. 37/1989 s. 7, amended by Nos 57/1995 s. 33, 64/2004 s. 10, repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 197.\n\nS. 32AF inserted by No. 43/1990 s. 8.\n\n\t32AF Protection of access rights of freeholders in Wyperfeld National Park\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land abutting or surrounded by land described in Part 25 of Schedule Two, the Minister may grant to that person that reasonable right of access to the person's land which, in the Minister's opinion, will allow the person to use that land.\n\n(2) For the purpose of allowing a person to have access to land the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the land described in Part 25 of Schedule Two or that right of access.\n\nS. 32AG inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 8, amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 26), repealed by No. 66/2000 s. 39.\n\nS. 32AH inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 8.\n\n\t32AH Protection of access rights of freeholders in Yarra Ranges National Park\n\n(1) If a person holds a fee simple in land abutting or surrounded by land described in Part 39 of Schedule Two—\n\nS. 32AH(1)(a) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 99(1).\n\n(a) if the land is not abutting or surrounded by a designated water supply catchment area, the Minister may grant to that person that reasonable right of access to that person's land which will in the Minister's opinion allow that person to use that person's land; or\n\nS. 32AH(1)(b) amended by Nos 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 8.4), 47/2025 s. 99(2).\n\n(b) if the land is abutting or surrounded by a designated water supply catchment area, the Minister, after consulting the Minister administering the **Water Act 1989**, may grant to that person that reasonable right of access to that person's land which will, in the Minister's opinion, allow that person to use that person's land.\n\nS. 32AH(2) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 99(3).\n\n(2) For the purpose of allowing a person to have access to that person's land the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the land described in Part 39 of Schedule Two or that right of access.\n\nPt 3 Div. 5 (Heading) inserted by No. 9114 s. 15, repealed by No. 57/1995 s. 34(b) (as amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 88.1)).\n\nS. 32B inserted by No. 9114 s. 15.\n\n\t32B Tenancies for surf lifesaving club purposes\n\nS. 32B(1) amended by No. 43/1990 s. 16(2).\n\n(1) The Minister may in writing and in accordance with this section grant tenancies (in the case of any tenancy not exceeding one hectare) of land included in the park described in Part 4 of Schedule Two and abutting on or adjacent to the coastline of Victoria to—\n\nS. 32B(1)(a) amended by Nos 43/1990 s. 16(1), 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 86).\n\n(a) a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act that is taken to be registered in Victoria, members of which during the summer immediately preceding the commencement of this section patrolled any part of the coastline aforesaid for the purpose of assisting persons in difficulty in the water for use for purposes (including the provision of accommodation and associated facilities for members of the company) connected with the surf lifesaving activities of the members;\n\nS. 32B(1)(b) amended by Nos 43/1990 s. 16(1), 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 86), 64/2004 s. 11(1)(a)(b).\n\n(b) Surf Life Saving Victoria for use for purposes (including the provision of accommodation and associated facilities for members of a club) connected with the surf lifesaving activities of members of a specified club, members of which during the summer immediately preceding the commencement of this section patrolled any part of the coastline aforesaid for the purpose of assisting persons in difficulty in the water and which is affiliated with Surf Life Saving Victoria.\n\nS. 32B(1A) inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 11(2).\n\n(1A) The Minister may, in writing, grant tenancies of land in any specified park that is abutting on or adjacent to the coastline of Victoria to Surf Life Saving Victoria, for use, by the members of a club that is affiliated with Surf Life Saving Victoria, for surf lifesaving purposes.\n\nS. 32B(2) amended by No. 64/2004 s. 11(3).\n\n(2) A tenancy under subsection (1) or (1A)—\n\n(a) shall be in respect of land not exceeding one hectare specified in the agreement;\n\n(b) shall be—\n\n(i) for a term not exceeding 21 years;\n\n(ii) for such rent and other charges;\n\n(iii) subject to such terms conditions and covenants—\n\nas is or are determined by the Minister and specified in the agreement.\n\nS. 32B(3) amended by No. 64/2004 s. 11(4).\n\n(3) An agreement for a tenancy under this section may authorize the construction erection or provision on the land or on a specified part or specified parts of the land and for the purposes specified in subsection (1) or (1A) of specified structures apparatus or equipment or structures apparatus or equipment of any specified class for such charges and subject to such terms conditions and covenants as the Minister determines and specifies in the agreement.\n\nS. 32B(4) inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 11(5).\n\n***specified park*** means—\n\n(a) the park described in Part 4 of Schedule Two; or\n\nS. 32B(4)(b) repealed by No. 60/2005 s. 6(2).\n\n(c) the park described in Part 15 of Schedule Three;\n\n***surf lifesaving purposes*** means purposes connected with the patrolling of any part of the coastline of Victoria by persons for the purpose of assisting other persons in difficulty in water and includes using land for accommodation and facilities associated with the patrolling and assisting activities;\n\n***Surf Life Saving Victoria*** means Surf Life Saving Victoria ACN 004 704 652.\n\nS. 32B(5) inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 11(5), repealed by No. 60/2005 s. 6(3).\n\nS. 32C inserted by No. 9114 s. 15, amended by No. 57/1995 s. 35 (as amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 88.2)), repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 12.\n\nS. 32CA inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 7, substituted by No. 7/2012 s. 4.\n\n\t32CA Arthurs Seat chairlift lease\n\n(1) After consulting the National Parks Advisory Council, the Minister may lease any area of land in the park described in Part 2 of Schedule Two B which is land—\n\n(a) shown hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 36A; or\n\n(b) delineated and coloured blue on that plan and is 6 metres or more above the land surface.\n\n(2) The purpose of a lease under subsection (1) may be for the purposes of a chairlift and associated visitor facilities.\n\n(3) A lease under subsection (1)—\n\nS. 32CA(4) substituted by No. 45/2013 s. 16.\n\n(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(c), the Minister must ensure that the lease is subject to conditions that prevent or minimise any adverse impact on the park (including its natural, indigenous, historic, cultural, landscape and recreational values) by the development or use of the land that is permitted under the lease.\n\nS. 32CB inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 17, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 11.\n\nS. 32CC (Heading) substituted by No. 54/2015 s. 12(1).\n\nS. 32CC inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 17.\n\n\t32CC Power of Minister to grant leases more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years—Arthurs Seat chairlift lease\n\nS. 32CC(1) substituted by No. 54/2015 s. 12(2).\n\n(1) The Minister may grant a lease for a term of more than 21 years but not exceeding 50 years of any area of land which may be leased under section 32CA if the Minister—\n\n(i) the proposed use, development, improvements or works that are to be the subject of the lease are of a substantial nature and of a value which justifies a longer term lease; and\n\n(2) Section 32CA(2), (3)(a) and (c) and (4) apply to a lease granted under this section.\n\nS. 32CC(3) repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 12(3).\n\nS. 32CD inserted by No. 45/2013 s. 17, repealed by No. 54/2015 s. 13.\n\nS. 32D (Heading) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(1).\n\nS. 32D inserted by No. 9247 s. 12.\n\n\t32D Authorities to search for minerals in certain parks\n\nS. 32D(1) amended by Nos 9570 s. 11(4), 10073 s. 8(1).\n\n(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this or any other Act, the Minister may by notice in the Government Gazette designate the area or areas in—\n\nS. 32D(1)(a) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), amended by Nos 44/1986 s. 11, 38/1989 ss 18(3)(i), 25, 57/1995 s. 36(a)(b), 7/1997 s. 8, substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2).\n\n(a) the parks described in any of the following—\n\n(i) Part 30, 41, 42 or 43 of Schedule Two;\n\n(ii) Part 15, 26, 31, 36 or 38 of Schedule Two B;\n\n(iii) Part 1 or 13 of Schedule Three;\n\nS. 32D(1)(a)(iv) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 79(1).\n\n(iv) Part 8 of Schedule Four;\n\nS. 32D(1)(a)(v) inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 79(2).\n\n(v) an area included in Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule Nine—\n\nin which searching for minerals under a miner's right or tourist fossicking authority will be permitted;\n\nS. 32D(1)(b) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2).\n\n(b) the parks described in any of the following—\n\nS. 32D(1)(b)(i) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 198(1).\n\n(i) Part 31 or 49 of Schedule Two;\n\nS. 32D(1)(b)(ii) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 198(2).\n\n(ii) Part 15 of Schedule Two B;\n\n(iii) Part 15 of Schedule Three—\n\nin which searching for gemstones under a miner's right or tourist fossicking authority will be permitted;\n\nS. 32D(1)(c) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), amended by No. 38/1989  \ns. 18(3)(j), substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2), amended by No. 64/2004 s. 13.\n\n(c) the tidal zones of the park described in Part 4 of Schedule Two in which searching for gemstones under a miner's right or tourist fossicking authority will be permitted.\n\nS. 32D(1)(d) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), amended by No. 38/1989  \ns. 18(3)(k), repealed by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2).\n\nS. 32D(2) substituted by No. 10073 s. 8(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 27), 50/2002 s. 8(3), 19/2018 s. 198(3), 42/2021 s. 128(1)(a).\n\n(2) Upon the designation of an area pursuant to subsection (1), Parks Victoria, or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (in the case of land in the park described in Part 31 of Schedule Two for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is appointed land manager by Order under section 16C(1) or under section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**, may—\n\nS. 32D(2)(a) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 128(1)(b).\n\n(a) grant a permit by writing to any person or persons named in the permit; or\n\nto search for minerals in that area.\n\nS. 32D(3) substituted by No. 10073 s. 8(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 27), 19/2018 s. 198(3), 42/2021 s. 128(2).\n\n(3) Any permission or authorization given under subsection (2) shall be subject to any restrictions and conditions which Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may determine.\n\nS. 32D(4) inserted by No. 82/2000 s. 75.\n\n(4) The property in minerals passes from the Crown to a person acting in accordance with any permission or authorization given under subsection (2) when the minerals are separated from the land.\n\nS. 32E inserted by No. 7/1987 s. 7, amended by No. 57/1995 s. 37, repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 10.\n\nS. 32F inserted by No. 7/1987 s. 7, amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 11.\n\nS. 32FAA inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 9.\n\n\t32FAA Protection of access rights of freeholders in Cathedral Range State Park\n\n(1) The Minister may grant to a person who holds a fee simple in land abutting or surrounded by the park any rights of access over the park to that land, which are, in the Minister's opinion, reasonable.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to exercise a right under subsection (1), the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation affecting the park.\n\n(4) In this section ***park*** means the land referred to in Part 8 of Schedule Two B.\n\nS. 32FA inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 38, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 14.\n\nS. 32G inserted by No. 7/1987 s. 7, amended by No. 57/1995 s. 39, repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 12.\n\nS. 32H (Heading) inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 7.\n\nS. 32H inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9.\n\n","sortOrder":96},{"sectionNumber":"32H","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of designated water supply catchment areas and their water resources","content":"\t32H Protection of designated water supply catchment areas and their water resources\n\nS. 32H(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 28), 19/2018 s. 199(1).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria, in carrying out the duties or performing the functions of Parks Victoria's office or exercising powers in relation to a designated water supply catchment area, and any other person or body, in carrying out duties or performing functions or exercising powers in relation to such an area, must regard the paramount consideration as being the need to—\n\nS. 32H(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 28), 19/2018 s. 199(2).\n\n(2) Parks Victoria must ensure that each designated water supply catchment area is controlled and managed in accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that will—\n\nS. 32H(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 28), 19/2018 s. 199(3), 47/2025 s. 100.\n\n(3) Without limiting section 20, Parks Victoria has power to do anything in relation to a designated water supply catchment area that Parks Victoria considers necessary to—\n\nS. 32I inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9, amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 29), substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":97},{"sectionNumber":"32I","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management agreements with managing water authorities","content":"\t32I Management agreements with managing water authorities\n\nS. 32I(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 200(1).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria may enter into an agreement with—\n\n(a) Melbourne Water Corporation for the management by Melbourne Water Corporation of a Melbourne water supply catchment area; or\n\n(b) Barwon Water for the management by Barwon Water of the Barwon water supply catchment area; or\n\nS. 32I(1)(c) substituted by No. 90/2009 s. 5.\n\n(c) Wannon Water for the management by Wannon Water of the Wannon water supply catchment area.\n\nS. 32I(2)(b) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 200(2).\n\n(b) must be consistent with the objects of this Act and with the duties imposed on Parks Victoria by sections 17(2)(ba), 17(3) and 32H; and\n\n(c) may be amended from time to time or terminated by a further written agreement between the parties.\n\n(3) An agreement under subsection (1)—\n\nS. 32I(3)(a) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 200(3).\n\n(a) must specify those duties, functions and powers imposed on Parks Victoria by or under this Act which may be carried out by the managing water authority that has entered into the agreement in relation to the designated water supply catchment area to which the agreement relates; and\n\n(b) must specify those functions and powers of the managing water authority which may be performed by the managing water authority in relation to the designated water supply catchment area; and\n\n(c) may provide for the management and control by the managing water authority of any property within the designated water supply catchment area; and\n\n(d) must contain provisions with respect to—\n\n(i) the protection of conservation values within the designated water supply catchment area; and\n\n(ii) fire protection and fire management within the area; and\n\n(iii) prohibiting and regulating the activities of people within the area and access to the area by people; and\n\n(iv) once-only harvesting of forest produce from those areas shown cross-hatched on the plans referred to in Parts 10 and 39 of Schedule Two, and the rehabilitation of those areas; and\n\nS. 32I(3)(d)(v) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 200(4).\n\n(v) procedures to be followed to prevent or settle disputes concerning the management of the area that arise between the parties during the currency of the agreement including the submission of any unresolved dispute to the Minister, the Minister responsible for the managing water authority and (in the case of Melbourne Water Corporation) the Treasurer, for a decision that is to be binding on the parties.\n\n(4) It is deemed to be a term of any agreement under subsection (1) that, despite any other provision of this Act, it is the function of the managing water authority to determine the policy necessary in a designated water supply catchment area—\n\n(a) to protect the area for the purposes of water supply; and\n\n(b) to maintain the water quality of and otherwise protect the water resources in the area; and\n\n(c) to restrict human activity for the purposes of giving effect to paragraphs (a) and (b).\n\nS. 32J inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9, substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":98},{"sectionNumber":"32J","sectionType":"section","heading":"Access to property in designated water supply catchment areas","content":"\t32J Access to property in designated water supply catchment areas\n\nThe Minister must grant to the managing water authority for a designated water supply catchment area that reasonable right of access to property within the area that is owned, controlled or managed by the managing water authority that will, in the Minister's opinion, allow the managing water authority to exercise its powers and functions with respect to that property.\n\nS. 32K inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9, amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 30), substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":99},{"sectionNumber":"32K","sectionType":"section","heading":"Control and management of structures and installations in designated water supply catchment areas","content":"\t32K Control and management of structures and installations in designated water supply catchment areas\n\nS. 32K(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 201.\n\n(1) The managing water authority for a designated water supply catchment area may manage and control any structures and installations (other than those built or installed by the Secretary or Parks Victoria) in the area.\n\n(2) For the purposes of giving effect to subsection (1), the managing water authority may operate, repair, replace, maintain, remove, connect, disconnect or do any other thing necessary to manage or control a structure or installation.\n\n(3) In this section ***structures and installations*** includes, but is not limited to, dam walls, reservoirs, weirs, tunnels, roads, tracks, buildings, towers and fences.\n\nS. 32L inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9.\n\n","sortOrder":100},{"sectionNumber":"32L","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extraction of forest produce from Kinglake National Park and Yarra Ranges National Park","content":"\t32L Extraction of forest produce from Kinglake National Park and Yarra Ranges National Park\n\nS. 32L(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 31), 19/2018 s. 202.\n\n(1) The Melbourne Water Corporation may take sell or otherwise dispose of forest produce in the land shown cross-hatched on the plans referred to in Parts 10 and 39 of Schedule Two in accordance with any management agreement entered into under section 32I, or, if there is no agreement, in accordance with terms and conditions agreed to by Parks Victoria and Melbourne Water Corporation.\n\n(2) For the purpose of this section, ***forest produce*** has the same meaning as in the **Forests Act 1958**.\n\nS. 32M inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9, amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 32), substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 9.\n\n","sortOrder":101},{"sectionNumber":"32M","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination of disputes","content":"\t32M Determination of disputes\n\nS. 32M(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 203.\n\n(1) If Parks Victoria has not entered into an agreement under section 32I—\n\n(a) with Melbourne Water Corporation about the management of a Melbourne water supply catchment area; or\n\n(b) with Barwon Water about the management of the Barwon water supply catchment area; or\n\nS. 32M(1)(c) substituted by No. 90/2009 s. 6.\n\n(c) with Wannon Water about the management of the Wannon water supply catchment area—\n\nand if there is a dispute about the management of the area, either Parks Victoria or the relevant managing water authority may refer the dispute to the Minister, the Minister responsible for administering the relevant managing water authority and (in the case of Melbourne Water Corporation) the Treasurer for determination.\n\n(2) A decision of the Ministers under subsection (1) is binding on the parties to the dispute.\n\nS. 32N inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9, substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 9.\n\n","sortOrder":102},{"sectionNumber":"32N","sectionType":"section","heading":"Restricted areas in designated water supply catchment areas","content":"\t32N Restricted areas in designated water supply catchment areas\n\n(1) The Minister may by notice published in the Government Gazette, prohibit, regulate or control access of persons to that part of a designated water supply catchment area that is specified in the notice.\n\n(2) The Minister must not make a notice under subsection (1) unless—\n\n(a) the Minister is of the opinion that it is necessary to do so to prevent access of persons to that part of the designated water supply catchment area for the purposes of—\n\n(i) protecting that area for the purposes of water supply; or\n\n(ii) maintaining the water quality of and otherwise protecting the water resources of that area; and\n\n(b) the Minister has, before doing so, consulted the Minister responsible for the managing water authority for that area.\n\n(3) A notice under subsection (1)—\n\n(a) may be general or of limited application; and\n\n(b) takes effect from the date of publication in the Government Gazette or from any later date specified in the notice; and\n\n(c) in the absence of a date specified in the notice, continues to have effect until 90 days after publication of the notice in the Government Gazette; and\n\n(d) may not provide that it continues to have effect for any period exceeding 12 months.\n\nS. 32N(4) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 101.\n\n(4) As soon as possible after publication of the notice in the Government Gazette, the Minister must publish a notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the area likely to be affected by the notice stating that the Minister has published the notice.\n\n(5) Part 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994** applies to a notice under this section as if that notice were a statutory rule within the meaning of that Act that had been laid before Parliament on the day on which the notice was published in the Government Gazette.\n\n(6) A person must comply with a notice under this section.\n\nS. 32NA inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 7.\n\n\t32NA Management agreement with Barwon Water—Brisbane Ranges National Park\n\n(1) The Minister, with the agreement of the Minister administering the **Water Act 1989**, may enter into an agreement with Barwon Water for Barwon Water to manage and control any structures and installations on the land described in Part 2 of Schedule Two that are specified in the agreement.\n\n(2) For the purposes of giving effect to an agreement under subsection (1), Barwon Water may operate, repair, replace, maintain, remove, connect, disconnect or do any other thing necessary to manage or control the structures and installations specified in the agreement.\n\n(3) In this section, ***structures and installations*** means the dam wall and structures and installations associated with the dam wall, including, but not limited to, the spillway, outlet structures, valve houses, standing areas, security fences, survey and geotechnical monitoring points and the vehicle access track between the dam wall security fence and the toe of the dam wall.\n\nS. 32O inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":103},{"sectionNumber":"32O","sectionType":"section","heading":"Access rights—French Island Marine National Park","content":"\t32O Access rights—French Island Marine National Park\n\n(1) The Minister may grant to a person who holds a fee-simple interest in land on French Island any rights of access to that land over the park that are, in the Minister's opinion, reasonable.\n\n(3) For the purpose of allowing a person to exercise a right of access under subsection (1), the Minister may exempt that person from any regulation made under this Act affecting the park.\n\n(4) In this section ***park*** means the land described in Part 6 of Schedule Seven.\n\nS. 32P inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 10, expired by force of No. 8702 s. 32P(6).\n\nS. 32Q inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 10, expired by force of No. 8702 s. 32Q(5).\n\nS. 32R inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 6.\n\n","sortOrder":104},{"sectionNumber":"32R","sectionType":"section","heading":"Drainage licences—Cobboboonee National Park","content":"\t32R Drainage licences—Cobboboonee National Park\n\nS. 32R(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 204(1).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria may grant a licence to the person who is the owner or occupier of drainage land, being a licence over land described in Part 45 of Schedule Two, for the purpose of draining the drainage land.\n\n(2) A licence granted under subsection (1)—\n\n(b) must not be for a term of more than 7 years; and\n\nS. 32R(2)(c) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 204(2).\n\n(c) is subject to any fees and other charges and terms and conditions determined by Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 32R(3) repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 204(3).\n\nS. 32R(4) def. of *drainage land* amended by No. 19/2018 s. 204(4).\n\n***drainage land*** means Crown Allotment 5, Parish of Cobboboonee.\n\nS. 32R(4) def. of *drainage licence* repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 204(5).\n\nS. 32S inserted by No. 53/2017 s. 25.\n\n","sortOrder":105},{"sectionNumber":"32S","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rehabilitation works—Great Otway National Park","content":"\t32S Rehabilitation works—Great Otway National Park\n\nS. 32S(1) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 205, 42/2021 s. 129(1).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria may authorise Alcoa of Australia Limited ACN 004 879 298 to carry out works on the relevant land managed by Parks Victoria that are associated with the rehabilitation of the Anglesea coal mine and associated works.\n\nS. 32S(1A) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 129(2).\n\n(1A) The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may authorise Alcoa of Australia Limited ACN 004 879 298 to carry out works, on the relevant land managed by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, that are associated with the rehabilitation of the Anglesea coal mine and associated works.\n\nS. 32S(2) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 129(3).\n\n(2) An authorisation under subsection (1) or (1A) must be in writing.\n\nS. 32S(3) def. of *relevant land* amended by No. 40/2020 s. 80.\n\n***relevant land*** means the land delineated and shown cross-hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 111E/5 and that is part of the park described in Part 31 of Schedule Two.\n\nS. 32T inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 81.\n\n","sortOrder":106},{"sectionNumber":"32T","sectionType":"section","heading":"Access rights—Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park","content":"\t32T Access rights—Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park\n\n(1) For the purpose of carrying out duties or obligations or exercising rights under any Desalination Project arrangement, AquaSure, any contractor of Aquasure or any person determined by the Minister may—\n\n(a) enter Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park; and\n\n(b) install, maintain, operate, alter or remove any works in Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park that are necessary or desirable to carry out those duties or obligations or exercise those rights; and\n\n(c) carry out any other actions in Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park that are necessary or desirable to carry out those duties or obligations or exercise those rights.\n\n(2) A determination of the Minister under subsection (1) must—\n\n(a) be in writing; and\n\n(b) published in the Government Gazette.\n\n(3) A person carrying out duties or obligations or exercising rights under any Desalination Project arrangement is not subject to any regulations made under this Act to the extent that the duties or obligations or rights authorised by the Desalination Project arrangement are inconsistent with the regulations.\n\n***AquaSure*** means AquaSure Pty Ltd (ACN 135 956 393);\n\n***Deed*** means the Victorian Desalination Project Project Deed, dated 30 July 2009, between the State of Victoria and AquaSure (as amended from time to time);\n\n***Desalination Project*** means the Desalination Project—\n\n(a) as defined—\n\n(i) in the Nomination Order made under the **Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994** and published in the Government Gazette on 18 December 2007; or\n\n(ii) in the Order referred to in subparagraph (i) as amended; or\n\n(b) as further defined in any subsequent Nomination Order made under the **Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994**;\n\n***Desalination Project*** arrangement means any of the following—\n\n(a) a relevant EPA licence;\n\n(b) the Deed;\n\n(c) any document conferring duties or obligations or rights made under the Deed;\n\n(d) any document conferring duties or obligations or rights made under another Act with respect to the Desalination Project;\n\n***old section 20 of the EPA*** means section 20 of the **Environment Protection Act 1970** as in force on or after 10 December 2017 until its repeal;\n\n***relevant EPA licence*** means—\n\n(a) the licence issued to AquaSure on 10 December 2017 under old section 20 of the EPA; and\n\n(b) any other licence or authority issued to AquaSure or any person determined by the Minister under subsection (1), for the purposes of the Desalination Project, issued under—\n\n(i) old section 20 of the EPA; or\n\n(ii) any subsequent corresponding provision to old section 20 of the EPA;\n\n***Yallock-Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park*** means the land described in Part 2 of Schedule Three.\n\nS. 32U inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 63.\n\n","sortOrder":107},{"sectionNumber":"32U","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area riparian management licences","content":"\t32U Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area riparian management licences\n\n(1) Parks Victoria may grant a licence to a person who holds a fee simple estate in land abutting an area of land described in Subdivision 2, 3 or 4 of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule Nine for the purposes of—\n\n(a) maintaining or improving the riparian environment of the area; or\n\n(b) protecting or managing the area.\n\n(2) A licence granted under subsection (1) must not exceed a term of 5 years.\n\n(3) A licence granted under subsection (1) is subject to any terms and conditions determined by Parks Victoria.\n\nPart IV—General\n\n","sortOrder":108},{"sectionNumber":"33","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rents etc. to be paid into the Consolidated Fund","content":"\t33 Rents etc. to be paid into the Consolidated Fund\n\nS. 33(1) repealed by No. 9861 s. 3(1).\n\nS. 33(2) amended by No. 9570 s. 8(2)(a)–(c), substituted by No. 9861 s. 3(1).\n\n(2) There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund any moneys received by a Committee, the Council or any other person—\n\n(a) by way of rents, fees, tolls or other charges payable under this Act or the regulations, whether under a lease, licence, permit, tenancy or other instrument granted under this Act or the regulations or by or under the **National Parks Act 1975** or a corresponding previous enactment or the regulations made thereunder;\n\n(b) from the provision to the public of services, facilities or goods under this Act or the regulations;\n\n(c) from the sale or disposal of produce under section 26; or\n\n(d) otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Act.\n\nS. 33(2A) inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 10.\n\n(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to money received by the Melbourne Water Corporation from the taking, sale or disposal of forest produce under section 32L.\n\nS. 33(2B) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 130(1).\n\n(2B) Subsection (2) does not apply to money received by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.\n\nS. 33(3) substituted by No. 9570 s. 8(1), amended by No. 9861 s. 3(1).\n\n(3) The moneys appropriated by Parliament for national park purposes shall be applied only in the payment of—\n\n(a) the costs and expenditure incurred under this Act in the administration of this Act;\n\nS. 33(3)(b) repealed by No. 9861 s. 3(1).\n\n(c) remuneration and allowances payable under this Act;\n\n(d) the whole or part of the cost of carrying out works under section 25;\n\nS. 33(3)(e) amended by Nos 9902 s. 2(1)(Sch. item 186), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 6/2010 s. 203(1)  \n(Sch. 6 item 32.2).\n\n(e) the whole or part of the cost of carrying out works for the establishment of roads or tracks into a park where those works are carried out by arrangement between the Minister and the Minister administering the **Planning and Environment Act 1987** or the Minister administering the **Transport Integration Act 2010**;\n\nS. 33(3)(f) amended by No. 9902 s. 2(1)(Sch. item 186).\n\n(f) subject to the approval of the Minister, the whole or part of the costs of the purchase or acquisition of land purchased or acquired or proposed to be purchased or acquired under section 5 of the **Crown Land (Reserves)** **Act 1978** for the purpose of a park; or\n\n(g) costs and expenditure incurred in the administration, protection or management—\n\n(i) of any land of which the Council is, pursuant to section 14 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the committee of management;\n\n(ii) of any land the subject of an agreement under section 19A;\n\nS. 33(3)(g)(iia) inserted by No. 10166 s. 15, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 33), 19/2018 s. 206, 42/2021 s. 130(2).\n\n(iia) of any land managed by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority under section 19AA, 19C or 19E;\n\nS. 33(3)(g)(iii) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 33), 19/2018 s. 206.\n\n(iii) of any land placed under the control and management of Parks Victoria pursuant to section 18(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**; or\n\nS. 33(3)(g)(iv) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 33), 19/2018 s. 206.\n\n(iv) of any land managed by Parks Victoria pursuant to an agreement made under section 19D.\n\nS. 34 amended by Nos 9114 s. 16, 9212 s. 2(2), 9247 s. 16, 9427 s. 6(1)(Sch. 5 items 119, 120), repealed by No. 9570 s. 8(3).\n\n","sortOrder":109},{"sectionNumber":"35","sectionType":"section","heading":"Annual report","content":"\t35 Annual report\n\nS. 35(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 34), 19/2018 s. 207.\n\n(1) Parks Victoria shall within three months after each year ending on 30 June submit to the Minister a report on the working of this Act during that year and on such other matters as the Minister directs.\n\nS. 35(1A) inserted by No. 53/2017 s. 26.\n\n(1A) If a national park or State park is created in the financial year preceding the year referred to in subsection (1), the annual report must include a summary of the actions taken to establish the park in the 12 months after the creation of the park.\n\nS. 35(1B) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 131.\n\n(1B) A report under subsection (1) must deal with parks for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has control and management.\n\n(2) The Minister shall cause a report under subsection (1) to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within three weeks after it is received or, if Parliament is not then sitting, within three weeks after the next assembling of Parliament.\n\nS. 35A inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 10, amended by No. 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 70/1998 s. 8.\n\nS. 36 substituted by No. 9247 s. 5.\n\n","sortOrder":110},{"sectionNumber":"36","sectionType":"section","heading":"Seizure and forfeiture of guns and other weapons","content":"\t36 Seizure and forfeiture of guns and other weapons\n\nS. 36(1) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 115.2), 47/2025 s. 102(1).\n\n(1) An authorized officer or a police officer may in a park seize a gun or other weapon unless the gun or other weapon is in the possession of a person authorized under this or another Act to use carry or have in the person's possession in the park the gun or other weapon.\n\n(2) Where a gun or other weapon is seized pursuant to subsection (1) and an action is brought against the person in possession of that gun or other weapon and that person is convicted of an offence of using that gun or other weapon in a park in contravention of this Act that gun or other weapon is forfeited to the Crown and shall be disposed of as the Minister directs.\n\nS. 36(3) amended by No. 66/1996 s. 205.\n\n(3) In any other case where a gun or other weapon is seized pursuant to subsection (1) and a court convicts a person of any offence in respect of which the seizure was made the court may authorize the return of the gun to the person convicted or to the owner (as the case requires) but where the person convicted is proved to have been previously convicted of an offence relating to the use carrying or possession of a gun or other weapon in a park or relating to the use of a gun in contravention of the **Wildlife Act 1975** or of an offence under the **Firearms Act 1996** the court shall order the forfeiture of the gun to the Crown and it shall be disposed of as the Minister directs.\n\n(4) Where—\n\n(a) a gun or other weapon is seized under this section; and\n\n(b) no action is taken under this Act against the person from whom the gun or other weapon was seized within six months of the date upon which it was seized; and\n\nS. 36(4)(c) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 102(2).\n\n(c) at the expiry of the six-month period referred to in paragraph (b), the person from whom the gun or other weapon was seized is duly notified in writing sent by post to the person's last known address that no action has been taken under this Act and that the person may claim the gun or other weapon; and\n\n(d) the gun or other weapon is not claimed within twelve months of the date on which the notice was posted—\n\nthe gun or other weapon shall be disposed of as the Minister directs.\n\nS. 36(5) amended by No. 9861 s. 3(1).\n\n(5) Where any gun or other weapon is disposed of by sale pursuant to this section the proceeds of sale shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.\n\nS. 37 (Heading) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 208(1), amended by No. 42/2021 s. 132(1).\n\nS. 37 amended by No. 9247 s. 6(a).\n\n\t37 Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may consent to certain guns or other weapons being carried or used\n\nS. 37(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 35), 19/2018 s. 208(2), 42/2021 s. 132(2).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may by instrument in writing authorize an authorized officer or another person to use carry or have in the authorized officer's or another person's possession a gun or other weapon in a specified park for such purposes, at such times and on such conditions as Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority specifies.\n\nS. 37(2) inserted by No. 9247 s. 6(b), amended by Nos 10166 s. 16(a)(b), 38/1989 s. 18(3)(l), 43/1990 s. 16(3), 7/1997 s. 11(1)(a)(b), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 35), 50/2002 s. 9(a)–(c), 7/2012 s. 5(1), 19/2018 s. 208(3).\n\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1) Parks Victoria may—\n\n(a) grant a permit to any person or persons named therein; or\n\nto carry or use any firearms or other weapons or class or classes of firearms or other weapons in the parks or in parts of the parks described in the specified areas of Part 37 of Schedule Two or in Parts 38 and 39 of Schedule Two B or Parts 2A, 3, 6 and 8 of Schedule Three or Parts 4 and 5 of Schedule Four for such period or periods as are specified and subject to such conditions and restrictions as are specified in the permit or notice.\n\nS. 37(3) inserted by No. 9247 s. 6(b), substituted by No. 9570 s. 9, amended by Nos 44/1986 s. 12, 37/1989 s. 8(b), 38/1989 s. 18(3)(m), 40/1992 s. 8(b), 57/1995 s. 40(a)(i)–(iii), 7/1997 s. 11(2)(a)(b), 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 35), 90/2009 s. 8(1), 19/2018 s. 208(3), 47/2025 s. 75(1).\n\n(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsections (1) and (2) Parks Victoria may—\n\n(a) grant a permit to any person or persons named therein; or\n\nto carry and use any firearms or other weapons or class or classes of firearms or other weapons in the course of hunting deer by stalking in the parks described in Parts 7 and 8 and the specified areas of Parts 27, 29, 36 and 37 of Schedule Two and Part 2 of Schedule Two A, Part 12 of Schedule Three and Parts 4 and 5 of Schedule Four or in such part or parts of the parks for such period or periods and subject to such conditions and restrictions as are specified in the permit or notice.\n\nS. 37(4) inserted by No. 9570 s. 9, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 35), 19/2018 s. 208(4).\n\n(4) Parks Victoria may revoke a permit granted under subsection (3) by notice in writing given to the person or persons named in the permit or sent to them at their address or addresses notified in the permit.\n\nS. 37(5) inserted by No. 9570 s. 9, amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 35), 19/2018 s. 208(4).\n\n(5) Parks Victoria may revoke amend or alter any authority given pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2) or paragraph (b) of subsection (3) by a notice published in the Government Gazette.\n\nS. 37(6) inserted by No. 9570 s. 9, amended by Nos 44/1986  \ns. 12, 38/1989 s. 18(3)(n), 43/1990  \ns. 16(4), 40/1992  \ns. 8(c), 57/1995 s. 40(b), 7/1997 s. 11(3)(a)–(c), 90/2009 s. 8(2).\n\n(6) The Governor in Council may make such regulations as are necessary or convenient to regulate hunting in the parks described in Parts 7 and 8 and the specified areas of Parts 27 and 37 of Schedule Two and Part 2 of Schedule Two A and Part 10 of Schedule Two B and Parts 2A, 3, 6 and 8 of Schedule Three and Parts 4 and 5 of Schedule Four.\n\nS. 37(7) inserted by No. 37/1989  \ns. 8(d), amended by Nos 40/1992  \ns. 5(1)(a)(b), 46/1998  \n\n(7) In subsection (2), ***specified areas*** means those areas of Part 37 of Schedule Two marked A1 and shown by dark shading or vertical hatching or marked A6/A6A or A8 and shown by light shading on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70/1f.\n\nS. 37(7A) inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 40(c).\n\n(7A) In subsections (3) and (6), ***specified areas***, in relation to the park described in Part 27 of Schedule Two, means that part of the park described in Part 27 of Schedule Two east of the Thomson Valley Road.\n\nS. 37(7B) inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 75(2).\n\n(7B) In subsection (3), ***specified areas***, in relation to the park described in Part 29 of Schedule Two, means the part of the park east of the left bank of the Snowy River (looking downstream), excluding any reference area proclaimed under the **Reference Areas Act 1978**, and including the McKillops Bridge camping area, shown delineated and hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 31A.\n\nS. 37(7C) inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 75(2).\n\n(7C) In subsection (3), ***specified areas***, in relation to the park described in Part 36 of Schedule Two, means the park excluding any reference area proclaimed under the **Reference Areas Act 1978**.\n\nS. 37(8) inserted by No. 37/1989  \ns. 8(d), amended by Nos 40/1992  \ns. 5(2)(a)–(f), 57/1995  \ns. 40(d), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2000 s. 7(a)(b), 7/2012 s. 5(2).\n\n(8) In subsections (3) and (6), ***specified areas***, in relation to the park described in Part 37 of Schedule Two, means those areas of Part 37 of Schedule Two marked A1 and shown by dark shading or vertical hatching, marked A6/A6A, A7, A7A, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12 and A19 and shown by light shading or marked A13 and A13A and shown by light shading or cross hatching, marked A14 and shown by light shading or open circle pattern, marked A20 and shown by light shading, herringbone pattern, diagonal hatching or open circle pattern or marked A21 and shown by light shading or open circle pattern or marked WONG. and shown by hatching on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70/4f and shown bordered red or coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70/1m and such other areas of Part 37 as may be specified in a management plan for the park described in that part but excluding any areas under the **Reference Areas Act 1978**.\n\nS. 37(9) inserted by No. 37/1989  \ns. 8(d), amended by No. 57/1995  \ns. 40(e).\n\n(9) A person who does not comply with the conditions specified in a notice given under subsection (3)(b) is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.\n\nS. 37AA (Heading) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 209(1), amended by No. 42/2021 s. 133(1).\n\nS. 37AA inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 41.\n\n\t37AA Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may consent to weapons other than guns being carried through parks\n\nS. 37AA(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 36), 19/2018 s. 209(2), 42/2021 s. 133(2).\n\n(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 37, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may, by notice published in the Government Gazette, authorise that any weapon or class of weapons, other than firearms, may be carried by or be in the possession of any person in the park specified in the notice.\n\n(2) An authorisation under subsection (1) is—\n\n(a) for the period; and\n\n(b) subject to the conditions and restrictions (if any)—\n\nspecified in the notice.\n\nS. 37A (Heading) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 210(1).\n\nS. 37A inserted by No. 10166  \ns. 17(1).\n\n\t37A Parks Victoria may cause to be erected signs to indicate parks\n\nS. 37A(1) amended by Nos 44/1989  \ns. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.4(a)), 19/2018 s. 210(2), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 31.3).\n\n(1) Parks Victoria may with the consent of the Head, Transport for Victoria—\n\n(a) cause to be erected or placed upon or across a road—\n\n(i) any structure or sign to indicate an entrance to the park which is adjacent to the road or entered from the road;\n\n(ii) in the vicinity of any such structure or sign a building or other structure for use as shelter by and office accommodation for persons carrying out functions referred to in subsections (2) and (3);\n\n(iii) any notice sign light or other device to notify users of the road that they are approaching an entrance to the park adjacent to the road, or entered from the road;\n\n(b) carry out minor roadworks, construct entrance stations, install speed humps and erect signs on a road to facilitate the collection of fees for entry to the park which is adjacent to or entered from the road;\n\nS. 37A(1)(c) amended by Nos 44/1989  \ns. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.4(b)), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 31.3).\n\n(c) after consultation with the Head, Transport for Victoria, erect on a road traffic control signals at fee collection points.\n\n(2) Any tolls or fees or charges payable—\n\n(a) for entry into the park which is adjacent to or entered from a road;\n\n(b) for any permit or authority under the Act in relation to the park which is adjacent to or entered from a road—\n\nmay be collected by an authorized officer in respect of the park from persons passing any structure or sign erected under subsection (1).\n\nS. 37A(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 37), 19/2018 s. 210(3).\n\n(3) Where any fee or charge payable in respect of a permit or authority which may be granted by Parks Victoria pursuant to section 21 has been paid, an authorized officer may issue the permit or authority to the person to whom the permit or authority is granted and who passes any structure or sign erected under subsection (1).\n\n(4) Sections 36, 37 and 44 of the Act shall apply to a road specified under subsection (5) as if the road formed part of the park which is adjacent to or entered from the road.\n\n(5) This section shall apply to—\n\nS. 37A(5)(a) amended by No. 12/2004 s. 165(2).\n\n(a) a road that is—\n\nS. 37A(5)(a)(i) amended by No. 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 34.3).\n\n(i) the Wilsons Promontory Road;\n\n(ii) the Mount Buffalo Road—\n\nas respectively declared to be an arterial road within the meaning of the **Road Management Act 2004**;\n\nS. 37A(5)(b) amended by No. 12/2004 s. 165(3).\n\n(b) a road or part of a road that is an arterial road within the meaning of the **Road Management Act 2004**—\n\nS. 37A(5)(b)(i) amended by No. 38/1989  \ns. 35(c).\n\n(i) that—\n\n(A) is bounded on each side by a park and terminates in the park; or\n\n(B) leads into and terminates in a park; and\n\nS. 37A(5)(b)(ii) amended by Nos 44/1989  \ns. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.4(a)), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 31.3).\n\n(ii) has by notice in the Government Gazette been declared by the Head, Transport for Victoria to be a road or part of a road to which this section or a provision of this section shall apply; and\n\nS. 37A(5)(c) amended by No. 12/2004 s. 165(3).\n\n(c) a road or part of a road that is not an arterial road within the meaning of the **Road Management Act 2004** that—\n\n(i) is bounded on each side by a park or leads into a park; and\n\n(ii) has by notice in the Government Gazette been declared by the council of the municipality responsible for maintaining the road to be a road or part of a road to which this section or a provision of this section shall apply.\n\n(6) For the purposes of subsection (5) a road shall be treated as terminating in a park notwithstanding that the road is set out on a plan in Schedule Two or Three as a road which continues through the park if the road is not open and kept open to the public for public use and public traffic free from obstructions (other than temporary obstructions) so that a vehicle may pass through the park on the road.\n\nNo. 8083 s. 24.\n\nS. 38 amended by No. 40/2002 s. 9 (ILA s. 39B(1)).\n\n\t38 Authorised officer may demand name etc.\n\nS. 38(1) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 211(1).\n\n(1) An authorised officer may—\n\nS. 38(1)(a) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 211(2).\n\n(a) if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has contravened or is contravening this Act or the regulations, request the person to state the person's name and address;\n\nS. 38(1)(b) amended by Nos 9114  \ns. 17(a), 19/2018 s. 211(3).\n\n(b) if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person in a park is contravening this Act or the regulations, request the person to leave the park;\n\nS. 38(1)(c) amended by Nos 9114  \ns. 17(b), 19/2018 s. 211(4).\n\n(c) if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person in a park is doing or intends to do anything in respect of which a licence permit or other authority is required under this or any other Act or enactment, request that person to produce for inspection the licence, permit or other authority; and\n\nS. 38(1)(d) inserted by No. 9114  \ns. 17(c), amended by Nos 10166  \ns. 17(3)(a)(b), 57/1995 s. 11, 19/2018 s. 211(4).\n\n(d) if the authorised officer is carrying out any functions referred to in subsection (2) or (3) of section 37A and believes on reasonable grounds that a person passing a sign or structure erected pursuant to that section intends to do in the park which is adjacent to or entered from the road anything for which a licence permit or other authority is required under this or any other Act or enactment, request the person to produce for inspection the licence permit or authority; and\n\nS. 38(1)(e) inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 11, amended by No. 19/2018 s. 211(5).\n\n(e) if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person in a park is acting in a manner which has damaged or polluted or poses a threat of damaging or polluting a designated water supply catchment area, direct that person to stop so acting and to rectify any damage the person has caused.\n\nS. 38(2) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 9.\n\n(2) An authorised officer may direct any person who is in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary to cease engaging in an activity in the park, if, in the opinion of the authorised officer, the activity in which the person is engaging contravenes this Act, regulations made under this Act or a permit issued under this Act.\n\nS. 38AA inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 10.\n\n\t38AA Production of identification\n\nS. 38AA(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 103.\n\n(1) An authorised officer must produce the authorised officer's identification for inspection, if asked to do so—\n\n(a) before exercising the authorised officer's power under section 38(2); and\n\n(b) at any time during the exercise of any such power under section 38(2)—\n\nunless the request is unreasonable in the circumstances.\n\nS. 38AA(2) amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 212, 42/2021 s. 134.\n\n(2) In this section, ***identification***, in relation to an authorised officer, means a document that—\n\n(a) sets out the name of the authorised officer; and\n\n(b) contains a photograph of the authorised officer; and\n\n(c) indicates the fact that the person named in the document is authorised—\n\nand that is in a form approved by the Secretary, for authorised officers appointed by the Secretary, and in a form approved by Parks Victoria, for authorised officers appointed by Parks Victoria, and that is in a form approved by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, for authorised officers appointed by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.\n\nS. 38A inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 12.\n\n","sortOrder":111},{"sectionNumber":"38A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Powers of authorised officers within catchment areas","content":"\t38A Powers of authorised officers within catchment areas\n\n(1) An authorised officer may require the owner of a motor vehicle found on any occasion within a designated water supply catchment area in contravention of the regulations—\n\n(a) to give any information which it is within the power of the owner to give and which may lead to the identification of any person who was the driver of the motor vehicle on that occasion; or\n\n(b) to make all reasonable enquiries in order to obtain that information.\n\n(2) An owner of a motor vehicle must not fail to comply with a requirement made under subsection (1).\n\n(3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2)—\n\n  (a) ***motor vehicle*** has the same meaning as in the **Road Safety Act 1986**;\n\n  (b) ***owner*** means the owner or the person in whose name the motor vehicle was registered at the time when the requirement is made under subsection (1) or any person who had possession or control of the vehicle at that time.\n\n","sortOrder":112},{"sectionNumber":"39","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of section 188A of the Land Act 1958","content":"\t39 Application of section 188A of the Land Act 1958\n\nThe provisions of section 188A of the **Land Act 1958** and Schedule Seven A to that Act apply to and with respect to a building structure standing crop or improvement or any thing whatsoever that is constructed or placed or is found in a park as if—\n\n(a) a reference in that section to Crown land were a reference to a park;\n\nS. 39(b) amended by Nos 41/1987  \ns. 103(Sch. 4 item 49.10), 19/2018 s. 213.\n\n(b) a reference to a person appointed as an authorised officer under the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** for the purposes of the **Land Act 1958** were a reference to an authorised officer; and\n\n(c) a reference to the Minister were a reference to the Minister within the meaning of this Act.\n\nNo. 8083 s. 11.\n\n","sortOrder":113},{"sectionNumber":"40","sectionType":"section","heading":"Consent to mining leases and licences","content":"\t40 Consent to mining leases and licences\n\nS. 40(1) amended by Nos 9936  \ns. 108(a), 38/1989  \ns. 26(1), 92/1990  \ns. 128(Sch. 1 item 19.1(a)(b)), 67/1995 s. 58(Sch. 1 item 11), 84/2003 s. 18(a), 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.2), 6/2009 s. 54(1), 47/2025 s. 104(1).\n\n(1) Except as provided in this section a lease licence permit consent or other authority shall not be granted under the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** in respect of any part of a park except with the consent of the Minister and subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\nS. 40(1AA) inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 26(2), amended by No. 84/2003 s. 18(b).\n\n(1AA) The Minister must not consent—\n\n(a) to the grant of a lease, licence, permit, consent or other authority in respect of land in a national park, State park or wilderness park; or\n\nS. 40(1AA)(b) repealed by No. 92/1990  \ns. 128(Sch. 1 item 19.2(a)).\n\nunless—\n\nS. 40(1AA)(c) amended by Nos 92/1990  \ns. 128(Sch. 1 item 19.2(b)), 67/1995 s. 58(Sch. 1 item 11), 84/2003 s. 18(b), 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.2), 6/2009 s. 54(2).\n\n(c) the land is subject to another lease, licence, permit, consent or authority under the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**; or\n\nS. 40(1AA)(d) amended by Nos 84/2003 s. 18(b), 60/2005 s. 11(1)(a).\n\n(d) an application for a lease, licence, permit, consent or other authority or registration was made before the relevant date; or\n\nS. 40(1AA)(e) inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 11(1)(b), amended by Nos 6/2009 s. 54(3), 40/2020 s. 82(1).\n\n(e) in the case of the land shown delineated and cross-hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.111E/5, the consent is to the granting of an extractive industry work authority under the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**.\n\nS. 40(1AAA) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 11(1), amended by No. 6/2009 s. 54(4).\n\n(1AAA) The Minister must not consent to the grant of an extractive industry work authority under section 77I of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** in respect of land in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary.\n\nS. 40(1AB) inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 26(2).\n\n(1AB) In subsection (1AA), ***relevant date*** means—\n\n(a) in relation to land in a park that was a park before 1 October 1988—that date; and\n\n(b) in relation to any other land—\n\n(i) the date on which the Governor in Council makes a recommendation under the **Land Conservation Act 1970** on the use of the land; or\n\n(ii) if no such recommendation is made, the date on which the land became a park or part of a park.\n\nS. 40(1AC) inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 11, amended by No. 6/2009 s. 54(5).\n\n(1AC) Subsections (1AA), (3), (5) and (6) do not apply in relation to the consent of the Minister under subsection (1) or an extractive industry work authority granted under the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** in relation to the Basalt Hill Quarry in the Alpine National Park, being the area shown bordered in red on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70BHQ.\n\nS. 40(1A) inserted by No. 9936  \ns. 108(b), amended by Nos 41/1987  \ns. 103(Sch. 4 item 49.11), 92/1990  \ns. 128(Sch. 1 item 19.1A(a) (b)) (as amended by No. 27/1991 s. 4(6)), 67/1995 s. 58(Sch. 1 item 11), 84/2003 s. 18(c), 63/2006 s. 61(Sch item 23.2), 6/2009 s. 54(6).\n\n(1A) An exploration licence may be granted under the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** without the consent of the Minister for the time being administering the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** over an area which is part of a park, but the licence shall not operate in relation to that area unless and until the Minister for the time being administering the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** consents in writing to that part of the park being included in the licence area and during the period between the granting of the licence and the grant or refusal of that consent, no application shall be made or received under the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** for a lease licence claim permit consent or other authority in respect of that part of the park.\n\nS. 40(1B) inserted by No. 9936  \ns. 108(b), amended by Nos 41/1987  \ns. 103(Sch. 4 item 49.11), 47/2025 s. 104(2).\n\n(1B) Where in relation to a part of a park the Minister for the time being administering the **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987** refuses to give consent to the part of the park being included in a licence area the licence shall upon that refusal cease to be in force in respect of that part of the park.\n\nS. 40(1C) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 10(1), amended by Nos 7/2012 s. 6, 44/2016 s. 5, 53/2017 s. 27, 40/2020 s. 82(2).\n\n(1C) Despite subsections (1) and (1AA) of this section, a mining licence or an exploration licence may be granted (if the Minister so consents) in respect of any part of the park described in Part 41 of Schedule Two that is shown by hatching on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 105A/4 and N.P.105B/4.\n\nS. 40(1D) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 10(1).\n\n(1D) A mining licence granted in accordance with subsection (1C)—\n\nS. 40(1D)(a) amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.2).\n\n(a) despite section 14 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**, does not entitle the holder to do anything in the part of the park in respect of which the licence has been granted other than construct and operate minor mining infrastructure; and\n\n(b) is subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the Minister as to the nature of the infrastructure and as to the effect any such infrastructure may have on the park.\n\nS. 40(1E) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 10(1).\n\n(1E) An exploration licence granted in accordance with subsection (1C) is subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\nS. 40(1F) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 10(1), amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.2).\n\n(1F) Despite the application of subsection (1) to the land described in Part 6 of Schedule Four and section 14 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**, a mining licence granted in respect of any part of the land so described does not entitle the holder to carry out mining on the land surface of the whole or any part of the land so described.\n\nS. 40(1G) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 10(1), amended by No. 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 23.2).\n\n(1G) Despite any provision of this Act or section 14 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**, a mining licence granted in respect of any part of the land described in Part 6 of Schedule Four may authorise the holder to construct and operate minor mining infrastructure (whether on the surface or otherwise) of the land so described, if the Minister has consented to any such construction or operation.\n\nS. 40(1H) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 10(1).\n\n(1H) A mining licence in respect of which a consent has been given under subsection (1G) is subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the Minister as to the nature of the infrastructure and as to the effect the infrastructure may have on the land described in Part 6 of Schedule Four.\n\nS. 40(2) substituted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 17, amended by Nos 96/1998 s. 257(4)  \n(a)–(c), 7/2005 s. 171, 61/2008 s. 320.\n\n(2) Despite anything in the **Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005**, the **Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008** or the **Petroleum Act 1998** or any authority granted under either of those Acts, operations under such an authority must not be carried out—\n\n(a) in a wilderness park or a wilderness zone; or\n\nS. 40(2)(b) substituted by No. 40/2002 s. 11(2).\n\n(b) in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary except—\n\n(i) for the purposes of petroleum exploration from an aircraft or from a vessel that is carried out in a manner which does not detrimentally affect the seabed of the park or any flora or fauna of the park; and\n\n(ii) with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose; or\n\nS. 40(2)(c) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 11(2).\n\n(c) in any land in any park (other than a wilderness park, wilderness zone, marine national park or marine sanctuary) except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\nS. 40(3) amended by Nos 9936  \ns. 108(c), 50/2002 s. 10(2).\n\n(3) A consent shall not be given by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (1), (1A), (1C), (1G) or (2) unless the advice of the National Parks Advisory Council has been first obtained.\n\nS. 40(4) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 104(3).\n\n(4) If any person is aggrieved by any refusal by the Minister to give consent under this section or by any terms or conditions imposed pursuant to this section the person may in writing to the Minister appeal to the Governor in Council whose decision shall be final.\n\nS. 40(5) amended by Nos 9936  \ns. 108(d), 40/2002 s. 11(3), 84/2003 s. 18(d).\n\n(5) Any lease licence permit or consent to which subsection (1) applies or any consent of the Minister under subsection (1A) or (2)(c) shall be of no force or effect until fourteen sitting days after notice thereof has been laid before both Houses of Parliament.\n\nS. 40(6) amended by Nos 50/2002 s. 10(3), 84/2003 s. 18(e)(f), 60/2005 s. 11(2).\n\n(6) Any such lease, licence, permit or consent to which subsection (1) applies or any such consent of the Minister under subsection (1A) or (2) shall be deemed to have been revoked if either House of Parliament passes a resolution (of which notice has been given in such House at any time within fourteen sitting days after notice of the grant of the lease licence permit or consent to which subsection (1) applies or of the consent of the Minister has been laid before both Houses of Parliament) to that effect.\n\nS. 40(7) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 10(4).\n\n(7) The Minister must cause notice of any mining licence or exploration licence to which subsection (1C) or (1G) applies and any consent of the Minister to the granting of any such mining licence or exploration licence to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.\n\nS. 40(8) inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 82(3).\n\n(8) This section does not apply to any area of land described in Part 1 of Schedule Nine.\n\nS. 40A (Heading) amended by No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 item 9.1).\n\nS. 40A inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 12, amended by No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 item 9.2(a)).\n\n","sortOrder":114},{"sectionNumber":"40A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Leases etc. under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 deemed to be subject to conditions","content":"\t40A Leases etc. under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 deemed to be subject to conditions\n\nExcept as provided for under section 40B(2), a lease, licence, permit or other authority under the **Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010** that is either wholly or partly over land in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary is deemed to be subject to the conditions that—\n\nS. 40A(a) amended by No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 item 9.2(b)).\n\n(a) exploration for petroleum or greenhouse gas storage must not be carried out under the lease, licence, permit or other authority in the park or sanctuary unless—\n\n(i) it is done from a vessel or aircraft and is carried out in a manner that does not detrimentally affect the seabed of the park or any flora or fauna of the park; and\n\n(ii) before the exploration is carried out, the Minister consents to the carrying out of the exploration, subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose; and\n\nS. 40A(a)(iii) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 105.\n\n(iii) the exploration is carried out in accordance with any terms and conditions that the Minister has imposed on the Minister's consent; and\n\nS. 40A(b) amended by No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 item 9.2(c)).\n\n(b) any other operations that are authorised by the lease, licence, permit or other authority are not carried out in the park or sanctuary.\n\nS. 40B inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 12.\n\n","sortOrder":115},{"sectionNumber":"40B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Pipelines and seafloor cables in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries","content":"\t40B Pipelines and seafloor cables in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries\n\nS. 40B(1) amended by No. 26/2018 s. 94(6).\n\n(1) A consent to a use or development of Crown land involving a pipeline or a seafloor cable must not be granted under the **Marine and Coastal Act 2018**—\n\n(b) in respect of any part of a marine national park, except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\nS. 40B(2) amended by No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 item 9.3).\n\n(2) A pipeline licence must not be granted under the **Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010**—\n\n(b) in respect of any part of a marine national park, except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\nS. 40B(3) amended by No. 61/2005 s. 219.\n\n(3) A licence, easement or other authority must not be granted under the **Pipelines Act 2005**—\n\n(b) in respect of any part of a marine national park, except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.\n\n(4) The Minister must not consent under this section unless—\n\n(a) the Minister has first obtained and considered the advice of the Minister administering the **Environment Effects Act 1978**; and\n\n(b) the Minister is satisfied that there is no reasonable alternative outside the park.\n\nss 9, 10.\n\nS. 41 amended by Nos 9570  \ns. 10(a)(i)(ii)(b) (as amended by No. 9902 s. 2(1)(Sch. item 187))(c), 10166 s. 18, substituted by No. 89/1994  \ns. 39(a), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 38), 19/2018 s. 214(1), 42/2021 s. 135(b).\n\n","sortOrder":116},{"sectionNumber":"41","sectionType":"section","heading":"Impounding of livestock","content":"\t41 Impounding of livestock\n\nThe **Impounding of Livestock Act 1994** applies to livestock trespassing—\n\n(a) in a park; or\n\nS. 41(ab) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 135(a).\n\n(ab) on land managed by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority under section 32AA; or\n\nS. 41(b) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 38), 19/2018 s. 214(1).\n\n(b) on land managed by Parks Victoria under sections 19AA or 19E; or\n\n(c) on land managed pursuant to an agreement under sections 19A, 19C or 19D; or\n\nS. 41(d) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 39), 19/2018 s. 214(2).\n\n(d) on land placed under Parks Victoria's control and management pursuant to section 18(1) of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**—\n\nas if Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, an authorised officer or a person authorised in writing by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to impound livestock were an authorised officer within the meaning of that Act in relation to that park or land.\n\nS. 41A inserted by No. 10073 s. 9.\n\n","sortOrder":117},{"sectionNumber":"41A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land included in a park no longer reserved or affected by proclamation or Order","content":"\t41A Land included in a park no longer reserved or affected by proclamation or Order\n\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Act or enactment, upon any land becoming, or becoming included in, a park pursuant to this Act (whether before or after the commencement of this section) all Orders and proclamations under the **Land Act 1958** or under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** reserving or affecting the land shall be deemed thereupon to be or to have been (as the case may be) revoked insofar as they affect such land.\n\nPart V—Offences and proceedings\n\nPt 5 Div. 1 (Heading) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 13.\n\nDivision 1—General offences\n\nS. 42 amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 10(a), 57/1995  \ns. 42(1), 47/2025 s. 106.\n\n","sortOrder":118},{"sectionNumber":"42","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of certain names prohibited","content":"\t42 Use of certain names prohibited\n\nA person shall not, with intent to imply that land owned or occupied by the person is a national park, use a name for or in respect of that land that is likely to cause a person to believe on reasonable grounds that the land is a national park.\n\nS. 43 amended by Nos 9114  \ns. 18, 10073  \ns. 10(b), 7/1988 s. 7(1)(a)(b), 57/1995  \ns. 42(2), 40/2009  \ns. 38 (as amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 26)), substituted by No. 79/2013 s. 19.\n\n","sortOrder":119},{"sectionNumber":"43","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trades and businesses not to be carried on in parks unless authorised","content":"\t43 Trades and businesses not to be carried on in parks unless authorised\n\n(1) A person must not, in a park, carry on a trade or business, including a trade or business authorised, permitted or licensed under any other Act or law, unless the trade or business—\n\n(a) is being carried out under and in accordance with a licence, permit, tenancy, agreement or any other authority granted, made or given under this Act; or\n\n(b) is authorised under subsection (2).\n\nPenalty: 60 penalty units in the case of a natural person;\n\n300 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.\n\n(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the following trades or businesses are authorised—\n\n(a) a trade or business carried out in accordance with—\n\nS. 43(2)(a)(i) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 83(a).\n\n(i) an access licence within the meaning of the **Fisheries Act 1995** granted in respect of the carrying out of an activity in a park described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 or Part 1, 2, 4 or 5 of Schedule Four; or\n\n(ii) an access licence within the meaning of the **Fisheries Act 1995** that is not subject to a restriction specified in section 38(1A) of that Act or that is not an access licence referred to in section 38(1B) of that Act; or\n\n(iii) an aquaculture licence within the meaning of the **Fisheries Act 1995** that is not subject to a restriction specified in section 43(1AA) of that Act; or\n\nS. 43(2)(a)(iv) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 83(a).\n\n(iv) a general permit issued under section 49 of the **Fisheries Act 1995** in respect of the carrying out of an activity in a park described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 or Part 1, 2, 4 or 5 of Schedule Four; or\n\n(v) a general permit issued under section 49 of the **Fisheries Act 1995** that is not subject to a restriction specified in section 49(2A) of that Act; or\n\nS. 43(2)(a)(vi) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 83(b).\n\n(vi) a statutory fishing right within the meaning of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 of the Commonwealth in a park described in Part 2 of Schedule Three or Part 1 or 2 of Schedule Four;\n\nS. 43(2)(b) amended by Nos 12/2016 s. 33(a), 40/2020 s. 83(c).\n\n(b) a trade or business carried out in accordance with a licence, permit or other authority granted under the **Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005**, the **Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008**, the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** or the **Petroleum Act 1998** in a park described in Part 8 of Schedule Four or Part 1 of Schedule Nine;\n\nS. 43(2)(c) inserted by No. 12/2016 s. 33(b).\n\n(c) a trade or business carried out in accordance with a bee site licence granted under section 142 of the **Land Act 1958**.\n\n(3) In this section, ***trade or business*** does not include a trade or business to which Division 3A of Part III applies.\n\nSee also section 45A which includes offences relating to marine national parks and marine sanctuaries and section 27C which includes an offence relating to an organised tour or recreational activity conducted for profit in a park.\n\nS. 44 substituted by No. 9247 s. 7, amended by No. 10073  \ns. 10(c).\n\n","sortOrder":120},{"sectionNumber":"44","sectionType":"section","heading":"Guns etc. not to be carried in parks","content":"\t44 Guns etc. not to be carried in parks\n\nS. 44(1) amended by Nos 57/1995  \nss 42(1), 43, 47/2025 s. 107.\n\n(1) Subject to sections 36, 37 and 37AA a person shall not in a park carry or have in the person's possession a gun or other weapon.\n\nS. 44(2) amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 10(d), 57/1995 s. 42(2).\n\n(2) Subject to sections 36 and 37 a person shall not in a park use a gun or other weapon.\n\nS. 44(3)(4) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 14, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 15.\n\nS. 44A inserted by No. 46/2012 s. 22.\n\n","sortOrder":121},{"sectionNumber":"44A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees","content":"\t44A Offence to cut or take away fallen or felled trees\n\n(1) A person must not, in a park, cut or take away 2 cubic metres or less of fallen or felled trees.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) A person must not, in a park, cut or take away more than 2 cubic metres of fallen or felled trees.\n\nPenalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year or both.\n\n(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person who—\n\n(a) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a park in accordance with a lease, licence, permit or authorisation held by the person under this Act or any other Act; or\n\n(b) cuts or takes away fallen or felled trees in a park in accordance with the regulations or regulations under any other Act.\n\n***fallen or felled trees*** includes parts of fallen or felled trees;\n\n***tree*** or ***trees*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Forests Act 1958**.\n\nS. 44B inserted by No. 53/2014 s. 13.\n\n","sortOrder":122},{"sectionNumber":"44B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offence to construct, remove, alter, or carry out maintenance on, a levee within specified areas","content":"\t44B Offence to construct, remove, alter, or carry out maintenance on, a levee within specified areas\n\n(1) A person must not—\n\n(a) construct, remove or alter a levee within a specified area; or\n\n(b) carry out maintenance on a levee within a specified area.\n\nPenalty: Level 8 imprisonment (12 months maximum) or a level 8 fine (120 penalty units maximum) or both.\n\n(2) Subsection (1)(a) and (b) do not apply to a person if the person constructs, removes, alters, or carries out maintenance on, a levee—\n\n(a) in the performance of a function under this Act or the regulations; or\n\n(b) that the person is authorised under this Act or the regulations to construct, remove, alter or carry out maintenance on in the performance of a function under another Act or regulations made under another Act.\n\nS. 44B(2A) inserted by No. 43/2015 s. 38(2).\n\n(2A) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a person if the person constructs, removes or alters a levee in accordance with section 32AC of the **Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005**.\n\n(3) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to a person if the person carries out maintenance on a levee under and in accordance with a levee maintenance permit.\n\n***levee*** has the same meaning as in Part 5AA of the **Water Act 1989**;\n\n***levee maintenance permit*** has the same meaning as in the **Water Act 1989**;\n\n***maintenance*** has the same meaning as in Part 5AA of the **Water Act 1989**;\n\n***specified area*** means a park or any land that is described in Schedule Four.\n\n","sortOrder":123},{"sectionNumber":"45","sectionType":"section","heading":"Persons not to obstruct etc. or to fail to comply with requests of authorised officers","content":"\t45 Persons not to obstruct etc. or to fail to comply with requests of authorised officers\n\nS. 45(1) amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 10(e), 57/1995 s. 42(3), 47/2025 s. 108(1).\n\n(1) A person shall not obstruct assault threaten or abuse or incite or encourage another person to obstruct assault threaten or abuse an authorized officer in the performance of the authorized officer's functions or exercise of the authorized officer's powers under this Act.\n\n1. 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.\n\nS. 45(2) amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 10(f), 57/1995  \ns. 42(1), 47/2025 s. 108(2).\n\n(2) A person shall not, upon the request of an authorized officer under section 38, refuse or fail to state the person's true name and address.\n\nS. 45(3) amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 10(g), 57/1995  \ns. 42(1).\n\n(3) A person shall not, upon the request of an authorized officer under section 38 refuse or fail with reasonable expedition to leave a park.\n\nS. 45(4) amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 10(h), 38/1989  \ns. 35(d).\n\n(4) A person who is the holder of a licence, permit or other authority referred to in section 38 shall not refuse or fail to comply with a request of an authorized officer under that section for the production of the licence, permit or other authority.\n\n1. 5 penalty units.\n\nS. 45(5) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 108(3).\n\n(5) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (4) by reason only that the person fails to comply with a request for the production of a licence, permit or other authority within fourteen days after the request is made.\n\nS. 45(6) inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 13.\n\n(6) A person to whom a direction of an authorised officer is given under section 38(e) must comply with that direction.\n\nS. 45(7) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 15.\n\n(7) A person to whom a direction of an authorised officer under section 38(2) has been given must comply with that direction.\n\nS. 45(8) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 15, amended by No. 47/2025 s. 108(4).\n\n(8) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (7) if the authorised officer who gave the direction failed to produce the authorised officer's identification under section 38AA.\n\nPt 5 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 45A–45E) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 16.\n\nDivision 2—Offences in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries and related matters\n\nS. 45A inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 16.\n\n","sortOrder":124},{"sectionNumber":"45A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fishing offences in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries","content":"\t45A Fishing offences in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries\n\n(1) A person must not, in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, take or attempt to take fish or fishing bait for sale.\n\n1. 200 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both, in the case of a natural person.\n\n400 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.\n\nS. 45A(2) amended by No. 57/2006 s. 5(1).\n\n(2) A person must not, in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, take or attempt to take fish or fishing bait unless that person does so under and in accordance with a permit granted under section 21A.\n\n1. 60 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both.\n\nS. 45A(2A) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 5(2).\n\n(2A) A person must not, in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, use recreational fishing equipment.\n\n1. 40 penalty units.\n\nS. 45A(2B) inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 6(1).\n\n(2B) A person must not, in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, use commercial fishing equipment.\n\n1. 200 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both, in the case of a natural person.\n\n400 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.\n\n(3) A person must not, in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary—\n\n(a) use, form or create a habitat (whether natural or artificial or partly natural and partly artificial) for hatching, rearing, breeding, displaying or growing fish or fishing bait; or\n\n(b) hatch, breed, display or grow fish or fishing bait.\n\n(4) A person must not, in a prescribed area of the park described in Part 2 of Schedule Seven, be in charge of a boat—\n\n(a) that is of a prescribed class of boats; or\n\n(b) that is carrying equipment that is of a prescribed class of equipment.\n\nS. 45A(4A) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 5(3).\n\n(4A) Subsection (4) does not apply to a person who is acting under and in accordance with an authorisation in writing of the Minister.\n\nS. 45A(4B) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 5(3).\n\n(4B) For the purposes of subsection (4A), the Minister may issue an authorisation in writing and may impose conditions on that authorisation.\n\n(5) A person must not, in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, have in the person's possession or the person's charge a boat carrying a priority species.\n\nS. 45A(5A) inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 6(2).\n\n(5A) Subsection (5) does not apply to a person who—\n\n(a) is in possession or in charge of a boat that is specified in a Rock Lobster Fishery Access Licence and that is carrying rock lobster; and\n\n(b) is acting under and in accordance with that licence.\n\n(6) It is a defence in any proceedings for an offence against subsection (5) if the person charged with the offence proves that the boat was travelling by the shortest practicable route from a point outside the park to another point outside the park.\n\nS. 45A(6A) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 5(4).\n\n(6A) A person must not, in waters in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary, have in the person's possession a priority species.\n\n1. 100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both, in the case of a natural person;\n\nS. 45A(6B) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 5(4).\n\n(6B) Subsection (6A) does not apply to a person who is on a boat in waters in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary.\n\nS. 45A(6C) inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 6(3).\n\n(6C) A person must not, in a marine national park or a marine sanctuary—\n\nS. 45A(6C)(a) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 109.\n\n(a) anchor or moor a boat that is in the person's possession or charge; or\n\nS. 45A(6C)(b) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 109.\n\n(b) allow a boat that is in the person's possession or charge to remain anchored or moored—\n\nif that boat is carrying one or more rock lobster pots.\n\n(7) A licence, permit or other authority (however described) issued under the **Fisheries Act 1995** does not authorise the holder to act in a manner that is prohibited by this section.\n\n(8) An Order in Council, order, notice, direction or plan (however described) under the **Fisheries Act 1995** does not authorise any person to act in amanner that is prohibited by this section.\n\nS. 45A(9) repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 16, new s. 45A(9) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 5(5), repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 14, new s. 45A(9) inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 6(4).\n\n(9) In this section, ***use*** includes attempt to use or assist in the use of.\n\nS. 45A(10)–(12) repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 16.\n\nS. 45B inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 16.\n\n","sortOrder":125},{"sectionNumber":"45B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approval to remain in Point Hicks Marine National Park","content":"\t45B Approval to remain in Point Hicks Marine National Park\n\nS. 45B(1) amended by No. 35/2010 s. 7.\n\n(1) Section 45A(5) and (6C) do not apply to a person—\n\n(a) who is in the park described in Part 9 of Schedule Seven; and\n\nS. 45B(1)(b) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 110.\n\n(b) who has in the person's possession or charge a boat carrying priority species—\n\nif that person has the approval of the Minister to do so.\n\n(2) On application, the Minister may give approval under subsection (1) to the applicant.\n\n(3) An approval under subsection (1) is subject to the prescribed conditions.\n\n(4) The holder of an approval under subsection (1) must comply with the conditions of the approval.\n\n1. 60 penalty units.\n\nS. 45C inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 16, amended by No. 35/2010 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":126},{"sectionNumber":"45C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proceedings and enforcement under this Division","content":"\t45C Proceedings and enforcement under this Division\n\nDivisions 1 and 3 of Part 7 and section 130 of the **Fisheries Act 1995** apply to an offence under this Division as if the offence were an offence under the **Fisheries Act 1995**.\n\nS. 45D (Heading) substituted by No. 57/2006 s. 6(1).\n\nS. 45D inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 16.\n\n","sortOrder":127},{"sectionNumber":"45D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liability for offences","content":"\t45D Liability for offences\n\n(1) If an employee of a licence holder engages in conduct on behalf of the licence holder within the scope of the employee's actual or apparent authority, the licence holder is deemed, for the purposes of a prosecution for an offence against this Division, also to have engaged in the conduct, unless the licence holder establishes that the licence holder took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to avoid the conduct.\n\n(2) If a person in charge of a boat is party to a contract or arrangement with a licence holder and the person in charge of the boat engages in conduct on behalf of the licence holder within the scope of the person's actual or apparent authority under the contract or arrangement, the licence holder is deemed, for the purposes of a prosecution for an offence against this Division, also to have engaged in the conduct, unless the licence holder establishes that the licence holder took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to avoid the conduct.\n\nS. 45D(2A) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 6(2).\n\n(2A) If an offence against this Division is committed from or in connection with a boat, the person in charge of the boat at the time that the offence is committed is also guilty of such an offence.\n\nS. 45D(2B) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 6(2).\n\n(2B) Subsection (2A) does not apply in circumstances in which subsection (1) or (2) applies.\n\nS. 45D(2C) inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 6(2).\n\n(2C) It is a defence in any proceedings for an offence against subsection (2A) if the person in charge of the boat establishes—\n\nS. 45D(2C)(a) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 111.\n\n(a) that the person did everything that was reasonably practicable to ensure that the offence would not be committed; and\n\nS. 45D(2C)(b) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 111.\n\n(b) that the person did not in any way aid, abet, counsel or procure the commission of the offence.\n\n(3) In this section, ***licence holder*** means a person who is the holder of a fishery licence within the meaning of paragraph (a), (c), (e) or (f) of the definition of ***fishery licence*** in section 4(1) of the **Fisheries Act 1995**.\n\nS. 45E inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 16, amended by No. 57/2006 s. 7.\n\n","sortOrder":128},{"sectionNumber":"45E","sectionType":"section","heading":"Time for bringing proceedings","content":"\t45E Time for bringing proceedings\n\nDespite anything to the contrary in any Act, proceedings for an offence against sections 45A(1), 45A(4), 45A(5) or 45A(6A) may be commenced within the period of 3 years after the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.\n\nPt 5 Div. 3 (Heading) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 16.\n\nDivision 3—Provisions relating to proceedings and other matters\n\nNo. 8083 s. 19.\n\nS. 46 amended by No. 57/1995  \ns. 14, substituted by No. 70/1998 s. 9, repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 215.\n\nS. 47 amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 11, 7/1997 s. 12(1).\n\n","sortOrder":129},{"sectionNumber":"47","sectionType":"section","heading":"Evidence","content":"\t47 Evidence\n\nS. 47(1) amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 40), substituted by No. 19/2018 s. 216(1).\n\n(1) In proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations or any other Act—\n\n(a) a certificate purporting to be signed by the Secretary certifying that particular land is in a park; or\n\nS. 47(1)(b) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 136(1).\n\n(b) a certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive officer of Parks Victoria certifying as to the granting or cancellation of, or matters contained in a lease, licence, permit, tenancy or other instrument given under this Act; or\n\nS. 47(1)(c) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 136(2).\n\n(c) a certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive officer of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority certifying the granting or cancellation of, or matters contained in, a licence, permit or determination granted under this Act—\n\nis evidence of the matters so certified.\n\nS. 47(2) inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 12(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 40), 19/2018 s. 216(2)(a), 42/2021 s. 136(3).\n\n(2) In proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations, a statement in writing purporting to be signed by the chief executive officer of Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to the effect that—\n\nS. 47(2)(a) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 40), 19/2018 s. 216(2)(b), 42/2021 s. 136(4).\n\n(a) an area has or has not been set aside by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) under this Act or the regulations; or\n\nS. 47(2)(b) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 40), 19/2018 s. 216(2)(b), 42/2021 s. 136(4).\n\n(b) a determination has or has not been made by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (as the case may be) under this Act or the regulations—\n\nis evidence, and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of the facts stated in it.\n\nS. 47A inserted by No. 9247 s. 8, amended by No. 47/2025 s. 112.\n\n","sortOrder":130},{"sectionNumber":"47A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compensation for damage to parks","content":"\t47A Compensation for damage to parks\n\nWhere any person is convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations under this Act, the person may in addition to any penalty or imprisonment imposed be ordered by the court to pay compensation for damage to any rock or other natural feature of the park or to any building structure facility or thing in the park caused by the commission of the offence.\n\nS. 47B inserted by No. 10073  \ns. 12, amended by No. 57/1995  \ns. 42(4).\n\n","sortOrder":131},{"sectionNumber":"47B","sectionType":"section","heading":"General penalty provision","content":"\t47B General penalty provision\n\nA person who commits an offence against this Act for which no penalty is expressly imposed shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 20 penalty units.\n\nS. 47C inserted by No. 10073  \ns. 12, amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 41), repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 217.\n\nS. 47D inserted by No. 37/1989  \ns. 9.\n\n","sortOrder":132},{"sectionNumber":"47D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management plan to be tabled","content":"\t47D Management plan to be tabled\n\n(1) The Minister must cause a copy of a management plan for the park described in Part 37 of Schedule Two to be laid before each House of the Parliament before the expiration of the seventh sitting day of that House after the plan is received by the Minister.\n\nS. 47D(1A) inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 128.\n\n(1A) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the management plan is for the whole or a part of the park and whether or not the management plan is a joint management plan.\n\n(2) A management plan may be disallowed by resolution of both Houses of the Parliament.\n\n(3) Notice of a resolution to disallow a management plan may be given in a House of the Parliament on or before the eighteenth sitting day of that House after the copy of the plan is laid before that House.\n\n(4) A resolution to disallow a management plan must be passed on or before the twelfth sitting day of that House after notice of the resolution is given.\n\n(5) If a House of the Parliament is prorogued or dissolved, the calculation of sitting days shall be determined as if there had been no prorogation or dissolution.\n\nPt 6 (Heading) amended by No. 40/2002 s. 17.\n\nPart VI—Regulations and other matters\n\n\t48 Regulations\n\n(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—\n\nS. 48(1)(a) amended by No. 38/1989  \nss 15(1)(a), 18(3)(o), substituted by Nos 40/2002 s. 18(a), 40/2020 s. 84(1).\n\n(a) preserving and protecting parks or any matter or thing in any park or a feature of any park;\n\nS. 48(1)(b)(c) repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 84(2).\n\nS. 48(1)(d) amended by No. 53/2017 s. 28(a).\n\n(d) regulating the proceedings of the National Parks Advisory Council;\n\nS. 48(1)(e) amended by No. 53/2017 s. 28(b), repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 218(1).\n\nS. 48(1)(f) amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 15(1)(b), 40/2002 s. 18(b), 40/2020 s. 84(3).\n\n(f) the control and management of parks in accordance with section 17, 17A, 17D, 17E, 17F or 18;\n\n(g) protecting from damage or destruction buildings, structures, other permanent works, facilities and amenities in parks;\n\n(h) regulating the entry into parks of persons and regulating or prohibiting the entry into parks of vehicles and vessels and the landing in parks of helicopters and other aircraft and prescribing the periods during which persons, vehicles, vessels, helicopters or other aircraft may remain in parks;\n\nS. 48(1)(ha) inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 15.\n\n(ha) prohibiting or restricting the entry of persons into any specified part of a park;\n\n(i) prescribing the places in parks in which vehicles may be parked or left standing and the periods during which they may be parked or left standing in the places so prescribed;\n\n(j) prescribing tolls, fees and charges for admission of persons vehicles and animals to parks and fees for parking vehicles in parks whether as annual fees or in respect of any other shorter period;\n\n(k) prescribing rules for the collection of prescribed tolls fees and charges;\n\n(l) regulating and controlling the use by the public of parks and prescribing conditions to be observed by persons using parks;\n\nS. 48(1)(la) inserted by No. 45/2013  \ns. 19(1).\n\n(la) setting aside areas in parks in which specified activities are permitted, restricted or prohibited;\n\n(m) prescribing measures to be taken for the safety of persons using parks;\n\nS. 48(1)(n) amended by Nos 52/1988  \ns. 161(Sch. 6 item 8.1) (as amended by No. 20/1993  \ns. 27(1)(b)), 65/2010 s. 420 (Sch. 3 item 13).\n\n(n) regulating bathing or prohibiting or regulating spear-fishing or the use of surf boards skiffle boards or other appliances, or the use of surf skis water skis or under-water breathing equipment in such waters as are specified in the regulations and are adjacent to and within 300 metres of a boundary of a park not being waters under the control of a port management body, local port manager or waterway manager within the meaning of the **Marine Safety Act 2010**;\n\nS. 48(1)(o) amended by Nos 10166  \ns. 19, 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 85.2), 47/2025 s. 113.\n\n(o) prescribing rules prohibiting or restricting the bringing into or allowing the entry into parks of an animal included in a specified class of animals or imposing conditions subject to compliance with which such an animal is permitted to be brought into, allowed to enter or to remain in parks and where, in respect of a park, rules are in force prohibiting the bringing into or allowing the entry into the park of specified animals, prescribing rules permitting an authorized officer where the authorized officer is satisfied on reasonable grounds that an animal has been brought into or allowed to enter that park in contravention of those first-mentioned rules and that the animal is at large in the park without incurring any liability to shoot or otherwise destroy the animal speedily and without causing it unnecessary suffering or to seize the animal and deliver it to a member of council staff of the municipal council within whose municipal district the park is situated or other appropriate person or body or persons;\n\nS. 48(1)(oa) inserted by No. 45/2013  \ns. 19(2).\n\n(oa) providing for offences for which the owner of an animal, or a person having care or control of an animal, is guilty if the animal is found in a park in contravention of the regulations;\n\nS. 48(1)(p) repealed by No. 89/1994  \ns. 39(b),  \nnew s. 48(1)(p) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 18(c).\n\n(p) for the purposes of section 45A(4), prescribing—\n\n(i) areas of the park described in Part 2 of Schedule Seven; and\n\n(ii) classes of boats; and\n\n(iii) classes of equipment;\n\nS. 48(1)(q) repealed by No. 89/1994  \ns. 39(b),  \nnew s. 48(1)(q) inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 18(c).\n\n(q) prescribing conditions for approvals under section 45B;\n\nS. 48(1)(r) amended by Nos 10073  \ns. 10(i), 57/1995  \ns. 42(5).\n\n(r) prescribing penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for breaches of the regulations; and\n\n(s) generally prescribing any matters or things authorized or required to be prescribed under this Act.\n\nS. 48(2) substituted by No. 2/1991 s. 4.\n\n(2) The regulations—\n\n(a) may be of general or limited application; and\n\n(b) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances; and\n\nS. 48(2)(c) substituted by No. 7/1997 s. 13(1).\n\n(c) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or body or a specified class of persons or bodies; and\n\nS. 48(2)(ca) inserted by No. 45/2013  \ns. 19(3), amended by Nos 19/2018 s. 218(2), 42/2021 s. 137.\n\n(ca) may leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, dispensed with or regulated by the Secretary, Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, including, but not limited to—\n\n(i) the setting aside of areas in parks;\n\n(ii) the granting of permits subject to any reasonable conditions and the revocation of permits; and\n\nS. 48(2)(cb) inserted by No. 45/2013  \ns. 19(3).\n\n(cb) may provide in a specified case or class of cases for the exemption of persons or things or a class of persons or things from any of the provisions of the regulations—\n\n(i) whether unconditionally or on specified conditions; and\n\n(ii) either wholly or to such an extent as is specified; and\n\n(d) if the regulation is in respect of a toll, fee or charge, may provide for discounts, deductions, concessions or exemptions from the toll, fee or charge.\n\nS. 48(3) substituted by No. 2/1991 s. 4, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 13(2), 45/2013 s. 19(4).\n\n(3) Despite subsection (2)(c) and (ca), the regulations may not empower any specified person or body or specified class of persons or bodies to increase any toll, fee or charge or to introduce any new toll, fee or charge.\n\n(4) A regulation may be made under this Act in respect of a part of a road that—\n\n(a) is bounded on each side by a park; and\n\nS. 48(4)(b) amended by Nos 9921  \ns. 255, 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 29.5), 12/2004 s. 165(4), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 31.4).\n\n(b) is not a freeway or an arterial road within the meaning of the **Road Management Act** **2004** or is a freeway or arterial road within the meaning of that Act which has by notice published in the Government Gazette been declared by the Head, Transport for Victoria to be a part of a road to which a regulation under this section may apply—\n\nas if that part of the road formed part of the park.\n\nS. 48(4A) inserted by No. 12/2004 s. 165(5).\n\n(4A) The amendment of subsection (4)(b) by section 165(4) of the **Road Management Act** **2004** does not affect the operation of any notice published under subsection (4)(b) as in force before the commencement of that amendment.\n\nS. 48(4B) inserted by No. 51/2014 s. 9(Sch. 2 item 13.3).\n\n(4B) Any regulations made under this Act for or with respect to the issuing of film permits must not be inconsistent with the film friendly principles.\n\nS. 48(5) inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 15(2), amended by No. 57/2006 s. 8(1).\n\n(5) Regulations made under this Act may be disallowed in whole or in part, by resolution of either House of Parliament in accordance with the requirements of section 23 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**.\n\nS. 48(6) inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 15(2), amended by No. 57/2006 s. 8(2).\n\n(6) Disallowance of a regulation under subsection (5) must be taken to be disallowance by Parliament for the purposes of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**.\n\nS. 48AA inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 39.\n\n\t48AA Tour operator licence regulations\n\n(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—\n\n(a) the fees payable in respect of tour operator licences including—\n\n(i) requirements for fees to be paid annually; and\n\n(ii) methods for calculating fees, including by reference to the following—\n\n(A) numbers of persons that may participate in or have participated in tours; and\n\n(B) classes of persons that may participate in or have participated in tours; and\n\n(b) prescribing tour operator licence conditions.\n\n(2) A power conferred by subsection (1) to make regulations providing for the imposition of fees in respect of tour operator licences may be exercised by providing for all or any of the following matters—\n\n(a) specific fees;\n\n(b) maximum fees;\n\n(c) minimum fees;\n\n(d) fees that vary according to the class of licence to which they apply;\n\n(e) the manner of payment of fees, including the payment of fees by instalment;\n\n(f) the time at which, or by which, fees are to be paid.\n\n(3) Regulations made under this Act in respect of tour operator licences may—\n\n(a) provide for the exemption of persons or a class of persons from any of the regulations providing for the imposition of fees; and\n\n(b) provide for the reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of the fees fixed by regulations made under this section; and\n\n(c) provide, in specified circumstances, for the reinstatement or payment, in whole or in part, of any fee reduced, waived or refunded in accordance with the regulations.\n\n(4) Without limiting subsection (3), if the regulations provide for a reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of a fee pursuant to subsection (3), the reduction, waiver or refund—\n\n(a) may be expressed to apply either generally or specifically—\n\n(i) in respect of certain matters or classes of matters;\n\n(ii) in respect of certain persons or classes of persons;\n\n(b) may be subject to specified conditions.\n\nS. 48A inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 19.\n\n","sortOrder":133},{"sectionNumber":"48A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Native title not affected by amendments","content":"\t48A Native title not affected by amendments\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks (Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries) Act 2002** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\nS. 48A(2) substituted by No. 97/2003 s. 8.\n\n(2) The amendments made to this Act by the **Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\nS. 48A(2A) inserted by No. 97/2003 s. 8.\n\n(2A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are—\n\n(a) affected; or\n\n(b) authorised to be affected—\n\nby or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nS. 48B inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 13.\n\n","sortOrder":134},{"sectionNumber":"48B","sectionType":"section","heading":"Describing lands in notice","content":"\t48B Describing lands in notice\n\nWithout limiting the use of any other means to describe land, a notice under this Act may describe land by reference to a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nS. 48C inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 85.\n\n","sortOrder":135},{"sectionNumber":"48C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transitional provisions","content":"\t48C Transitional provisions\n\nSchedule One has effect.\n\nS. 48D inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 85.\n\n","sortOrder":136},{"sectionNumber":"48D","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedule One A has effect","content":"\t48D Schedule One A has effect\n\nSchedule One A has effect.\n\nPt 7  \n(Heading and ss 49–55) amended by No. 9863 s. 2, repealed by No. 10073 s. 13(1), new Pt 7 (Heading and ss 49, 50) inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 13.\n\nPart VII—Transitional provisions\n\nS. 49AA inserted by No. 35/2005 s. 8.\n\n\t49AA Definition\n\nIn this Part—\n\n***Alpine Grazing Act*** means the **National Parks (Alpine National Park Grazing) Act 2005**.\n\nNew s. 49 inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 13.\n\n","sortOrder":137},{"sectionNumber":"49","sectionType":"section","heading":"Duties etc. of Director to become duties of Secretary","content":"\t49 Duties etc. of Director to become duties of Secretary\n\n(1) On and from the commencement of this section all acts, matters or things of a continuing nature begun by, against or in relation to the Director may be continued or completed by, against or in relation to the Secretary.\n\n(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this section, proceedings to which the Director was a party were pending or existing in any court or tribunal, then, on and after that commencement, the Secretary is substituted for the Director as a party to the proceedings and has the same rights and obligations in the proceedings as the Director had.\n\n(3) On and from the commencement of this section, a reference to the Director in—\n\n(a) an Act other than this Act; or\n\n(b) a subordinate instrument made under this or any other Act—\n\nis deemed to be a reference to the Secretary.\n\nNew s. 50 inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 13, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 17(1).\n\nSs 50A, 50B inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 17(1).\n\nS. 50C inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, repealed by No. 7/2012 s. 7.\n\nS. 50D inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, expired by force of No. 8702 s. 50D(3).\n\nS. 50E inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, repealed by No. 60/2005 s. 12.\n\nS. 50F inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, amended by Nos 8702 s. 50F(2)(4), 64/2004 s. 17(2), repealed by No. 57/2006 s. 9(1).\n\nSs 50G, 50H inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 17(3).\n\nS. 50I inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11 amended by No. 8702 s. 50I(3)(7), repealed by No. 57/2006 s. 9(2).\n\nS. 50J inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 17(3).\n\nS. 50K inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 86.\n\nS. 50L inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, amended by No. 44/2016 s. 6, repealed by No. 53/2017 s. 29.\n\nS. 50M inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 87.\n\nS. 50N inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 11.\n\n","sortOrder":138},{"sectionNumber":"50N","sectionType":"section","heading":"Native Title not affected by amendments","content":"\t50N Native Title not affected by amendments\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nS. 50O inserted by No. 35/2005 s. 9, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 88.\n\nS. 50P inserted by No. 35/2005 s. 9.\n\n","sortOrder":139},{"sectionNumber":"50P","sectionType":"section","heading":"Licences not renewable","content":"\t50P Licences not renewable\n\nOn and from the commencement of section 7 of the Alpine Grazing Act, any licence (in force immediately before that commencement) that was granted under section 32AD (as in force before that commencement) is deemed not to be capable of being renewed.\n\nPt 8  \n(Heading and ss 51, 52) inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 13,  \nrepealed by No. 90/2009 s. 9.\n\nPt 9  \n(Heading and ss 53–58) inserted by No. 50/2000 s. 8.\n\nPart IX—Further transitional provisions\n\nNew s. 53  \ninserted by No. 50/2000 s. 8, repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 17(3), new s. 53 inserted by No. 43/2005 s. 4, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 89.\n\nNew s. 54  \ninserted by No. 50/2000 s. 8, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 90.\n\nNew s. 55  \ninserted by No. 50/2000 s. 8, repealed by No. 35/2005 s. 10.\n\nS. 56  \ninserted by No. 50/2000 s. 8.\n\n","sortOrder":140},{"sectionNumber":"56","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Parks (Amendment) Act 2000—Continuation of leases","content":"\t56 National Parks (Amendment) Act 2000—Continuation of leases\n\nDespite the commencement of section 9(2) of the **National Parks (Amendment) Act 2000**—\n\n(a) the lease entitled \"Tunnel under Falls Creek Alpine Resort\" granted by the Minister for Conservation and Land Management to Infratil Australia Hydro Pty Ltd ACN 080 429 901, Kanina Willows Pty Ltd ACN 080 735 815 and Contact Hydro Australia Pty Ltd ACN 080 810 546 over Crown Allotment 10E, Parish of Darbalang, with a commencement date of 18 December 1997, in so far as it applies to land to which section 9(2) applies, continues in force as if it were a lease granted under this Act;\n\n(b) the lease entitled \"Northern Foreshore of Part Rocky Valley Reservoir\" granted by the Minister for Conservation and Land Management to Infratil Australia Hydro Pty Ltd ACN 080 429 901, Kanina Willows Pty Ltd ACN 080 735 815 and Contact Hydro Australia Pty Ltd ACN 080 810 546 granted over Crown Allotments 9H and 9J, Parish of Darbalang, with a commencement date of 18 December 1997, continues in force as if it were a lease granted under this Act.\n\nS. 57  \ninserted by No. 50/2000 s. 8, amended by No. 11/2002 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 47), repealed by No. 35/2005 s. 11.\n\nS. 58  \ninserted by No. 50/2000 s. 8, repealed by No. 35/2005 s. 12.\n\nS. 58A inserted by No. 43/2005 s. 8,  \nrepealed by No. 54/2008 s. 7.\n\nS. 59 inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 20, substituted by No. 64/2004 s. 18,  \nrepealed by No. 54/2008 s. 7.\n\nS. 60 inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 18, repealed by No. 57/2006 s. 9(3).\n\nS. 61 inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 18, substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 13.\n\n","sortOrder":141},{"sectionNumber":"61","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition—2005 Act","content":"\t61 Definition—2005 Act\n\nIn this Part ***2005 Act*** means the **National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005**.\n\nS. 61A inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 13.\n\n","sortOrder":142},{"sectionNumber":"61A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of lease—2005 Act","content":"\t61A Continuation of lease—2005 Act\n\n(1) On and from the commencement of section 16(5) of the 2005 Act the Telstra Lease continues in force and may continue to be dealt with as a lease under section 51 of the **Forests Act 1958**.\n\n(2) In subsection (1), ***Telstra Lease*** means the lease granted under section 51 of the **Forests Act** **1958** to Telstra Corporation Limited (ACN 051 775 556) dated to commence on  \n1 May 2001 over Crown Allotment 61D of Section 5, Parish of Lorne.\n\nS. 61B inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 13,  \nrepealed by No. 90/2009 s. 10.\n\nS. 61C inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 13, repealed by No. 57/2006 s. 9(4).\n\nS. 61D inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 13, repealed by No. 57/2006 s. 9(5).\n\nS. 62 inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 18, substituted by Nos 60/2005 s. 14, 57/2006 s. 10, repealed by No. 54/2008 s. 7.\n\nS. 62A inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 14.\n\n","sortOrder":143},{"sectionNumber":"62A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Saving of agreement","content":"\t62A Saving of agreement\n\nOn and from the commencement of section 8 of the 2005 Act, the agreement between the Secretary and Melbourne Water Corporation made under section 32I (as in force before that commencement), and dated 6 December 1995, is deemed to continue in force on and from that commencement as if it were made under section 32I (as in force on and from that commencement).\n\nSs 63, 64 inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 18, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 91.\n\nSs 65, 66 inserted by No. 43/2005 s. 5, repealed by No. 57/2006 s. 11.\n\nS. 67 inserted by No. 43/2005 s. 5, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 92.\n\nS. 68 inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 12, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 93.\n\nS. 69 inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 12, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 94.\n\nS. 70 inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 12, substituted by No. 54/2008 s. 8, repealed by No. 35/2010 s. 14(1).\n\nS. 71 inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 12, substituted by No. 54/2008 s. 8, repealed by No. 35/2010 s. 14(2).\n\nS. 72 inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 8, repealed by No. 35/2010 s. 14(2).\n\nS. 73 inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 8, repealed by No. 35/2010 s. 14(3).\n\nS. 74 inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 8, repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 15.\n\nS. 75 inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 8, repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 16.\n\nS. 76 inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 40 (as amended by No. 35/2010 s. 24(Sch. 6 item 1)), repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 95.\n\nS. 77 inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 40 (as amended by No. 35/2010 s. 24(Sch. 6 item 1)), repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 96.\n\nS. 78 inserted by No. 44/2016 s. 7, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 97.\n\nS. 79 inserted by No. 53/2017 s. 30, substituted by No. 40/2020 s. 98.\n\n","sortOrder":144},{"sectionNumber":"79","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land to become part of park on surrender of rights to Crown—Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020","content":"\t79 Land to become part of park on surrender of rights to Crown—Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020\n\nIf any rights over the land held under the **Mines (Aluminium Agreement) Act 1961** and shown delineated and coloured blue on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered  \nN.P. 111E/5 are not surrendered to the Crown before the commencement of section 98 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**, that land is taken to be excluded from the park described in Part 31 of Schedule Two until those rights are surrendered to the Crown.\n\nPt 10  \n(Heading and ss 80–89) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\nPart X—Transitional provisions—Parks Victoria Act 2018\n\nS. 80 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":145},{"sectionNumber":"80","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"\t80 Definitions\n\nIn this Part—\n\n***Parks Victoria commencement***  means the day on which the **Parks Victoria Act 2018** comes into operation;\n\n***Parks Victoria matter*** means any function, power or duty as to the management of land under this Act that is conferred on Parks Victoria by the amendment of this Act by the **Parks Victoria Act 2018** or by the enactment of that Act.\n\nS. 81 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":146},{"sectionNumber":"81","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transfer of property from the Secretary to Parks Victoria","content":"\t81 Transfer of property from the Secretary to Parks Victoria\n\n(1) On the Parks Victoria commencement—\n\n(a) all rights, property and assets in relation to any Parks Victoria matter that, immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, were vested in the Secretary, vest in Parks Victoria; and\n\n(b) all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Secretary in relation to any Parks Victoria matter that were existing immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, become debts, liabilities and obligations of Parks Victoria; and\n\n(c) Parks Victoria is substituted as a party to any proceedings in relation to any Parks Victoria matter pending in any court or tribunal to which the Secretary was a party immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement; and\n\n(d) Parks Victoria is substituted as a party to any contract or arrangement that relates to any Parks Victoria matter entered into by or on behalf of the Secretary and in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement.\n\n(2) Any reference to the Secretary in any proclamation, Order in Council, rule, regulation, order, agreement, instrument or other document that relates to any Parks Victoria matter is taken to be a reference to Parks Victoria—\n\n(a) so far as it relates to any period  \non or after the Parks Victoria commencement; and\n\n(3) Any decision made or action taken by the Secretary under any proclamation, Order in Council, rule, regulation, order, agreement, instrument or other document that relates to any Parks Victoria matter, and that is in effect immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, is taken to be a decision made or action taken by Parks Victoria—\n\n(a) so far as it relates to any period  \non or after the Parks Victoria commencement; and\n\nS. 82 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":147},{"sectionNumber":"82","sectionType":"section","heading":"Saving of licences, permits, consents or authorities","content":"\t82 Saving of licences, permits, consents or authorities\n\nIf, in relation to any land under this Act, a licence, permit, consent or authority granted or issued under this Act was in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, on the Parks Victoria commencement the licence, permit or authority is taken to continue in force—\n\n(i) the licence, permit, consent or authority were granted or issued by Parks Victoria; and\n\n(ii) (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) any reference to the Secretary in the licence, permit, consent or authority were a reference to Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 83 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":148},{"sectionNumber":"83","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applications for tour operator licences and variations of tour operator licences","content":"\t83 Applications for tour operator licences and variations of tour operator licences\n\n(1) If, in relation to any land under this Act, an application that has been made for a tour operator licence is outstanding immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, on the Parks Victoria commencement, the application is taken to continue in force and may be dealt with under this Act as if it had been made to Parks Victoria.\n\n(2) If, in relation to any land under this Act, an application that has been made for variation of a tour operator licence is outstanding immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, on the Parks Victoria commencement, the application is taken to continue in force and may be dealt with as if it had been made to Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 84 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":149},{"sectionNumber":"84","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agreements with Trust for Nature under section 19A","content":"\t84 Agreements with Trust for Nature under section 19A\n\nOn the Parks Victoria commencement, in relation to any management agreement between the Minister and the Trust for Nature under section 19A(1) that is in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement—\n\n(b) (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) any reference to the Secretary in the agreement is taken to be a reference to Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 85 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":150},{"sectionNumber":"85","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agreements with public authorities under section 19C","content":"\t85 Agreements with public authorities under section 19C\n\nOn the Parks Victoria commencement, in relation to any management agreement between the Minister and a public authority under section 19C(1) that is in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement—\n\n(b) (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) any reference to the Secretary in the agreement is taken to be a reference to Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 86 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":151},{"sectionNumber":"86","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agreements with other governments under section 19D","content":"\t86 Agreements with other governments under section 19D\n\nOn the Parks Victoria commencement, in relation to any management agreement between the Minister and another Minister of the Commonwealth or another State or an authority under section 19D that is in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, if the agreement is for the Secretary to manage the land—\n\n(b) (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) any reference to the Secretary in the agreement is taken to be a reference to Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 87 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":152},{"sectionNumber":"87","sectionType":"section","heading":"References relating to Orders under section 19F","content":"\t87 References relating to Orders under section 19F\n\nOn the Parks Victoria commencement, any reference to the Secretary, in relation to land subject to an Order under section 19F, in any Act or in any proclamation, Order in Council, rule, regulation, order, agreement, instrument, deed or other document, in force immediately before that commencement, is taken to be a reference to Parks Victoria—\n\n(a) so far as it relates to any period on or after the Parks Victoria commencement; and\n\nS. 88 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.\n\n","sortOrder":153},{"sectionNumber":"88","sectionType":"section","heading":"Management agreements with managing water authorities","content":"\t88 Management agreements with managing water authorities\n\n(1) On the Parks Victoria commencement, any management agreement between the Secretary and Melbourne Water Corporation under section 32I(1)(a) that is in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement is taken to continue in force—\n\n(ii) (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) any reference to the Secretary in the agreement, other than in relation to matters in the agreement which are the subject of section 32I(3)(d)(ii), were a reference to Parks Victoria.\n\n(2) On the Parks Victoria commencement, any management agreement between the Secretary and Barwon Water under section 32I(1)(b) that is in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement is taken to continue in force—\n\n(ii) (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) any reference to the Secretary in the agreement, other than in relation to matters in the agreement which are the subject of section 32I(3)(d)(ii), were a reference to Parks Victoria.\n\n(3) On the Parks Victoria commencement, any management agreement between the Secretary and Wannon Water under section 32I(1)(c) that is in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement is taken to continue in force—\n\n(ii) (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) any reference to the Secretary in the agreement, other than in relation to matters in the agreement which are the subject of section 32I(3)(d)(ii), were a reference to Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 89 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219, amended by No. 42/2021 s. 138 (ILA s. 39B(1)).\n\n","sortOrder":154},{"sectionNumber":"89","sectionType":"section","heading":"Glenample Homestead","content":"\t89 Glenample Homestead\n\n(1) On the Parks Victoria commencement, any authorisation made under section 32AA(1) for the management of the land referred to in that section by the Secretary, that is in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, is taken to be an authorisation for the management of the land by Parks Victoria.\n\nS. 89(2) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 138.\n\n(2) Despite subsection (1), on and from the appointment of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority as land manager for land referred to in section 32AA(1) by Order under section 16C(1) or under section 62Q(2) of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**, any authorisation under section 32AA(1) for the management of land referred to in that section by Parks Victoria, that is in force immediately before that appointment, is taken to be an authorisation for the management of the land by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.\n\nSchedules\n\nSch. 1 substituted by No. 40/2020 s. 99.\n\nSchedule One—Transitional provisions\n\n","sortOrder":155},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Transitional provisions—Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020","content":"Part 1—Transitional provisions—Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020\n\n\t1 Certain leases, licences and other agreements with AquaSure Pty Ltd not affected by this Act\n\n(1) Despite the commencement of section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**—\n\n(a) the AquaSure lease continues in force on and after that commencement and may be dealt with as a lease under Subdivision 1 of Division 9 of Part I and section 137AA(4) of the **Land Act 1958**; and\n\n(b) Subdivision 1 of Division 9 of Part I and section 137AA(4) of the **Land Act 1958** continue to apply to the granting of leases over Crown Allotments 2015 and 2016, Parish of Wonthaggi.\n\n(2) The amendments made to this Act by section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020** are not to be taken to affect any Desalination Project arrangement as in force immediately before the commencement of that section.\n\n(3) In this clause—\n\n***AquaSure*** has the same meaning as in section 32T;\n\n***AquaSure lease*** means the lease granted under section 134 of the **Land Act 1958** to AquaSure with a commencement date of 13 December 2012 over Crown Allotments 2015 and 2016, Parish of Wonthaggi;\n\n***Desalination Project arrangement*** has the same meaning as in section 32T.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 2 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(1).\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 3 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(2).\n\n\t4 Certain licences and permissions not affected by this Act\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020** are not to be taken to affect the licence—\n\n(a) issued on 19 January 2017 to South Gippsland Region Water Corporation under old section 20 of the EPA; and\n\n(b) as in force immediately before the commencement of section 109 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**.\n\n(2) In this clause—\n\n***old section 20 of the EPA*** has the same meaning as in section 32T;\n\n***South Gippsland Region Water Corporation*** means the South Gippsland Region Water Corporation established under section 85 of the **Water Act 1989**.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 5 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(3).\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 6 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(4).\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 7 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(5).\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 8 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(6).\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 9 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(7).\n\n\t10 Land to become part of park on surrender to the Crown—Dandenong Ranges National Park\n\nIf the land delineated and coloured blue on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 86/6 is not surrendered to the Crown before the commencement of section 103 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**, that land is taken not to be part of the park described in Part 6 of Schedule Two until the title to the land is surrendered to the Crown.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 1 cl. 11 repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 80(8).\n\n","sortOrder":156},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land to become part of park on surrender to the Crown—Greater Bendigo National Park","content":"\t12 Land to become part of park on surrender to the Crown—Greater Bendigo National Park\n\nIf the land delineated and coloured blue on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 105B/4 is not surrendered to the Crown before the commencement of section 108 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**, that land is taken not to be part of the park described in Part 41 of Schedule Two until the title to the land is surrendered to the Crown.\n\n\t13 Land surrendered to form part of Greater Bendigo National Park—correction of land description\n\n(1) Section 12(5) of the **National Parks (Box–Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002** is taken to have been enacted as if the land shown coloured grey on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 105B did not include land comprising Crown Allotment 11, Section 9, Parish of Mandurang.\n\n(2) Section 19(9) of the **National Parks (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004** is taken to have been enacted as if the land shown coloured pink on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 105B/1 did not include the land comprising Crown Allotment 11, Section 9, Parish of Mandurang.\n\n(3) Section 10 of the **National Parks and Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Acts Amendment Act 2016** is taken to have been enacted as if the land shown coloured pink on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 105B/2 did not include the land comprising Crown Allotment 11, Section 9, Parish of Mandurang.\n\n(4) Section 36 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017** is taken to have been enacted as if the land shown coloured pink on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 105B/3 did not include the land comprising Crown Allotment 11, Section 9, Parish of Mandurang.\n\n(5) If the title to the land comprising Crown Allotment 11, Section 9, Parish of Mandurang is surrendered to the Crown before the commencement of section 108 of the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020**, that land becomes part of the park on the commencement of that section.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 (Headings and cls 1–31) inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":157},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Transitional provisions—Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025","content":"Part 2—Transitional provisions—Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025\n\nDivision 1—Mount Buangor National Park\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 1 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t1 Revocation of reserved forest—Mount Buangor National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 1 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured green on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 124 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 2 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":158},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of reserved forest—land adjacent to Mount Buangor National Park","content":"\t2 Revocation of reserved forest—land adjacent to Mount Buangor National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 1 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured brown on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 124 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 3 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t3 Rights to cease—roads—Mount Buangor National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 1 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 124 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 4 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t4 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Mount Buangor National Park\n\nDespite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land described in Part 50 of Schedule Two that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 1 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\nDivision 2—Pyrenees National Park\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 5 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":159},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of reserved forest—Pyrenees National Park","content":"\t5 Revocation of reserved forest—Pyrenees National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 2 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured green on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 126A and N.P. 126B ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 6 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":160},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rights to cease—roads—Pyrenees National Park","content":"\t6 Rights to cease—roads—Pyrenees National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 2 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 126A and N.P. 126B ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on those plans, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 7 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":161},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Land adjacent to Pyrenees National Park","content":"\t7 Land adjacent to Pyrenees National Park\n\n(1) On the commencement of Division 2 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) any reservation under this or any other Act over any area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 126A and N.P. 126B that is in force immediately before that commencement is revoked; and\n\n(b) the appointment of any committee of management of any area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 126A and N.P. 126B is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land immediately before that commencement; and\n\n(c) subject to subclause (2), the area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 126A and N.P. 126B is freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests in or applying to any area of the land immediately before that commencement.\n\n(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 126A and N.P. 126B that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 2 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\n(b) the provisions of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Land Act 1958**.\n\n(3) On the commencement of Division 2 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured brown on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 126A and N.P. 126B ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 8 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":162},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Pyrenees National Park","content":"\t8 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Pyrenees National Park\n\nDespite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land described in Part 51 of Schedule Two that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 2 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\nDivision 3—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 9 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":163},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of reserved forest—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park","content":"\t9 Revocation of reserved forest—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured green on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125C, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F, LEGL./24–303, LEGL./24–304 and LEGL./24–305 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 10 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t10 Rights to cease—roads—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125C, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F, LEGL./24–303, LEGL./24–304 and LEGL./24–305 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on those plans, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 11 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t11 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park\n\nDespite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land described in Part 52 of Schedule Two that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 12 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t12 Land adjacent to Wombat‑Lerderderg National Park\n\n(1) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) any reservation under this or any other Act over any area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B that is in force immediately before that commencement is revoked; and\n\n(b) the appointment of any committee of management of any area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B is revoked to the extent that it relates to that land immediately before that commencement; and\n\n(c) subject to subclause (5), the area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B is freed and discharged from all trusts, limitations, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, estates and interests in or applying to any area of the land immediately before that commencement.\n\n(2) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured brown on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125C, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F, LEGL./24–301, LEGL./24–303, LEGL./24–304 and LEGL./24–305 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\n(3) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured orange on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125B, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F and LEGL./24–304 is taken to be reserved forest under section 42 of the **Forests Act 1958**.\n\n(4) On the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, land that is delineated and coloured orange or coloured purple on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A, N.P. 125B, N.P. 125D, N.P. 125E, N.P. 125F and LEGL./24–304 ceases to be a road or part of road or road reserve and all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, cease on that commencement.\n\n(5) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the area of the land delineated and coloured blue on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 125A and N.P. 125B that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 3 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\n(b) the provisions of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Land Act 1958**.\n\nDivision 4—Cobaw Conservation Park, Hepburn Conservation Park and Mirboo North Conservation Park\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 13 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t13 Revocation of reserved forest—Cobaw Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured green on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 127 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 14 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":164},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of reserved forest—land adjacent to Cobaw Conservation Park","content":"\t14 Revocation of reserved forest—land adjacent to Cobaw Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured brown on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 127 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 15 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":165},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rights to cease—roads—Cobaw Conservation Park","content":"\t15 Rights to cease—roads—Cobaw Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 127 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 16 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t16 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Cobaw Conservation Park\n\nDespite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land described in Part 1AA of Schedule Three that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 17 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t17 Revocation of reserved forest—Hepburn Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured green on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 128 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 18 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t18 Revocation of reserved forest—land adjacent to Hepburn Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land delineated and coloured brown on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 128 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 19 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t19 Rights to cease—roads—Hepburn Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 128 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 20 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t20 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Hepburn Conservation Park\n\nDespite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land described in Part 1AB of Schedule Three that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**, the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 21 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t21 Revocation of reserved forest—Mirboo North Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, the land shown coloured green on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 129 ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 22 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t22 Rights to cease—roads—Mirboo North Conservation Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 129 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 23 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t23 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Mirboo North Conservation Park\n\nDespite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land described in Part 1AC of Schedule Three that was granted or issued under the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 4 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\n(b) the provisions of the **Forests Act 1958** or the **Land Act 1958** (as the case requires).\n\n","sortOrder":166},{"sectionNumber":"Div 5","sectionType":"division","heading":"Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area","content":"Division 5—Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 24 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t24 Rights to cease—roads—Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area\n\nOn the commencement of Division 5 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123C/1, N.P. 123J and N.P. 123K ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on those plans, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 25 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t25 Preservation of existing licences, permits and other authorities—Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area\n\n(1) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, any licence, permit or other authority over any part of the land specified in subclause (2) that was granted or issued under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or the **Land Act 1958** and that is in force immediately before the commencement of Division 5 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** continues in force on and after that commencement subject to—\n\n(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), the following land is specified—\n\n(a) the land described in Subdivisions 6 and 7 of Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule Nine;\n\n(b) the land described in Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule Nine.\n\n","sortOrder":167},{"sectionNumber":"Div 6","sectionType":"division","heading":"Baw Baw National Park","content":"Division 6—Baw Baw National Park\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 26 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n","sortOrder":168},{"sectionNumber":"26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of reserved forest—Baw Baw National Park","content":"\t26 Revocation of reserved forest—Baw Baw National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 6 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**, any land delineated and coloured pink on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 29/2 that is reserved forest ceases to be reserved forest.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 27 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t27 Rights to cease—roads—Baw Baw National Park\n\nOn the commencement of Division 6 of Part 8 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 29/2 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\n","sortOrder":169},{"sectionNumber":"Div 7","sectionType":"division","heading":"Other parks","content":"Division 7—Other parks\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 28 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t28 Rights to cease—roads—Brisbane Ranges National Park\n\nOn the commencement of section 82 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 1A ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 29 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t29 Rights to cease—roads—Kinglake National Park\n\nOn the commencement of section 84 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 8/11 and N.P. 8A/4  ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on those plans, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 30 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t30 Rights to cease—roads—Cathedral Range State Park\n\nOn the commencement of section 86 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 41/3 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\nSch. 1 Pt 2 cl. 31 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 114.\n\n\t31 Rights to cease—roads—Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park\n\nOn the commencement of section 87 of the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025**—\n\n(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 46A/8 ceases to be a road or part of a road or road reserve; and\n\n(b) all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any body or person, as incident to the express or implied grant or past dedication or supposed dedication or any past user or operation of law or otherwise, in relation to the land delineated and coloured yellow on that plan, cease.\n\nSch. 1AAA inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 11, amended by Nos 35/2010 s. 9, 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 63), 7/2012  \nss 8, 9, 44/2016 s. 31(1), repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 101.\n\nSch. 1A inserted by No. 64/2004 s. 24(Sch. 1).\n\nSchedule One A—Native Title not affected\n\n\t1 Definitions\n\nIn this Schedule—\n\n\t2 Native Title not affected by the National Parks (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004** are not intended  \nto affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 2A inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 12.\n\n","sortOrder":170},{"sectionNumber":"2A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Native Title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (East Gippsland) Act 2009","content":"\t2A Native Title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (East Gippsland) Act 2009\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (East Gippsland) Act 2009** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 3 inserted by No. 60/2005 s. 15.\n\n\t3 Native Title not affected by the National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 4 inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 9.\n\n\t4 Native Title not affected by the National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts Amendment Act 2008\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts Amendment Act 2008** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 5 inserted by No. 48/2009 s. 6.\n\n\t5 Native Title not affected by the National Parks Amendment (Point Nepean) Act 2009\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks Amendment (Point Nepean) Act 2009** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 6 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 17.\n\n\t6 Native title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (River Red Gums) Act 2009\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (River Red Gums) Act 2009** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 7 inserted by No. 35/2010 s. 10.\n\n\t7 Native Title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation (Mount Buffalo) Act 2010\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation (Mount Buffalo) Act 2010** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 8 inserted by No. 7/2012 s. 10.\n\n\t8 Native Title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2012\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2012** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 9 inserted by No. 79/2013 s. 20.\n\n\t9 Native Title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 10 inserted by No. 12/2016 s. 38.\n\n\t10 Native title not affected by the Crown Land Legislation Amendment (Canadian Regional Park and Other Matters) Act 2016\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by Part 4 of the **Crown Land Legislation Amendment (Canadian Regional Park and Other Matters) Act 2016** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 11 inserted by No. 44/2016 s. 8.\n\n\t11 Native Title not affected by the National Parks and Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Acts Amendment Act 2016\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **National Parks and Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Acts Amendment Act 2016** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 12 inserted by No. 53/2017 s. 31.\n\n\t12 Native title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 13 inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 102.\n\n\t13 Native title not affected by the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are affected or are authorised to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1A cl. 14 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 81.\n\n\t14 Native title not affected by the Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025\n\n(1) The amendments made to this Act by the **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025** are not intended to affect native title rights and interests.\n\n(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case where native title rights and interests are to be affected by or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.\n\nSch. 1AA inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 18, amended by Nos 7/2012 ss 11–15, 45/2013 s. 18, 79/2013 ss 21, 22, 12/2016 ss 34, 39, 40, 44/2016 ss 9, 31(2), 53/2017 s. 32, 19/2018 s. 220, repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 100.\n\nSchedule Two—National parks\n\nSch. 2 Pt 1 substituted by No. 24/1988  \ns. 5(a), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\nPart 1—Alfred National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 3050 ha, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Karlo and Kooragan, County of Croajingolong, being the land delineated and bordered red or green, or coloured yellow excepting from them the roads shown as excluded in a plan prepared by the Surveyor-General lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 90.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 2 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), 10166 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(a)(i)(ii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 90/2009 s. 13(1), 79/2013 s. 23(1), 47/2025 s. 82.\n\nPart 2—Brisbane Ranges National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 8900 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Anakie, Beremboke, Bungeeltap, Durdidwarrah, Gorrockburkghap and Moreep, County of Grant, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 1/8 and N.P. 1A.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 3 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), 44/1986 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 27(1), 2/1991 s. 5(1)(a)–(c), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 19(1)(a)–(d).\n\n","sortOrder":171},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Tarra-Bulga National Park","content":"Part 3—Tarra-Bulga National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 2015 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bulga and Devon, County of Buln Buln delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 22/4 excepting therefrom the Tarra Valley Road.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 4 repealed by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1), new  \nSch. 2 Pt 4 inserted by No. 7/1988  \ns. 4(1), amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 27(2)(a)–(c) (3)(a)(b), 43/1990  \ns. 13(2)(a)–(c), 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(b)(i)–(iv)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 21(1)(a)(b), substituted by No. 43/2005 s. 6(1), amended by Nos 57/2006 s. 13(1), 7/2012 s. 16(1).\n\n","sortOrder":172},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Mornington Peninsula National Park","content":"Part 4—Mornington Peninsula National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 2680 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Fingal, Flinders, Nepean and Wannaeue, County of Mornington, being the land delineated by solid and dashed lines and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 20A/14.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 5 amended by Nos 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(c)(i)(ii)), 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":173},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Churchill National Park","content":"Part 5—Churchill National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 271 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Narree Worran, County of Mornington, being the land delineated and coloured red in a plan prepared by the Surveyor-General lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 3/1.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 6 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), 10073 s. 4(1), 44/1986 s. 4(1), 8/1987 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 7/1988  \ns. 4(2), 7/1997 s. 16(1)(a)–(f), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 60/2005 s. 16(1)(a)–(d), 79/2013 s. 23(2), 12/2016 s. 41(1), 40/2020 s. 103, 47/2025 s. 83.\n\n","sortOrder":174},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Dandenong Ranges National Park","content":"Part 6—Dandenong Ranges National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 3535 hectares, more or less, situated in the Parishes of Monbulk, Mooroolbark, Narree Worran, Scoresby and Wandin Yallock, Counties of Evelyn and Mornington being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow or coloured blue in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 86/6 excepting therefrom the area shown delineated and coloured blue in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 86B.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 7 substituted by Nos 9247  \ns. 3(1), 7/1997 s. 14(1), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":175},{"sectionNumber":"Part 7","sectionType":"part","heading":"Lake Eildon National Park","content":"Part 7—Lake Eildon National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 27 750 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Banyarmbite, Darlingford, Eildon, Howqua West, Jamieson, Lodge Park, Thornton and Wappan, Counties of Anglesey and Wonangatta, being the land delineated and coloured pink excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 5/2 and N.P. 5A.\n\nDespite the declaration of the land as a park, and subject to section 25B, timber harvesting of the pine plantation on allotment 7, Parish of Howqua West may be carried out.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 8 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), 44/1986 s. 4(1), amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2002 s. 12(1)(a)–(e), 7/2012 s. 16(2), 79/2013 s. 25.\n\n","sortOrder":176},{"sectionNumber":"Part 8","sectionType":"part","heading":"Mitchell River National Park","content":"Part 8—Mitchell River National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 14 395 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Cobbannah, Glenaladale, Marlooh, Morekana, Nungatta, Wamba and Wuk Wuk Counties of Dargo, Tanjil and Wonnangatta, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 7/5.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 9 substituted by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 82/2009 s. 19(1), 40/2020 s. 104.\n\n","sortOrder":177},{"sectionNumber":"Part 9","sectionType":"part","heading":"Hattah–Kulkyne National Park","content":"Part 9—Hattah–Kulkyne National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 49 890 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Brockie, Cantala, Colignan, Gayfield, Konardin, Kulkyne, Mournpoul, Nurnurnemal and Yelwell, County of Karkarooc, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 6/3.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 10 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), 10073 s. 4(1), 44/1986 s. 4(1), 57/1995 s. 16, amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 60/2005 s. 16(2)(a)–(d), 54/2008 s. 10(1), 35/2010 s. 11(1), 7/2012 s. 16(3), 47/2025 s. 84.\n\n","sortOrder":178},{"sectionNumber":"Part 10","sectionType":"part","heading":"Kinglake National Park[[5]](#endnote-6)","content":"Part 10—Kinglake National Park[[5]](#endnote-6)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 23 200 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Billian, Burgoyne, Clonbinane, Derril, Flowerdale, Kinglake, Linton, Queenstown, Tarrawarra North, Tourourrong, Wallan Wallan and Woodbourne, Counties of Anglesey, Bourke, Dalhousie and Evelyn, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured blue or coloured yellow in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 8/11, N.P. 8A/4 and N.P. 8B/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 11 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), 10073 s. 4(1), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":179},{"sectionNumber":"Part 11","sectionType":"part","heading":"The Lakes National Park","content":"Part 11—The Lakes National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 2390 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Boole Poole, County of Tanjil, being the land delineated and bordered red in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 27/1.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 12 substituted by No. 24/1988  \ns. 5(b), amended by Nos 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(d)(i)–(iii)), 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":180},{"sectionNumber":"Part 12","sectionType":"part","heading":"Lind National Park[[6]](#endnote-7)","content":"Part 12—Lind National Park[[6]](#endnote-7)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1370 ha, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Nungal and Winyar, County of Croajingolong, being the land bordered red or coloured yellow excepting from them the roads shown as excluded in a plan prepared by the Surveyor-General lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 91/1.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 13 substituted by No. 7/1988  \ns. 4(3), amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 35(e)(i), 2/1991 s. 5(2), 7/1997 s. 16(2)(a)–(d), 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":181},{"sectionNumber":"Part 13","sectionType":"part","heading":"Little Desert National Park","content":"Part 13—Little Desert National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 132 647 hectares more or less in the Parishes of Moray, Nateyip, Beewar, Curtayne, Ding-a-Ding, Minimay, Mortat, Catiabrim, Spinifex, Koonik Koonik, Coynallan, Jungkum, Cooack, Duchembegarra, Pomponderoo, Watchegatcheca, Winiam and Woraig-worm, County of Lowan being the land delineated and bordered red or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 9/3.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 14 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 61/1993  \ns. 35(a)(i)(ii), 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(e)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 54/2008 s. 10(2).\n\n","sortOrder":182},{"sectionNumber":"Part 14","sectionType":"part","heading":"Lower Glenelg National Park","content":"Part 14—Lower Glenelg National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 26 430 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Glenelg, Warrain, Kentbruck, Cobboboonee, Balrook, Drik Drik, Kinkella, Wanwin and Palpara, Counties of Normanby and Follett, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 10/4.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 15 substituted by No. 9114  \ns. 3(1), repealed by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1), new Sch. 2 Pt 15 inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 14(2), amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 7/1997 s. 14(3)(a)(b), 40/2002 s. 21(2)(a)–(c), 64/2004 s. 19(2)(a)–(d), 57/2006 s. 13(2), 7/2012 s. 16(4), 40/2020 s. 105.\n\n","sortOrder":183},{"sectionNumber":"Part 15","sectionType":"part","heading":"French Island National Park","content":"Part 15—French Island National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 11 155 hectares, more or less, situate partly in the Parish of French Island, County of Mornington, being the land delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 83/7 and also including the land 150 metres seaward from the mean high water mark of the land coloured pink on the plan. Excepted from the park is any land between high water mark and 150 metres seawards of high water mark forming part of the park described in Part 6 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 16 substituted by No. 9570  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 27(4)(a)–(c), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 19(3)(a)–(d).\n\n","sortOrder":184},{"sectionNumber":"Part 16","sectionType":"part","heading":"Morwell National Park","content":"Part 16—Morwell National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 565 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Yinnar and Jeeralang, County of Buln Buln, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 12/3.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 17 substituted by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 9427  \ns. 6(1)(Sch. 5 item 121), 57/1995 s. 9(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(f)(i)(ii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 82/2009 s. 19(2), substituted by No. 79/2013 s. 24.\n\n","sortOrder":185},{"sectionNumber":"Part 17","sectionType":"part","heading":"Mount Buffalo National Park","content":"Part 17—Mount Buffalo National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 31 020 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Barwidgee, Buckland, Dandongadale, Eurandelong, Myrtleford, Porepunkah, Towamba and Wandiligong, County of Delatite, being the land delineated and bordered red or coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 28/1 and N.P. 28A except for the following—\n\n(a) the roads shown as excluded;\n\n(b) the land delineated and bordered blue;\n\n(c) the land delineated and bordered blue in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 28B.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 18 (Heading) amended by No. 53/2017 s. 33(1).\n\nSch. 2 Pt 18 substituted by No. 44/1986  \ns. 4(1), amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 19(4)(a)–(d), 79/2013 s. 23(3), 53/2017 s. 33(2).\n\n","sortOrder":186},{"sectionNumber":"Part 18","sectionType":"part","heading":"Budj Bim National Park","content":"Part 18—Budj Bim National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 8565 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Ardonachie, Condah, Dunmore and Macarthur, County of Normanby, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 13/4.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 19 substituted by Nos 9114  \ns. 3(1), 7/1987 s. 4(1), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":187},{"sectionNumber":"Part 19","sectionType":"part","heading":"Mount Richmond National Park","content":"Part 19—Mount Richmond National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1733 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Mouzie and Tarragal, County of Normanby, being the land delineated and bordered red or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 14/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 20 substituted by No. 9114  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 16(3)(a)–(e), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2000 s. 9(1)(a)(b), 60/2005 s. 16(3)(a)(b).\n\n","sortOrder":188},{"sectionNumber":"Part 20","sectionType":"part","heading":"Organ Pipes National Park","content":"Part 20—Organ Pipes National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 153 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Holden, Maribyrnong and Tullamarine, County of Bourke, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 15/4.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 21 substituted by No. 9570  \ns. 3(3), amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 16(4)(a)(b), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 21(3)(a)–(e), 97/2003 s. 9, 60/2005 s. 16(4)(a)–(d).\n\n","sortOrder":189},{"sectionNumber":"Part 21","sectionType":"part","heading":"Port Campbell National Park","content":"Part 21—Port Campbell National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1830 hectares, more or less, situate in the Townships of Port Campbell and Princetown, and in the Parishes of La Trobe, Narrawaturk, Paaratte and Waarre, County of Heytesbury, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow excepting therefrom the Great Ocean Road in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 16/5. Excepted is any land forming part of the park described in Part 11 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 22 substituted by No. 9114  \ns. 3(1), repealed by No. 44/1986  \ns. 4(1).\n\nSch. 2 Pt 23 substituted by No. 9114  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 21(4)(a)–(e), 50/2002 s. 12(2)(a)(b).\n\n","sortOrder":190},{"sectionNumber":"Part 23","sectionType":"part","heading":"Wilsons Promontory National Park","content":"Part 23—Wilsons Promontory National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 49 049 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Beek Beek, Kulk, Tallang, Warreen and Yanakie South, County of Buln Buln and including islands and rocks adjacent to Wilsons Promontory, being the land delineated and coloured pink on a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 17A and the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 17/3, excepting any land between high water mark and low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 4 of Schedule Seven and part of the park described in Part 12 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 24 repealed by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1).\n\nSch. 2 Pt 25 substituted by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 43/1990  \ns. 9(a)(b), 40/1992  \ns. 4(a)–(c), 7/1997 s. 16(5)(a)–(e), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 19(5)(a)–(c), 79/2013 s. 23(4).\n\n","sortOrder":191},{"sectionNumber":"Part 25","sectionType":"part","heading":"Wyperfeld National Park","content":"Part 25—Wyperfeld National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 359 445 hectares, more or less, situate in the Counties of Karkarooc and Weeah, being the land delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 19/5.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 26 inserted by No. 9114  \ns. 3(1), substituted by No. 10073  \ns. 4(1), amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 27(5)(a)–(c), 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":192},{"sectionNumber":"Part 26","sectionType":"part","heading":"Burrowa–Pine Mountain National Park","content":"Part 26—Burrowa–Pine Mountain National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 184 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Berringama, Cudgewa, Jemba, Jinjellic, Tintaldra, Wabba and Walwa, County of Benambra, being the land delineated and bordered red in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 24/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 27 inserted by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1), amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 16(6)(a)–(e), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 71.\n\n","sortOrder":193},{"sectionNumber":"Part 27","sectionType":"part","heading":"Baw Baw National Park","content":"Part 27—Baw Baw National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 12 740 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Baw Baw, Bullung, Fumina North, Telbit, Telbit West, Walhalla and Wurutwun, Counties of Buln Buln and Tanjil, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 29/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 28 inserted by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1), 10073 s. 4(1), 24/1988 s. 5(c), amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 16(7)(a)(b), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 21(5)(a)–(c), 64/2004 s. 19(6)(a)(b), 90/2009 s. 13(2), 35/2010 s. 11(2), 53/2017 s. 34.\n\n","sortOrder":194},{"sectionNumber":"Part 28","sectionType":"part","heading":"Croajingolong National Park","content":"Part 28—Croajingolong National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 88 525 hectares, more or less, situate in the townships of Gipsy Point, Tamboon and Tamboon South and situate in the Parishes of Baawang, Barga, Bemm, Betka, Bralak, Brindat, Derndang, Gabo, Mallacoota, Maramingo, Tamboon, Thurra, Wau Wauka, Wau Wauka West, Wingan and Wooyoot, County of Croajingolong, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 30/9, also including the Skerries and Tullaberga Island to low water mark. Excepted is any land between high water mark and low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 2 of Schedule Seven and part of the park described in Part 9 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 29 inserted by No. 9247  \ns. 3(1)(4), 24/1988  \ns. 5(d),  \namended by Nos 2/1991  \ns. 5(3)(a)–(c), 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(g)(i)–(iii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 90/2009 s. 13(3).\n\n","sortOrder":195},{"sectionNumber":"Part 29","sectionType":"part","heading":"Snowy River National Park","content":"Part 29—Snowy River National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 114 600 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bonang, Buchan, Bullamalk, Chilpin, Deddick, Dellicknora, Detarka, Gelantipy East, Moonkan, Murrindal East, Pinnak, Tingaringy, Tubbut, Wat Wat, Woongulmerang East and Yalmy, Counties of Croajingolong and Tambo, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 31/5.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 30 inserted by No. 9247  \ns. 3(5), 44/1986 s. 4(1), 24/1988 s. 5(e), repealed by No. 37/1989  \ns. 10(1)(a), new Sch. 2 Pt 30 inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 14(4), amended by No. 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 12(3), amended by Nos 64/2004 s. 19(7)(a)(b), 7/2012 s. 16(5).\n\n","sortOrder":196},{"sectionNumber":"Part 30","sectionType":"part","heading":"Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park","content":"Part 30—Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 21 650 hectares, more or less, in the Parishes of Barambogie, Barnawatha South, Beechworth, Byawatha, Chiltern, Chiltern West, El Dorado, Everton, Woorragee, Woorragee North, County of Bogong, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 42/6 and N.P. 42A/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 31 inserted by No. 9570  \ns. 3(3), amended by No. 10073  \ns. 4(1), GG 16.12.87  \np. 3459, Nos 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(h)(i)–(iv)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 21(6)(a)(b), substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 16(5), amended by Nos 57/2006 s. 13(3), 54/2008 s. 10(3), 90/2009 s. 13(4), 35/2010 s. 11(3), 79/2013 s. 23(5), 12/2016 s. 41(2), 53/2017 s. 35, 40/2020 s. 106.\n\n","sortOrder":197},{"sectionNumber":"Part 31","sectionType":"part","heading":"Great Otway National Park","content":"Part 31—Great Otway National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 110 555 hectares, more or less, situate in the Counties of Grant, Heytesbury and Polwarth, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow or coloured blue in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 111A/4, N.P. 111B/4,  \nN.P. 111C/3, N.P. 111D/3, N.P. 111E/5, N.P. 111F/2,  \nN.P. 111G/2, N.P. 111H/4, N.P. 111J/2 and N.P. 111K/2, excepting the Great Ocean Road, Beech Forest Road, Carlisle–Colac Road, Colac–Lavers Hill Road, Deans Marsh–Lorne Road, Forrest–Apollo Bay Road, Gellibrand River Road, Lavers Hill–Cobden Road, Otway Lighthouse Road, Princetown Road and Skenes Creek Road. Also excepted is any land between high water mark and low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 8 and in Part 11 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 32 inserted by No. 9570  \ns. 3(6), substituted by No. 10073  \ns. 4(1), repealed by No. 37/1989  \ns. 10(1)(b).\n\nSch. 2 Pt 33 inserted by No. 9570  \ns. 3(7), amended by No. 38/1989  \ns. 35(e)(ii), repealed by No. 37/1989  \ns. 10(1)(c).\n\nSch. 2 Pt 34 inserted by No. 10073  \ns. 4(3), substituted by No. 44/1986  \ns. 4(1), amended by Nos 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(i)(i)(ii)), 7/1997 s. 16(8)(a)–(d), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 70/1998 s. 12(1)(a)–(c), 64/2004 s. 19(8)(a)–(d), 57/2006 s. 13(4), 90/2009 s. 13(5), 7/2012 s. 16(6).\n\n","sortOrder":198},{"sectionNumber":"Part 34","sectionType":"part","heading":"Grampians National Park","content":"Part 34—Grampians National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 168 235 hectares, more or less, situate in the Counties of Borung, Dundas, Ripon, and Villiers, being the land delineated and coloured pink excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 61/6. Also excepted from the Grampians National Park is that area shown hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 61B.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 35 inserted by No. 24/1988  \ns. 5(f), amended by Nos 2/1991  \ns. 5(4)(a)–(c), 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":199},{"sectionNumber":"Part 35","sectionType":"part","heading":"Coopracambra National Park","content":"Part 35—Coopracambra National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 388 km2, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Cooaggalah, Derndang, Koola, Kowat, Loomat and Wangarabell, County of Croajingolong, being the land delineated and bordered red or green, excepting from them the roads shown as excluded also excepting from them the land bordered blue in a plan prepared by the Surveyor-General lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 43/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 36 inserted by No. 24/1988  \ns. 5(g), amended by Nos 2/1991  \ns. 5(5)(a)(b), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 70/1998 s. 12(2)(a)–(d), 90/2009 s. 13(6), 40/2020 s. 107.\n\n","sortOrder":200},{"sectionNumber":"Part 36","sectionType":"part","heading":"Errinundra National Park","content":"Part 36—Errinundra National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 43 090 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bendock, Bidwell, Bungywarr, Cobon, Dellicknora, Errinundra, Goolengook, Goongerah, Kuark and Noonga, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 92/3.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 37 inserted by No. 37/1989  \ns. 10(2), amended by Nos 2/1991  \ns. 5(6), 37/1989 s. 11(1)–(3)(5) (as amended by No. 7/1997 s. 25(2)), 57/1995  \ns. 29(2)(Sch. 3 Pt A(j)(i)–(iv)), 35/1997 s. 30 (a)–(f), 89/1997  \ns. 73(a)(b), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 37/1989 s. 11(4)(a)(b) (as amended by No. 7/1997 s. 25(1)), 50/2000 s. 9(2)(a)–(d)(3), 90/2009 s. 13(7), 7/2012 s. 16(7), substituted by No. 17/2013 s. 3, amended by No. 47/2025 s. 72.\n\n","sortOrder":201},{"sectionNumber":"Part 37","sectionType":"part","heading":"Alpine National Park[[7]](#endnote-8) [[8]](#endnote-9)","content":"Part 37—Alpine National Park[[7]](#endnote-8) [[8]](#endnote-9)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 661 690 hectares, more or less, situated in the Counties of Benambra, Bogong, Croajingolong, Dargo, Delatite, Tambo, Tanjil and Wonnangatta being the land delineated and bordered red or green or coloured red or yellow in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70/1b, N.P. 70/2c, N.P. 70/1d, N.P. 70/2e, N.P. 70/1g, N.P. 70/1h, N.P. 70/1j and N.P. 70/1n, except for the following—\n\n(a) the land bordered blue (other than the land shown bordered red or coloured yellow on the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70/1k and N.P. 70/1m);\n\n(b) Crown Allotment 1, Section 5, Parish of Burrungabugge, County of Benambra;\n\n(c) the land shown hatched on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 70/1n;\n\n(d) the roads shown on the plans as excluded;\n\n(e) the Benambra-Corryong Road, the Benambra-Limestone-Black Mountain road, the Dargo High Plains Road, the Great Alpine Road and the Omeo Highway;\n\n(f) Crown Allotments 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2011, Parish of Kosciusko.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 38 inserted by No. 43/1990  \ns. 5, amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 82/2009 s. 19(3), 12/2016 s. 41(3).\n\n","sortOrder":202},{"sectionNumber":"Part 38","sectionType":"part","heading":"Murray–Sunset National Park","content":"Part 38—Murray–Sunset National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 665 400 hectares, more or less, situate in the Counties of Karkarooc, Millewa and Weeah, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 51/4A and N.P. 51/4B.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 39 inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 17, amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2000 s. 9(4)(a)–(c), 60/2005 s. 16(6)(a)–(d), 54/2008 s. 10(4), 79/2013 s. 23(6).\n\n","sortOrder":203},{"sectionNumber":"Part 39","sectionType":"part","heading":"Yarra Ranges National Park[[9]](#endnote-10)","content":"Part 39—Yarra Ranges National Park[[9]](#endnote-10)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 77 185 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Brimbonga, Bullung, Buxton, Coornburt, Glenwatts, Gracedale, Granton, Manango, Monda, Nar-be-thong, Noojee, St. Clair, Steavenson, Taponga, Toorongo, Torbreck, Youarrabuck and Yuonga, Counties of Anglesey, Buln Buln, Evelyn, Tanjil and Wonnangatta being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured blue excepting the roads shown as excluded in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 102A/3 and N.P. 102B/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 40 inserted by No. 70/1998 s. 10, amended by Nos 50/2002 s. 12(4)(a)–(d), 82/2009 s. 19(4), 35/2010 s. 11(4).\n\n","sortOrder":204},{"sectionNumber":"Part 40","sectionType":"part","heading":"Terrick Terrick National Park","content":"Part 40—Terrick Terrick National Park\n\nAll those pieces of land containing 6390 hectares, situate in the Parishes of Patho, Terrick Terrick East, Terrick Terrick West, Turrumberry, Turrumberry North and Wanurp, Counties of Bendigo and Gunbower, being land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 84/4.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 41 inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 12(5), amended by Nos 64/2004 s. 19(9)(a)–(e), 90/2009 s. 13(8), 35/2010 s. 11(5), 44/2016 s. 10, 53/2017 s. 36, 40/2020 s. 108.\n\n","sortOrder":205},{"sectionNumber":"Part 41","sectionType":"part","heading":"Greater Bendigo National Park","content":"Part 41—Greater Bendigo National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 17 615 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bagshot, Egerton, Huntly, Lockwood, Mandurang, Neilborough, Nerring, Sandhurst, Strathfieldsaye and Whirrakee, County of Bendigo, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow or coloured blue in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.105A/4 and N.P. 105B/4 and, in the case of the land shown by hatching or vertical hatching on those plans, that is at or above a depth of 100 metres below the land surface.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 42 inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 12(5), amended by No. 64/2004 s. 19(10)(a)(b).\n\n","sortOrder":206},{"sectionNumber":"Part 42","sectionType":"part","heading":"Heathcote-Graytown National Park","content":"Part 42—Heathcote-Graytown National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 12 700 hectares, more or less, situate in the Township of Graytown and the Parishes of Cherrington, Costerfield, Dargile, Heathcote, Moormbool East, Moormbool West, Redcastle and Wirrate, Counties of Dalhousie and Rodney, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 106/1.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 43 (Heading) amended by No. 7/2012 s. 17(1).\n\nSch. 2 Pt 43 inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 12(5), amended by Nos 90/2009 s. 13(9), 7/2012 s. 17(2).\n\n","sortOrder":207},{"sectionNumber":"Part 43","sectionType":"part","heading":"Kara Kara National Park","content":"Part 43—Kara Kara National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 13 990 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Barkly, Boola Boloke, Carapooee West and Redbank, County of Kara Kara, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 107/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 44 inserted by No. 43/2005 s. 6(2), amended by Nos 48/2009 s. 7, 79/2013 s. 23(7).\n\n","sortOrder":208},{"sectionNumber":"Part 44","sectionType":"part","heading":"Point Nepean National Park","content":"Part 44—Point Nepean National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 578 hectares, more or less, situate partly in the Parish of Nepean, County of Mornington, being the land delineated by solid and dashed lines and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 110/2, excepting any land between high and low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 10 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 45 inserted by No. 54/2008 s. 10(5).\n\n","sortOrder":209},{"sectionNumber":"Part 45","sectionType":"part","heading":"Cobboboonee National Park","content":"Part 45—Cobboboonee National Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 18 510 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Balrook, Cobboboonee, Drik Drik, Glenaulin, Gorae, Heywood, Kentbruck and Mouzie, County of Normanby, being the land delineated and coloured green or coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 112.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 46 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 20.\n\n","sortOrder":210},{"sectionNumber":"Part 46","sectionType":"part","heading":"Barmah National Park","content":"Part 46—Barmah National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 28 505 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Barmah, Cocomah, Picola, Strathmerton, Ulupna, Yalca and Yielima, County of Moira, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 113.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 47 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 20.\n\n","sortOrder":211},{"sectionNumber":"Part 47","sectionType":"part","heading":"Gunbower National Park","content":"Part 47—Gunbower National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 9330 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Cohuna, Gunbower, Gunbower West and Patho, County of Karkarooc, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 114.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 48 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 20, amended by Nos 7/2012 s. 16(8), 53/2017 s. 37.\n\n","sortOrder":212},{"sectionNumber":"Part 48","sectionType":"part","heading":"Lower Goulburn National Park","content":"Part 48—Lower Goulburn National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 9320 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Coomboona, Kaarimba, Kanyapella, Kotupna, Moira, Mooroopna, Shepparton, Tallygaroopna, Taripta, Undera, Wyuna, Counties of Moira and Rodney, being the land delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 115/2.\n\nSch. 2 Pt 49 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 20, amended by No. 7/2012 s. 16(9).\n\n","sortOrder":213},{"sectionNumber":"Part 49","sectionType":"part","heading":"Warby-Ovens National Park","content":"Part 49—Warby-Ovens National Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 14 750 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Boorhaman, Boweya, Brimin, Bundalong, Estcourt, Glenrowen, Killawarra, Peechelba and Taminick, Counties of Bogong and Moira, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 116A and N.P. 116B/1.\n\nSch. 2A inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 16.\n\nSchedule Two A[[10]](#endnote-11)—Wilderness parks\n\nSch. 2A Pt 1 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 16, amended by Nos 40/1992  \ns. 6(a)–(c), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1) (as amended by No. 12/1999 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 23)).\n\nPart 1—Big Desert Wilderness Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1423 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the County of Weeah, being the land delineated and shown by diagonal hatching in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 39/1.\n\nSch. 2A Pt 2 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 16, amended by Nos 40/1992  \ns. 9(a)(b), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1) (as amended by No. 12/1999 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 23)), 47/2025 s. 85.\n\nPart 2—Avon Wilderness Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 39 490 hectares, more or less, situate in the Counties of Tanjil and Wonnangatta being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 74/2.\n\nSch. 2A Pt 3 inserted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 7, amended by No. 46/1998  \n\nPart 3—Wabba Wilderness Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 201 square kilometres more or less, situate in the County of Benambra, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated and bordered red or bordered green on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 99.\n\nSch. 2B inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28.\n\nSchedule Two B[[11]](#endnote-12)—State parks\n\nSection 17(1A)\n\nSch. 2B Pt 1 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt B(a)(i)–(iii)), 7/1997 s. 17(1) (a)–(e), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(1), repealed by No. 60/2005 s. 17(1).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 2 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 17(2)(a)–(d), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(2)(a)–(c), 7/2012 s. 18(1), 79/2013 s. 26.\n\nPart 2—Arthurs Seat State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 565 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Wannaeue and Kangerong, County of Mornington being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 36/7 and the strata of land which are 6 metres or more above the land surface delineated and coloured blue on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 36A.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 3 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(3), repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 21(1).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 4 inserted by No. 38/1989  \n\nPart 4—Black Range State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 11 700 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Daahl, Mockinya, Tyar and Yat Nat, County of Lowan, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green or coloured yellow excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 77.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 5 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(1), amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 17(3)(a)–(f), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(4)(a)–(d).\n\nPart 5—Bunyip State Park[[12]](#endnote-13)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 16 655 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bunyip, Gembrook, Jindivick, Nayook West, Tonimbuk and Tonimbuk East, Counties of Buln Buln, Evelyn and Mornington, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 87/2.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 6 inserted by No. 38/1989  \n\nPart 6—Cape Nelson State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 210 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Trewalla, County of Normanby, being the land delineated and bordered red in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 40.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 7 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 60/2005 s. 17(2).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 8 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 17(4)(a)–(c), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 47/2025 s. 86.\n\nPart 8—Cathedral Range State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 3600 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Taggerty and Torbreck, County of Anglesey, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 41/3.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 9 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(2), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\nPart 9—Dergholm State Park[[13]](#endnote-14)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 10 400 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Dergholm, Bogalara, Ganoo Ganoo, Mageppa, Warrock and Youpayang, Counties of Dundas and Follett, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 82.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 10 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 17(5)(a).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 11 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 17(5)(b).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 12 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt A(b)(i)(ii)), 7/1997 s. 17(6)(a)–(e), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 54/2008 s. 11(1).\n\nPart 12—Holey Plains State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 10 740 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Coolungoolun, Holey Plains and Rosedale, County of Buln Buln, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 33/4.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 13 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 2/1991  \ns. 6(1)(a)–(d), 7/1997 s. 17(7) (a)–(d), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 70/1998 s. 12(3)(a)(b), 50/2000 s. 10(a)(b), repealed by No. 50/2002 s. 13(1).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 14 inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 28, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 17(8)(a)–(e), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 50/2002 s. 13(1).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 15 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 13(2).\n\nPart 15—Kooyoora State Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 11 350 hectares, more or less, situate in the Township of Kooyoora and the Parishes of Brenanah, Glenalbyn, Kangderaar, Kingower, Tchuterr and Wehla, County of Gladstone, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 64/2.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 16 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(5)(a)–(d), 54/2008 s. 11(2).\n\nPart 16—Langi Ghiran State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 3040 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Colvinsby and Warrak, Counties of Borung and Ripon, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 65/2.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 17 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 2/1991  \ns. 6(2)(a)(b), 57/1995  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt B(c)(i)–(iii))  \n(as amended by No. 74/2000 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 88.3)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(6)(a)–(e)(i)(ii), 90/2009 s. 14.\n\nPart 17—Lerderderg State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 20 185 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Blackwood, Bullengarook, Coimadai, Coornmill, Myrniong and Yangardook, County of Bourke, being the land delineated and bordered red or coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 89/3 and N.P. 89A.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 18 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt B(d)(i)(ii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 60/2005 s. 17(3).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 19 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 61/1993  \ns. 35(b)(i)(ii), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(7)(a)–(e), substituted by No. 38/1989 s. 29(3) (as amended by No. 64/2004 s. 36).\n\nPart 19—Moondarra State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 6510 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bundowra, Moondarra, Tanjil and Tanjil East, County of Tanjil, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured brown excepting therefrom the Walhalla Road and Seninis Track in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 66/1.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 20 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt B(e)(i)–(iii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 20(8)(a)–(e).\n\nPart 20—Mount Arapiles–Tooan State Park[[14]](#endnote-15)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 7470 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Arapiles, Gymbowen, Kalingur and Tooan, County of Lowan, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 81/3.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 21 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(4), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\nPart 21—Mt. Buangor State Park[[15]](#endnote-16)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 2400 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Buangor, Glenpatrick, Raglan West and Warrak, Counties of Kara Kara and Ripon, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded, also excepting therefrom land delineated and bordered blue in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 95.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 22 inserted by No. 38/1989  \n\n","sortOrder":214},{"sectionNumber":"Part 22","sectionType":"part","heading":"Mount Lawson State Park","content":"Part 22—Mount Lawson State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 13 150 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bungil East, Burrowye, Koetong and Thologolong, County of Benambra, being the land delineated and bordered red or coloured yellow excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded also excepting therefrom land bordered blue in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 80.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 23 inserted by No. 38/1989  \n\nPart 23—Mount Napier State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 2800 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Byaduk and Napier, County of Normanby, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green, excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 76.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 24 inserted by No. 38/1989  \n\n","sortOrder":215},{"sectionNumber":"Part 24","sectionType":"part","heading":"Mount Samaria State Park","content":"Part 24—Mount Samaria State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 7600 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Dueran, Moorngag and Nillahcootie, County of Delatite, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 49.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 25 inserted by No. 38/1989  \n\nPart 25—Mount Worth State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1040 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Allambee, Allambee East and Warragul, County of Buln Buln, being the land delineated and bordered red or coloured yellow excepting therefrom the Allambee Estate road in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 35/2.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 26 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(5), amended by Nos 2/1991  \ns. 6(3)(a)(b), 57/1995  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt B(f)(i)–(iii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2002 s. 13(3)(a)–(d).\n\nPart 26—Paddys Ranges State Park[[16]](#endnote-17) [[17]](#endnote-18)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 2 010 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Amherst, Bung Bong and Maryborough, County of Talbot, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 96/3.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 27 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, repealed by No. 43/1990 s. 6.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 28 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 70/1998 s. 12(4).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 29 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, repealed by No. 37/1989 s. 12.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 30 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, substituted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(6), amended by Nos 57/1995  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt B(g)(i)(ii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2002 s. 13(4)(a)–(d), repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 21(2).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 31 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 17(9)(a)–(c), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 60/2005 s. 17(4)(a)–(d), 54/2008 s. 11(3), 12/2016 s. 42(1), 53/2017 s. 38.\n\nPart 31—Warrandyte State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 689 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Nillumbik, Sutton and Warrandyte, County of Evelyn, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 21/9.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 32 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(3)(Sch. 3 Pt B(h)(i)–(iii)), 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":216},{"sectionNumber":"Part 32","sectionType":"part","heading":"Werribee Gorge State Park","content":"Part 32—Werribee Gorge State Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 575 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Gorong, Gorrockburkghap and Korkuperrimul, Counties of Grant and Bourke, being the land delineated and bordered red in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 37/1.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 33 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 17(10)  \n(a)–(e), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 50/2002 s. 13(5).\n\nSch. 2B Pt 34 inserted by No. 43/1990  \ns. 7, amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 82/2009 s. 21(3).\n\nPart 34—Leaghur State Park\n\nAll that piece or parcel of land containing 2050 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Leaghur and Meering, County of Tatchera, being the land coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 97/1.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 35 inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 29(1)  \n(Sch. 2) (as amended by No. 79/1995 s. 40), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\nPart 35—Mount Granya State Park[[18]](#endnote-19)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 6140 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bungil, Bullioh and Talgarno, County of Benambra, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 100.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 36 inserted by No. 57/1995  \ns. 29(1) (Sch. 2) (as amended by No. 79/1995 s. 40), amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 17(11)  \n(a)–(c), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).\n\nPart 36—Enfield State Park[[19]](#endnote-20)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 4400 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Lynchfield, Enfield and Dereel, County of Grenville, being the land delineated and bordered red excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded and also excepting therefrom the Colac/Ballarat Road in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 98/1.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 37 inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 13(6), amended by No. 57/2006 s. 14.\n\nPart 37—Broken-Boosey State Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 1010 hectares, more or less, situate in the Townships of Dunbulbalane, Katamatite and Wunghnu and the Parishes of Boosey, Drumanure, Dunbulbalane, Katamatite, Naringaningalook, Tharanbegga, Youanmite and Youarang, County of Moira, being the land delineated and coloured pink and coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 108/1.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 38 inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 13(6).\n\nPart 38—Reef Hills State Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 2 020 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Benalla and Kelfeera, County of Delatite, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 68/1.\n\nSch. 2B Pt 39 inserted by No. 7/2012 s. 18(2), amended by Nos 79/2013 s. 27, 12/2016 s. 42(2).\n\nPart 39—Lake Tyers State Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 8680 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Colquhoun, Colquhoun East, Ninnie, Nowa Nowa South, Tildesley East and Tildesley West, County of Tambo, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 121/2.\n\nSection 18.\n\nSch. 3 amended by Nos 9114  \ns. 4(1), 9247  \ns. 3(2), 9570  \ns. 3(2)(7)(8), 10073  \ns. 4(2)(4)(5) (as amended by No. 10166 s. 21) (6)–(8), 10166  \ns. 4(2)–(5), 44/1986  \ns. 4(2)–(6), 7/1987  \nss 4(2)(3)(5)–(9), 8, 7/1988  \ns. 4(4)–(10), 24/1988 s. 6, 38/1989 s. 17, substituted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28.\n\nSchedule Three—Other parks\n\nSch. 3 Pt 1 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 30(1)(a)(b), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2002 s. 14(1)(a)(b), 64/2004 s. 21(1)(a)–(f), 57/2006 s. 15(1), 35/2010 s. 12(1).\n\nPart 1—Beechworth Historic Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1090 hectares, more or less, situate in the Township of Beechworth and the Parishes of Beechworth, El Dorado and Stanley, County of Bogong, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office numbered N.P. 38A/5 and N.P. 38B/2.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 1A inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 15(1), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":217},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1A","sectionType":"part","heading":"Bay of Islands Coastal Park","content":"Part 1A—Bay of Islands Coastal Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 950 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Mepunga, Nirranda and Narrawaturk, County of Heytesbury, being the land delineated and bordered red excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 101.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 2 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 38/1989  \ns. 30(2)(a)(b), 57/1995  \ns. 29(4)(Sch. 3 Pt C(a)(i)(iv)), repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 18(1), new Sch. 3 Pt 2 inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 109, amended by No. 47/2025 s. 73.\n\nPart 2—Yallock–Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 3615 hectares, more or less, situated partly in the Parishes of Kirrak, Wonthaggi and Woolamai, Counties of Buln Buln and Mornington, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow or coloured blue in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 122 and N.P. 122A excepting any land between high water mark and 1000 metres seawards of high water mark forming part of the park described in Part 1 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 2A inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 15(2), amended by No. 46/1998  \n\n","sortOrder":218},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2A","sectionType":"part","heading":"Cape Conran Coastal Park","content":"Part 2A—Cape Conran Coastal Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 11 700 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bemm, Jilwain, Tabbara and Yarak, County of Croajingolong, being the land delineated and bordered red or coloured yellow excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 103.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 3 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 18(2)(a)–(h), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 22(a)(b).\n\nPart 3—Discovery Bay Coastal Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 10 460 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Glenelg, Kentbruck, Mouzie, Portland, Tarragal, Trewalla and Warrain, Counties of Follett and Normanby, being the land delineated and coloured pink excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 44/5 and N.P. 44A/2. Also excepted is any land between high water mark and low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 5 of Schedule Seven.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 4 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(4)(Sch. 3 Pt C(b)(i)–(iv)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 21(2)(a)–(c).\n\nPart 4—Woodlands Historic Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 820 hectares, situate in the Parishes of Bulla Bulla, Will-will-rook and Yuroke, County of Bourke, being the land delineated and coloured pink in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 75/2.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 5 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 31, repealed by No. 7/1997 s. 18(3).\n\nSch. 3 Pt 6 inserted by No. 38/1989 s. 28, amended by Nos 7/1997 s. 18(4)(a)–(f), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 50/2000 s. 11(a)–(c), 35/2010 s. 12(2), 7/2012 s. 19, 79/2013 s. 28, 47/2025 s. 87.\n\nPart 6—Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 17 710 hectares, more or less, situate in the Township of Seacombe and the Parishes of Boole Poole, Booran, Colquhoun, Dulungalong, Giffard, Seacombe and Wulla Wullock, Counties of Buln Buln and Tanjil, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 46A/8, N.P. 46B/4 and N.P. 46C/7.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 7 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 110.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 8 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 43/1990  \ns. 10(a)–(c), 46/1998  \n\nPart 8—Lake Albacutya Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 8300 hectares, more or less, situate in the Counties of Karkarooc and Weeah, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 47/1.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 9 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(4)(Sch. 3 Pt C(c)), 46/1998  \n\nPart 9—Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 214 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Langwarrin, County of Mornington, being the land delineated and bordered red in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 69/2.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 10 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(4)(Sch. 3 Pt C(d)(i)(ii)), 7/1997 s. 18(5)(a)–(d), 46/1998  \n\nPart 10—Lysterfield Park[[20]](#endnote-21)\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1397 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Narree Worran, County of Mornington, and being the land delineated and bordered red excepting therefrom the road shown as excluded in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 60/4.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 11 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, amended by Nos 43/1990  \ns. 11(a)–(d), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 82/2009 s. 22.\n\nPart 11—Murray—Kulkyne Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 4555 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Brockie, Cantala, Colignan, Kulkyne, Liparoo and Yelwell, County of Karkarooc, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 50/3.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 12 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 50/2002 s. 14(2), new Sch. 3 Pt 12 inserted by No. 90/2009 s. 15.\n\nPart 12—Tara Range Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 7620 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Bete Belong North, Buchan, Loongelaat and Pinnak, Counties of Croajingolong and Tambo, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 120.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 13 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 29(4)(Sch. 3 Pt C(e)(i)(ii)), 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 64/2004 s. 21(3)(a)–(e), 57/2006 s. 15(2), 12/2016 s. 43(1).\n\nPart 13—Steiglitz Historic Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 430 hectares, more or less, situate in the Township of Steiglitz and the Parishes of Durdidwarrah and Moreep, County of Grant, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 52/7.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 14 inserted by No. 38/1989  \n\nPart 14—Tyers Park\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land containing 1810 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Tanjil East, County of Tanjil, being the land delineated and bordered red or bordered green, excepting therefrom the road shown as excluded, also excepting therefrom land bordered blue in a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 67.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 15 inserted by No. 38/1989  \ns. 28, repealed by No. 57/1995 s. 18, new Sch. 3 Pt 15 inserted by No. 7/1997 s. 15(3), amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 60/2005 s. 18(a)–(c), 79/2013 s. 29, 12/2016 s. 43(2).\n\nPart 15—Cape Liptrap Coastal Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 4320 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Tarwin, Tarwin South, Waratah and Waratah North, County of Buln Buln, being the land delineated and coloured pink excepting therefrom the roads shown as excluded in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 104/3.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 16 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 23, amended by No. 12/2016 s. 43(3).\n\nPart 16—Gadsen Bend Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 1620 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Bumbang, County of Karkarooc, being the land delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 117/1.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 17 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 23.\n\nPart 17—Kings Billabong Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 2195 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parish of Mildura, County of Karkarooc, being the land delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 118.\n\nSch. 3 Pt 18 inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 23.\n\nPart 18—Nyah-Vinifera Park\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 1370 hectares, more or less, situate in the Parishes of Piangil, Tyntynder North and Tyntynder West, County of Tatchera, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured green or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 119.\n\nSection 19F.\n\nSch. 4 (Heading) inserted by No. 10166  \ns. 20.\n\nSchedule Four\n\nSch. 4 Pt 1 inserted by GG 23.4.86  \np. 1049, amended by GG 1.4.93  \np. 760, Nos 57/1995 s. 44, 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 23(1)(a)(b), 57/2006 s. 16(1), 79/2013 s. 30(2), 47/2025 s. 88(1).\n\nPart 1—Wilsons Promontory Marine Reserve\n\nCrown land temporarily reserved for the conservation of areas of natural interest or beauty or scientific history or archaeological interest and shown coloured pink on plan N.P.M.R. 1/2 lodged in the Central Plan Office except any land reserved as a national park or declared or deemed to be reserved for any purpose under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** and any land proclaimed or set aside as a road or any land for which permission to occupy has been given by the Crown or a licence or lease under the **Land Act 1958** is in force by Orders in Council of 18 March 1986 (see Government Gazette dated 26 March 1986) also excepting any land seawards of low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 12 of Schedule Seven.\n\n19B.\n\nSections 1 to 6 inclusive, 9 to 27 inclusive, 33(3), 35 to 39 inclusive, 40 to 48 inclusive.\n\nSch. 4 Pt 2 inserted by GG 23.4.86  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 23(2)(a)(b), 57/2006 s. 16(1), 79/2013 s. 30(2), 47/2025 s. 88(2).\n\nPart 2—Wilsons Promontory Marine Park\n\nCrown land shown coloured yellow on plan N.P.M.R. 1/2 lodged with the Central Plan Office except any land reserved as a national park or declared or deemed to be reserved for any purpose under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** or any other Act which reserves Crown land and any land proclaimed or set aside as a road or any land for which permission to occupy has been given by the Crown or a licence or lease under the **Land Act 1958** is in force also excepting any land seawards of low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 12 of Schedule Seven.\n\n19B.\n\nSections 1 to 6 inclusive, 9 to 27 inclusive, 33(3), 36 to 39 inclusive and 40 to 48 inclusive.\n\nSch. 4 Pt 3 inserted by GG 23.4.86  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 23(3), 57/2006 s. 16(1), 79/2013 s. 30(2), 12/2016 s. 35(1), 47/2025 s. 88(3).\n\nPart 3—Shallow Inlet Marine and Coastal Park\n\nCrown land temporarily reserved for the conservation of areas of natural interest or beauty or scientific history or archaeological interest and areas for public recreation and shown coloured blue on plan N.P.M.R. 1/2 lodged in the Central Plan Office except any land reserved as a national park or declared or deemed to be reserved for any purpose under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** and any land proclaimed or set aside as a road or any land for which permission to occupy has been given by the Crown or a licence or lease under the **Land Act 1958** is in force by Orders in Council of 18 March 1986 (see Government Gazette dated 26 March 1986).\n\n19B.\n\nSections 1 to 6 inclusive, 9 to 27 inclusive, 33(3), 35 to 39 inclusive and 40 to 48 inclusive.\n\nSch. 4 Pt 4 inserted by GG 23.4.86  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 40/2002 s. 23(4)(a)(b), 57/2006 s. 16(1), 79/2013 s. 30(2), 12/2016 s. 35(2), 47/2025 s. 88(4).\n\nPart 4—Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park\n\nCrown land temporarily reserved for the conservation of areas of natural interest or beauty or scientific history or archaeological interest and areas for public recreation and shown coloured green on plan N.P.M.R. 1/2 lodged in the Central Plan Office except any land reserved as a national park or declared or deemed to be reserved for any purpose under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** and any land proclaimed or set aside as a road or any land for which permission to occupy has been given by the Crown or a licence or lease under the **Land Act 1958** is in force by Orders in Council of 18 March 1986 (see Government Gazette dated 26 March 1986) also excepting any land seawards of low water mark forming part of the park described in Part 4 of Schedule Seven.\n\n19B.\n\nSections 1 to 6 inclusive, 9 to 29 inclusive, 33(3), 35 to 39 inclusive and 40 to 48 inclusive.\n\nSch. 4 Pt 5 inserted by GG 23.4.86  \np. 1051, amended by GGs 1.4.93  \np. 760, 27.6.96 p. 1630, Nos 40/2002 s. 23(5), 57/2006 s. 16(1), 79/2013 s. 30, 12/2016 s. 35(3), 53/2017 s. 39, 47/2025 s. 88(5).\n\nPart 5—Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park\n\nCrown land temporarily reserved—\n\n(a) for conservation of areas of natural interest or beauty or scientific history or archaeological interest and areas for public recreation and shown coloured orange, on plan N.P.M.R. 1/2 lodged in the Central Plan Office except any land reserved as a national park or declared or deemed to be reserved for any purpose under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** and any land proclaimed or set aside as a road or any land for which permission to occupy has been given by the Crown or a licence or lease under the **Land Act 1958** is in force by Orders in Council of 18 March 1986 (see Government Gazette dated 26 March 1986) and the land shown by hatching on Plan NPMRIA lodged in the Central Plan Office; and\n\n(b) for the conservation of an area of natural interest or beauty being allotment 5A, Parish of St. Margaret and allotments 17A4, 52A, 52B and part allotment 20B6, Parish of Balloong, formerly contained in Freehold Certificates of Title Volume 5825 Folio 853, Volume 8753 Folio 466, Volume 4226 Folio 95 and Volume 6293 Folio 555.\n\n19B.\n\nSections 1 to 6 inclusive, 9 to 27 inclusive, 27C to 27L inclusive, 30I, 33, 35 to 39 inclusive and 40 to 48AA inclusive.\n\nSch. 4 Pt 6 inserted by GG 20.7.88  \np. 2166, amended by GG 1.4.93  \np. 760, Nos 50/2002 s. 15(1)(b)–(e), 57/2006 s. 16(1), 79/2013 s. 30(2), 12/2016 s. 35(4), 47/2025 s. 88(6).\n\nPart 6—Deep Lead Nature Conservation Reserve (No. 1)\n\nCrown Land temporarily reserved for the preservation of species of native plants 1120 hectares, more or less, to a depth of 100 metres below the land surface being Crown Allotments 214H, 214J, and 214K in the Parish of Illawarra by Order in Council dated 24 November 1987 and section 33 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** (see Government Gazette, dated 2 December 1987 and section 33 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978**).\n\n19B.\n\n19 July, 1988—(Gazette 20 July 1988).\n\nSections 3, 4(b) and (c), 6, 11, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 18, 19, 19B, 19F, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26A, 27, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 47A, 47B, 47C and 48.\n\n*Application of Regulations to the Land*\n\nSch. 4 Pt 7 inserted by GG 18.12.91  \np. 3537, amended by GG 1.4.93  \np. 760, Nos 40/2002 s. 23(6)(a)(b), 57/2006 s. 16(1), 79/2013 s. 30(2), 12/2016 s. 35(5), repealed by No. 40/2020 s. 111.\n\nSch. 4 Pt 8 inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 15(2), amended by Nos 64/2004 s. 22(a)–(d), 57/2006 s. 16, 79/2013 s. 30(2), 12/2016 s. 35(6), 53/2017 s. 40(1), 47/2025 s. 88(7).\n\nPart 8—Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park\n\nCrown land permanently reserved under the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** for the purposes of the protection of cultural and natural heritage and described in Division 1 of Part 2 of the Fifth Schedule to that Act.\n\n*Section of Act under which land is managed*\n\n19B.\n\n*Date of appointment of Secretary to manage the land*\n\nThe date on which section 17 of the **National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002** comes into operation.\n\nSections 3, 4(b) and (c), 4A, 4B, 4C, 6, 11, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 18, 19, 19B, 19F, 19G, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26A, 27, 27C to 27L inclusive, 30I, 32D, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 44A, 45, 46, 47, 47A, 47B, 47C, 48 and 48AA.\n\n*Application of Regulations to the land*\n\nNote to  \nSch. 4 Pt 8 amended by Nos 54/2008 s. 12, 35/2010 s. 13, 53/2017 s. 40(2).\n\n**Note**: The description of this land is as follows—\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 7590 hectares, more or less, situate in the Township of Fryerstown and the Parishes of Castlemaine, Chewton, Faraday, Fryers, Holcombe and Yandoit, County of Talbot, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 109A/5, N.P. 109B/2 and N.P. 109C/2 to the extent that that land is at or above a depth of 100 metres below the land surface.\n\nSection 22.\n\nSch. 5 inserted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 12.\n\nSchedule Five—Wilderness zones\n\nSch. 5 Pt 1 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 1—Sunset Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 1269 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Murray-Sunset National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.1\n\nSch. 5 Pt 2 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 2—Minook Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 387 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Murray-Sunset National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.2\n\nSch. 5 Pt 3 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 3—Galpunga Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 357 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Murray-Sunset National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.3\n\nSch. 5 Pt 4 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 4—Mount Cowra Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 235 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Murray-Sunset National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.4\n\nSch. 5 Pt 5 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 5—North Wyperfeld Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 979 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Wyperfeld National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.5\n\nSch. 5 Pt 6 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 6—South Wyperfeld Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 613 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Wyperfeld National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.6\n\nSch. 5 Pt 7 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 7—Chinaman Flat Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 298 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Wyperfeld National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.7\n\nSch. 5 Pt 8 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 8—Mount Darling–Snowy Bluff Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 404 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.8\n\nSch. 5 Pt 9 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 9—Razor–Viking Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 157 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.9\n\nSch. 5 Pt 11 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 11—Indi Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 138 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.11\n\nSch. 5 Pt 12 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 12—Cobberas Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 100 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.12\n\nSch. 5 Pt 13 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 13—Buchan Headwaters Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 300 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.13\n\nSch. 5 Pt 14 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 14—Tingaringy Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 7900 hectares more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.14\n\nSch. 5 Pt 15 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 15—Snowy River Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 270 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Snowy River National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.15\n\nSch. 5 Pt 16 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 16—Bowen Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 175 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Snowy River National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.16\n\nSch. 5 Pt 17 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 17—Genoa Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 194 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Coopracambra National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.17\n\nSch. 5 Pt 18 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 18—Sandpatch Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 156 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Croajingolong National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.18\n\nSch. 5 Pt 19 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 19—Cape Howe Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 7100 hectares more or less, situate in the Croajingolong National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.19\n\nSch. 5 Pt 20 inserted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 12, amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 34.4).\n\nPart 20—Wilsons Promontory Wilderness Zone\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 218 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Wilsons Promontory National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.W.Z.20\n\nSection 21B.\n\nSch. 6 inserted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 15.\n\nSchedule Six—Remote and natural areas\n\nSch. 6 Pt 1 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 1—South Sunset Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 240 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the Murray-Sunset National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.1.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 2 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 2—Hopping Mouse Hill Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 321 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the Wyperfeld National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.2.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 3 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 3—Little Desert Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 164 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the Little Desert National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.3.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 4 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 4—Victoria Range Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 140 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the Grampians National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.4.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 5 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 5—Serra Range Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 112 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the Grampians National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.5.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 6 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 6—Major Mitchell Plateau Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 6900 hectares, more or less, situate in the Grampians National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.6.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 7 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 7—Baw Baw Plateau Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 6500 hectares, more or less, situate in the Baw Baw National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.7.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 8 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 8—The Governors Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 8100 hectares, more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.8.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 9 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 9—Macalister Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 333 square kilometres, more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.9.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 10 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 10—Dandongadale Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 3700 hectares, more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.10.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 11 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 11—Bundara–Cobungra Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 137 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.11.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 12 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 12—Bogong Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 163 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.12.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 13 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 13—Davies Plain Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 105 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.13.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 14 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 14—Suggan Buggan Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 178 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.14.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 15 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 15—Upper Snowy Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 118 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Alpine National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.15.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 16 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 16—North Buffalo Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 6500 hectares, more or less, situate in the Mount Buffalo National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.16.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 17 inserted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 15, amended by Nos 46/1998  \ns. 7(Sch. 1), 70/1998 s. 12(5), 64/2004 s. 23(a)(b).\n\nPart 17—Mount Burrowa Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 6200 hectares more or less, situate in the Burrowa-Pine Mountain National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A. 17/1.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 18 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 18—Brodribb Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 7700 hectares more or less, situate in the Errinundra National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.18.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 19 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 19—Mount Kaye Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 8100 hectares more or less, situate in the Coopracambra National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.19.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 20 inserted by No. 40/1992  \n\nPart 20—Rame Head Area\n\nAll those pieces or parcels of land, containing 9800 hectares more or less, situate in the Croajingolong National Park, being the land shown by diagonal hatching and delineated on a plan, lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A.20.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 21 inserted by No. 40/1992  \ns. 15, amended by No. 50/2002 s. 16(1).\n\nPart 21—Wilsons Promontory Islands Area\n\nAn area situate in the Wilsons Promontory National Park, comprising the islands listed below and the land between high and low watermark adjacent to them—\n\nShellback island  \nNorman island  \nGreat Glennie island  \nDannevig island  \nCitadel island  \nMcHugh island  \nAnswer island  \nKanowna island  \nCleft island  \nWattle island  \nRabbit island  \nRabbit Rock.\n\nSch. 6 Pt 22 inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 16(2).\n\nPart 22—Southern Wilsons Promontory Area\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land, containing 144 square kilometres more or less, situate in the Wilsons Promontory National Park, being the land shown bordered red on a plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P.R.N.A. 21.\n\nSch. 7 inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 24 (Sch. 1).\n\nSchedule Seven—Marine national parks\n\nPart 1—Bunurong Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 2100 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 1 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nSch. 7 Pt 2 amended by No. 97/2003 s. 10(1).\n\nPart 2—Cape Howe Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 4050 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 13/1 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nPart 3—Churchill Island Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 670 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 2 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nSch. 7 Pt 4 amended by No. 97/2003 s. 10(2).\n\nPart 4—Corner Inlet Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 1550 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 3/2 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nSch. 7 Pt 5 amended by No. 90/2009 s. 16.\n\nPart 5—Discovery Bay Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 2770 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 4/3 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nPart 6—French Island Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 2800 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 5 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nPart 7—Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 2750 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 6 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nSch. 7 Pt 8 amended by No. 97/2003 s. 10(3).\n\nPart 8—Point Addis Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 4600 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 7/1 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nPart 9—Point Hicks Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 4000 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 8 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nPart 10—Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 3580 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 9/1 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nSch. 7 Pt 11 amended by No. 97/2003 s. 10(4).\n\nPart 11—Twelve Apostles Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 7500 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 10/2 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nPart 12—Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 15 550 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 11 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nPart 13—Yaringa Marine National Park\n\nThe land comprising 980 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.N.P. 12 lodged in the Central Plan Office and which is at or above a depth of 200 metres below the land surface (whether or not that is covered by water).\n\nSch. 8 inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 24 (Sch. 1).\n\nSchedule Eight—Marine sanctuaries\n\nPart 1—Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 17 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 1 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nSch. 8 Pt 2 amended by No. 90/2009 s. 17.\n\nPart 2—Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land containing 220 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 2 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 3—Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 17 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 3 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 4—Jawbone Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 30 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 4 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 5—Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 12 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 5 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 6—Merri Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 25 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 6/1 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 7—Mushroom Reef Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 80 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 7 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 8—Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 290 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 8 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 9—Point Danger Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 25 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 9 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 10—Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 115 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 11 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nPart 11—The Arches Marine Sanctuary\n\nThe land comprising 45 hectares, more or less, delineated and shown shaded on the plan numbered M.S. 10 lodged in the Central Plan Office.\n\nSch. 9 inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 112.\n\nSchedule Nine—Landscape conservation areas\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 (Heading) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 64(1).\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 amended by No. 47/2025 s. 65.\n\nPart 1—Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area\n\nAll those pieces and parcels of land containing 2020 hectares, more or less, situated in the Parishes of Beenak, Gembrook, Gracedale, Gruyere, Monbulk, Nangana, Narree Worran, Wandin Yallock, Warburton, Woori Yallock and Yuonga, County of Evelyn, being the land delineated and coloured pink or coloured grey or coloured yellow or coloured green in the plans lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123A, N.P. 123B, N.P. 123C/1, N.P. 123D, N.P. 123E, N.P. 123F, N.P. 123G, N.P. 123H, N.P. 123J, N.P. 123K and N.P. 123L.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 (Heading) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 66.\n\nDivision 1—Nature Conservation Areas\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 Subdiv. 1 amended by No. 47/2025 s. 64(2).\n\n","sortOrder":219},{"sectionNumber":"Subdiv 1","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Beenak Nature Conservation Area","content":"Subdivision 1—Beenak Nature Conservation Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured grey or coloured green in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123E.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 Subdiv. 2 amended by No. 47/2025 s. 64(2).\n\n","sortOrder":220},{"sectionNumber":"Subdiv 2","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Hoddles Creek Nature Conservation Area","content":"Subdivision 2—Hoddles Creek Nature Conservation Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123E.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 Subdiv. 3 amended by No. 47/2025 s. 64(2).\n\n","sortOrder":221},{"sectionNumber":"Subdiv 3","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Sheep Station Creek Nature Conservation Area","content":"Subdivision 3—Sheep Station Creek Nature Conservation Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123D.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 Subdiv. 4 amended by No. 47/2025 s. 64(2).\n\n","sortOrder":222},{"sectionNumber":"Subdiv 4","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Warramate Hills Nature Conservation Area","content":"Subdivision 4—Warramate Hills Nature Conservation Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123A.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 Subdiv. 5 amended by No. 47/2025 ss 64(2), 67.\n\n","sortOrder":223},{"sectionNumber":"Subdiv 5","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area","content":"Subdivision 5—Yellingbo Nature Conservation Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123C/1.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 Subdiv. 6 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 68.\n\n","sortOrder":224},{"sectionNumber":"Subdiv 6","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Menzies Creek Nature Conservation Area","content":"Subdivision 6—Menzies Creek Nature Conservation Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123G.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 1 Subdiv. 7 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 68.\n\n","sortOrder":225},{"sectionNumber":"Subdiv 7","sectionType":"subdivision","heading":"Woori Yallock Creek Nature Conservation Area","content":"Subdivision 7—Woori Yallock Creek Nature Conservation Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation area delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123H.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 2 (Heading) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 69.\n\nDivision 2—Natural Features Areas\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 2 Subdiv. 1 amended by No. 47/2025 s. 64(3).\n\nSubdivision 1—Wright Forest Bushland Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123F.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 2 Subdiv. 2 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 70.\n\nSubdivision 2—Britannia Creek Streamside Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123J.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 2 Subdiv. 3 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 70.\n\nSubdivision 3—Little Yarra River Streamside Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink or coloured yellow in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123K.\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 2 Subdiv. 4 inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 70.\n\nSubdivision 4—McCrae Creek Streamside Area\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123L.\n\nDivision 3—Community Use Area—Education Area\n\nSch. 9 Pt 1 Div. 3 Subdiv. 1 amended by No. 47/2025 s. 64(4).\n\nSubdivision 1—Haining Farm\n\nThe land forming part of the Liwik Barring Landscape Conservation Area delineated and coloured pink in the plan lodged in the Central Plan Office and numbered N.P. 123B.\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 **National Parks Act 1975** was assented to on 16 May 1975 and came into operation on 1 December 1975: Government Gazette 26 November 1975 page 3888.\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 section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original section 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 an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection 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 an Act 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 an Act.  \nSee section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the **National Parks Act 1975** by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n\n**National Parks Act 1978, No. 9247/1978**\n\n| Commencement Date: | All of Act (*except* Sch. 1 items (c)(d)(f), Sch. 2 item (b) Pt 7, item (c) Pts 10, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 25) on 26/04/1979: s. 1(3); rest of Act on 26/04/1980: s. 3(3); s. 50D(3) inserted on 30.10.02 by No. 50/2002: s. 2; ss 32P(6), 32Q(5) inserted on 11.11.05 by No. 60/2005 s. 10: Government Gazette 8.12.05 |\n| Note: | S. 32P(6) provided that s. 32 expired on 1.7.09; s. 32Q(5) provided that s. 32Q expired on 1.7.09; s. 50D(3) provided that s. 50D expired on 26.2.12 |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1978, No. 9114/1978**\n\n| Assent Date: | 16.5.78 |\n| Commencement Date: | 16.5.78 |\n\n**Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, No. 9212/1978**\n\n| Commencement Date: | 1.3.79: Government Gazette 21.2.79 p. 441 |\n\n**National Parks Act 1978, No. 9247/1978**\n\n| Commencement Date: | 26.4.79: subject to s. 3(3) |\n\n**Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980**\n\n| Assent Date: | 27.5.80 |\n| Commencement Date: | 27.5.80: subject to s. 6(2) |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1981, No. 9570/1981** (as amended by Nos 9902/1983, 24/1988)\n\n| Assent Date: | 19.5.81 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(8) on 25.4.80: s. 2(6); rest of Act (*except*   ss 3(3)–(7), 7, 13) on 19.5.81: s. 2(1); s. 3(3) on 1.7.81: s. 2(2); ss 3(6), 7, 13 on 1.10.81: s. 2(4); s. 3(7) on 1.7.82: s. 2(5); s. 3(4) on 24.6.87: Government Gazette 24.6.87 p. 1694; s. 3(5) on 19.4.89: Government Gazette 19.4.89 p. 870 |\n\n**Public Account (Trust Funds) Act 1982, No. 9861/1982**\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.1.83 |\n| Commencement Date: | 12.1.83: Government Gazette 12.1.83 p. 81 |\n\n**Statute Law Revision (Repeals) Act 1982, No. 9863/1982**\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.1.83 |\n| Commencement Date: | 5.1.83 |\n\n**Statute Law Revision Act 1983, No. 9902/1983**\n\n| Assent Date: | 15.6.83 |\n| Commencement Date: | 15.6.83: subject to s. 2(2) |\n\n**Transport Act 1983, No. 9921/1983**\n\n| Assent Date: | 23.6.83 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 255 on 1.7.83: s. 1(2)(c) |\n\n**Mines (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9936/1983**\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.7.83 |\n| Commencement Date: | 30.10.83: Government Gazette 5.10.83 p. 3293 |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10073/1984** (as amended by Nos 38/1989, 10166 s. 21)\n\n| Assent Date: | 15.5.84 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 4(1)(2)(10)–(13), 5–16 on 15.5.84: s. 3(1); s. 4(3) on 1.7.84: s. 3(2); s. 4(5) on 17.11.85: Government Gazette 13.11.85 p. 4267; s. 4(7)(8) on 7.1.86: Government Gazette 11.12.85 p. 4544; s. 4(4) on 26.2.86: Government Gazette 26.2.86 p. 452; s. 4(6) on 24.6.87: Government Gazette 24.6.87 p. 1694; s. 4(9) never proclaimed, repealed by No. 38/1989 |\n\n**National Parks (Further Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10166/1984**\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.11.84 |\n| Commencement Date: | All of Act (*except* ss 4(2)(4)(5), 16) on 18.12.84: s. 2(1); s. 4(5) on 11.12.85: Government Gazette 4.12.85 p. 4459; ss 4(4), 16 on 2.5.86: Government Gazette 30.4.86 p. 1115; s. 4(2) on 28.10.87: Government Gazette 28.10.87 p. 2925 |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1986, No. 44/1986**\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.5.86 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 1–3, 4(1)(2)(7)–(9), 5–10, 12 on 17.6.86: s. 2(1); ss 4(3)(4), 11 on 26.6.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2178; s. 4(6) on 24.6.87: Government Gazette 24.6.87 p. 1694; s. 4(5) on 27.11.87: Government Gazette 18.11.87 p. 3138 |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 7/1987**\n\n| Assent Date: | 28.4.87 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 1–3, 4(1)(2)(10)–(14), 6, 8 on 26.5.87: s. 2(1); s. 4(5) on 24.11.87: Government Gazette 18.11.87 p. 3138; s. 4(7) on 17.12.87: Government Gazette 2.12.87 p. 3309; ss 4(9), 5(1)(2) on 17.12.87: Government Gazette 16.9.87 p. 3459; ss 5(3), 7 on same day as s. 4(9)—17.12.87: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 21.6.88: Special Gazette (No. 52) 21.6.88 p. 1 |\n\n**National Parks (Dandenong Ranges) Act 1987, No. 8/1987**\n\n| Assent Date: | 28.4.87 |\n| Commencement Date: | 13.12.87: Special Gazette (No. 54) 10.12.87 p. 1 |\n\n**Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, No. 41/1987**\n\n| Assent Date: | 19.5.87 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 103(Sch. 4 items 49.1–49.8, 49.10, 49.11) on 1.7.87: Government Gazette 24.6.87 p. 1694; Sch. 4 item 49.9 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 11/1995 |\n\n**Planning and Environment Act 1987, No. 45/1987**\n\n| Assent Date: | 27.5.87 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 103(Sch. 4 items 49.1–49.11), 116(4) on 16.2.88: Government Gazette 10.2.88 p. 218 |\n\n**National Parks and Wildlife (Amendment) Act 1988, No. 7/1988** (as amended by No. 38/1989)\n\n| Assent Date: | 19.4.88 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 4(3) on 25.5.88: Government Gazette 25.5.88 p. 1458; rest of Act (*except* ss 4(1)(4), 6) on 21.6.88: Special Gazette (No. 52) 21.6.88 p. 1; ss 4(1)(4), 6 on 18.9.88: Government Gazette 14.9.88 p. 2764 |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1988, No. 24/1988**\n\n| Assent Date: | 17.5.88 |\n| Commencement Date: | 15.7.88: Government Gazette 13.7.88 p. 2058 |\n\n**State Superannuation Act 1988, No. 50/1988**\n\n| Assent Date: | 24.5.88 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 93(3) on 1.7.87: s. 2(1); s. 93(4) on 27.11.87: s. 2(2); Pt 1, Pt 6 Div. 2, s. 91 on 1.1.88: s. 2(3); rest of Act on 1.7.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487 |\n\n**Marine Act 1988, No. 52/1988** (as amended by No. 20/1993)\n\n| Assent Date: | 31.5.88 |\n| Commencement Date: | All of Act (*except* s. 159(4)) on 20.12.88: Special Gazette (No. 105) 20.12.88 p. 1; s. 159(4) on 1.7.89: Government Gazette 28.6.89 p. 1558 |\n\n**Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989**\n\n| Assent Date: | 9.5.89 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 items 85.1, 85.2) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798 |\n\n**National Parks (Alpine National Park) Act 1989, No. 37/1989** (as amended by No. 7/1997)\n\n| Commencement Date: | All of Act (*except* s. 11(1)–(5)) on 2.12.89: Government Gazette 29.11.89 p. 3040; s. 11(1) on 31.12.89: s. 2(1); s. 11(2) on 1.7.91: s. 2(2); s. 11(3) on 1.7.93: s. 2(3); s. 11(5) on 1.7.96: s. 2(5); s. 11(4) on 1.7.99: s. 2(4) |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 38/1989** (as amended by Nos 11/1995, 64/2004)\n\n| Commencement Date: | S. 27(1) on 17.6.86: s. 2(2); s. 24 on 18.9.88: s. 2(1); ss 1–21, 25, 26, 27(2)(4)(5), 28, 29(6), 30, 32–35 on 23.8.89: Government Gazette 23.8.89 p. 2146; s. 29(4)(5) on 27.10.89: Government Gazette 25.10.89 p. 2698; ss 27(3), 29(1)(2), 31 on 23.9.92: Government Gazette 23.9.92 p. 2787; s. 29(3) on 31.3.25: Special Gazette (No. 109) 18.3.25 p. 1;<br>s. 22 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 11/1995 |\n\n**Prescribed Weapons Act 1989, No. 39/1989** (as amended by No. 24/1990)\n\n| Commencement Date: | 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210 |\n\n**Transport (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 44/1989**\n\n| Commencement Date: | S. 39(2) on 16.12.86: s. 2(3); ss 16, 39(3), Sch. 2 items 42.1, 42.11, 42.12 on 6.6.89: s. 2(2); s. 42(1) on 1.11.89: s. 2(4); s. 42(2) on 1.11.89: s. 2(5); s. 42(3) on 11.11.89: s. 2(6); rest of Act on 1.7.89: s. 2(1) |\n\n**Water (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 81/1989** (as amended by No. 25/1991)\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.12.89 |\n| Commencement Date: | 1.11.90: Government Gazette 15.8.90 p. 2473 |\n\n**National Parks (Further Amendment) Act 1990, No. 43/1990**\n\n| Assent Date: | 13.6.90 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 12, 16(2) on 18.9.88: s. 2(4); s. 16(3)(4) on 2.12.89: s. 2(6); rest of Act (*except* ss 4–10, 13, 14) on 13.6.90: s. 2(7); Pts 2 (ss 4–6), 4 (ss 8–10) on 5.6.91: Government Gazette 29.5.91 p. 1387; ss 7, 13, 14 on 23.9.92: Government Gazette 23.9.92 p. 2788 |\n\n**Mineral Resources Development Act 1990, No. 92/1990** (as amended by No. 27/1991)\n\n| Assent Date: | 18.12.90 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 128(Sch. 1 items 19.1, 19.2) on 6.11.91: Government Gazette 30.10.91 p. 2970 |\n\n**National Parks (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991, No. 2/1991**\n\n| Assent Date: | 9.4.91 |\n| Commencement Date: | 9.4.91 |\n\n**National Parks (Wilderness) Act 1992, No. 40/1992**\n\n| Assent Date: | 23.6.92 |\n| Commencement Date: | Pts 1 (ss 1–3), 3 (s. 5), 7 (ss 10–12), 9 (ss 16–19) on 23.6.92: s. 2(1); Pts 2 (s. 4), 4–6 (ss 6–9), 8 (ss 13–15) on 30.6.92: Government Gazette 24.6.92 p. 1531 |\n\n**Victorian Tourism Commission (Tourism Victoria) Act 1992, No. 81/1992**\n\n| Assent Date: | 24.11.92 |\n| Commencement Date: | 24.11.92 |\n\n**Crown Land Acts (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 48/1993**\n\n| Assent Date: | 1.6.93 |\n| Commencement Date: | 1.6.93 |\n\n**Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993, No. 61/1993**\n\n| Assent Date: | 8.6.93 |\n| Commencement Date: | Pt 1 (ss 1–3) on 8.6.93: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.93: Government Gazette 24.6.93 p. 1596 |\n\n**Electricity Industry Act 1993, No. 130/1993**\n\n| Assent Date: | 14.12.93 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 122(Sch. 4 item 10) on 3.1.94: Special Gazette (No. 97) 23.12.93 p. 1 |\n\n**Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994**\n\n| Assent Date: | 31.5.94 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 45) on 7.7.94: Government Gazette 7.7.94 p. 1878—see **Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984** |\n\n**Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 53/1994** (as amended by No. 110/1994)\n\n| Assent Date: | 15.6.94 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 34 on 3.10.94: Special Gazette (No. 64) 27.9.94 p. 1; Sch. 1 item 6 on 3.10.94: s. 2(4A) |\n\n**Impounding of Livestock Act 1994, No. 89/1994**\n\n| Assent Date: | 6.12.94 |\n| Commencement Date: | 6.12.94 |\n\n**Electricity Industry (Further Amendment) Act 1994, No. 110/1994**\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.12.94 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 41(Sch. 1 item 7) on 20.12.94: Special Gazette (No. 100) 20.12.94 p. 1 |\n\n**Gas Industry Act 1994, No. 112/1994**\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.12.94 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 114(Sch. 5 item 6) on 20.12.94: Special Gazette (No. 100) 20.12.94 p. 1 |\n\n**Gas and Fuel Corporation (Repeal) Act 1995, No. 31/1995**\n\n| Assent Date: | 6.6.95 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 52(Sch. 1 item 7) on 21.6.95: Special Gazette (No. 49) 14.6.95 p. 1 |\n\n**Royal Botanic Gardens and Victorian Conservation Trust (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 38/1995**\n\n| Assent Date: | 6.6.95 |\n| Commencement Date: | 6.6.95 |\n\n**National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995, No. 57/1995** (as amended by Nos 79/1995, 74/2000)\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.6.95 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 1, 2 on 20.6.95: s. 2(1); s. 45 on 2.12.89: s. 2(2); s. 18 on 15.12.95: s. 2(3); s. 3, Pt 3 (ss 29–31),    ss 32–44, Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (*except* Pt B(c) on 3.8.95: Government Gazette 3.8.95 p. 2013; Pt 2 (ss 4–28), ss 46, 47, Sch. 1 on 15.12.95: Government Gazette; 14.12.95 p. 3488; s. 48, Sch. 3 Pt B(c), Sch. 4 on 20.6.96: s. 2(5) |\n\n**Extractive Industries Development Act 1995, No. 67/1995**\n\n| Assent Date: | 17.10.95 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 58(Sch. 1 item 11) on 1.6.96: Special Gazette (No. 60) 31.5.96 p. 4 |\n\n**Electricity Industry (Further Amendment) Act 1995, No. 79/1995**\n\n| Assent Date: | 28.11.95 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 40 on 20.6.95: s. 2(4) |\n\n**Fisheries Act 1995, No. 92/1995**\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.12.95 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 161(Sch. 2 item 4) on 1.4.98: Government Gazette 26.2.98 p. 418 |\n\n**Electricity Industry (Further Amendment) Act 1996, No. 48/1996**\n\n| Assent Date: | 26.11.96 |\n| Commencement Date: | 26.11.96 |\n\n**Firearms Act 1996, No. 66/1996**\n\n| Assent Date: | 17.12.96 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 205 on 29.4.97: Government Gazette 24.4.97 p. 921 |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 7/1997**\n\n| Assent Date: | 22.4.97 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 20 on 20.6.96: s. 2(3); ss 4–13, 14(1)(2)(4), 15–24 on 4.6.97: Special Gazette (No. 59) 4.6.97 p. 1; s. 14(3) on 4.6.99: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Electricity Industry (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, No. 35/1997**\n\n| Assent Date: | 3.6.97 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 30 on 12.8.97: Special Gazette (No. 92) 12.8.97 p. 1. |\n\n**Electricity Industry (Further Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, No. 55/1997** (as amended by No. 91/1997)\n\n| Assent Date: | 21.10.97 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 29, 30 on 21.10.97: s. 2(1) |\n\n**Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997, No. 89/1997**\n\n| Assent Date: | 9.12.97 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 73 on 16.12.97: Special Gazette (No. 159) 16.12.97 p. 1 |\n\n**Rail Corporations (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 104/1997**\n\n| Assent Date: | 16.12.97 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 53 on 31.3.98: Special Gazette (No. 23) 31.3.98 p. 1 |\n\n**Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998** (as amended by No. 12/1999)\n\n| Assent Date: | 26.5.98 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 70/1998**\n\n| Assent Date: | 4.11.98 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–14, Sch. on 15.4.99: Government Gazette 15.4.99 p. 838 |\n\n**Conservation, Forests and Lands (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998**\n\n| Assent Date: | 10.11.98 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 14 on 15.12.98: s. 2(5) |\n\n**Petroleum Act 1998, No. 96/1998**\n\n| Assent Date: | 24.11.98 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 257(4) on 1.12.99: s. 2(3) |\n\n**Transport (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 30/2000**\n\n| Assent Date: | 30.5.00 |\n| Commencement Date: | 31.5.00: s. 2 |\n\n**National Parks (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 50/2000**\n\n| Assent Date: | 14.6.00 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 9(3) on 2.12.89: s. 2(2); s. 6 on 15.6.00: s. 2(1); ss 4, 5, 7, 8, 9(1)(2)(4), 10, 11 on 25.1.01: Government Gazette 25.1.01 p. 100 |\n\n**Water Industry (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 66/2000**\n\n| Assent Date: | 8.11.00 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 35(1), 36–38 on 9.11.00: s. 2(1); ss 35(2), 39 on 1.12.01: s. 2(4) |\n\n**Electricity Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 69/2000**\n\n| Assent Date: | 21.11.00 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 61 on 1.1.01: s. 2(4) |\n\n**Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000**\n\n| Assent Date: | 21.11.00 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 87) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1) |\n\n**Mineral Resources Development (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 82/2000**\n\n| Assent Date: | 28.11.00 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 75 on 31.7.01: Government Gazette 26.7.01 p. 1703 |\n\n**Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001**\n\n| Assent Date: | 27.6.01 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. item 86) on 15.7.01: s. 2 |\n\n**Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002**\n\n| Assent Date: | 23.4.02 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 47) on 24.4.02: s. 2(1) |\n\n**National Parks (Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries) Act 2002, No. 40/2002**\n\n| Assent Date: | 18.6.02 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–24, Sch. 1 on 16.11.02: s. 2 |\n\n**National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002, No. 50/2002**\n\n| Assent Date: | 29.10.02 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–16 on 30.10.02: s. 2 |\n\n**Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003, No. 80/2003**\n\n| Assent Date: | 11.11.03 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 182 on 1.7.05: s. 2 |\n\n**Extractive Industries Development (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 84/2003**\n\n| Assent Date: | 11.11.03 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 18 on 27.5.04: Government Gazette 27.5.04 p. 1364 |\n\n**Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 97/2003**\n\n| Assent Date: | 2.12.03 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 7–10 on 3.12.03: s. 2 |\n\n**Road Management Act 2004, No. 12/2004**\n\n| Assent Date: | 11.5.04 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 164, 165 on 1.7.04: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004, No. 48/2004**\n\n| Assent Date: | 16.6.04 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 136 on 17.6.04: s. 2(1) |\n\n**National Parks (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004, No. 64/2004**\n\n| Assent Date: | 12.10.04 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–18 on 13.10.04: s. 2(1); ss 19(1)–(3)(5)(7)–(10), 20–24 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 236) 16.11.04 p. 1; s. 19(6) on 1.1.05: Special Gazette (No. 236) 16.11.04 p. 1; s. 19(4) on 30.6.05: s. 2(4) |\n\n**Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005, No. 7/2005**\n\n| Assent Date: | 27.4.05 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 171 on 4.4.06: Special Gazette (No. 104) 4.4.06 p. 1 |\n\n**National Parks (Alpine National Park Grazing) Act 2005, No. 35/2005**\n\n| Assent Date: | 28.6.05 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 on 29.6.05: s. 2(1); ss 4, 7, 10–12 on 14.8.05: s. 2(2) |\n\n**National Parks (Point Nepean) Act 2005, No. 43/2005**\n\n| Assent Date: | 16.8.05 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–6 on 17.8.05: s. 2(1); ss 7, 8 on 1.7.06: s. 2(3) |\n\n**National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005, No. 60/2005**\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.9.05 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 12 on 21.9.05: s. 2(1); ss 3–11, 13–18 on 11.12.05: Government Gazette 8.12.05 p. 2845 |\n\n**Pipelines Act 2005, No. 61/2005**\n\n| Assent Date: | 20.9.05 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 219 on 1.4.07: Government Gazette 29.3.07 p. 532 |\n\n**National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 57/2006**\n\n| Assent Date: | 15.8.06 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–12, 13(1)(3)(4), 14, 15, 16(1) on 16.8.06: s. 2(1); ss 13(2), 16(2) on 19.10.06: Government Gazette 19.10.06 p. 2221 |\n\n**Mineral Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006, No. 63/2006**\n\n| Assent Date: | 29.8.06 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 61(Sch. item 23) on 30.8.06: s. 2(1) |\n\n**Water (Governance) Act 2006, No. 85/2006**\n\n| Assent Date: | 17.10.06 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 173(Sch. 1 item 8) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) |\n\n**National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 54/2008**\n\n| Assent Date: | 23.9.08 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 4, 7 on 24.9.08: s. 2(1); ss 3, 5, 6, 8–12 on 9.11.08: Government Gazette 6.11.08 p. 2574 |\n\n**Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008, No. 61/2008**\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.11.08 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 320 on 1.12.09: Special Gazette (No. 439) 1.12.09 p. 1 |\n\n**Resources Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 6/2009**\n\n| Assent Date: | 3.3.09 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 54 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Crown Land Acts Amendment (Lease and Licence Terms) Act 2009, No. 40/2009** (as amended by Nos 35/2010, 29/2011)\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.8.09 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 35–40 on 1.7.11: s. 2(3) |\n\n**National Parks Amendment (Point Nepean) Act 2009, No. 48/2009**\n\n| Assent Date: | 18.8.09 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 4–7 on 6.12.09: Government Gazette 3.12.09 p. 3153 |\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (River Red Gums) Act 2009, No. 82/2009**\n\n| Assent Date: | 8.12.09 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 4, 13–16 on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 17.12.09 p. 3338; ss 5–12, 17–23 on 29.6.10: Government Gazette 24.6.10 p. 1274 |\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (East Gippsland) Act 2009, No. 90/2009**\n\n| Assent Date: | 15.12.09 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–17 on 20.8.10: Government Gazette 19.8.10 p. 1799 |\n\n**Transport Integration Act 2010, No. 6/2010**\n\n| Assent Date: | 2.3.10 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 25(5)(Sch. 2 item 8), 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 32) on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 256) 30.6.10 p. 1 |\n\n**Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010, No. 10/2010**\n\n| Assent Date: | 23.3.10 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 800(Sch. 6 item 9) on 1.1.12: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation (Mount Buffalo) Act 2010, No. 35/2010**\n\n| Assent Date: | 15.6.10 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–8, 14 on 8.7.10: Government Gazette 8.7.10 p. 1518; ss 9–13 on 21.8.10: Government Gazette 19.8.10 p. 1799 |\n\n**Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, No. 62/2010**\n\n| Assent Date: | 21.9.10 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 124–128 on 23.9.10: Special Gazette (No. 382) 22.9.10 p. 1 |\n\n**Marine Safety Act 2010, No. 65/2010**\n\n| Assent Date: | 28.9.10 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 420(Sch. 3 item 13) on 1.7.12: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Statute Law Revision Act 2011, No. 29/2011**\n\n| Assent Date: | 21.6.11 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 63) on 22.6.11: s. 2(1) |\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 7/2012**\n\n| Assent Date: | 6.3.12 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–19 on 1.9.12: Special Gazette (No. 291) 28.8.12 p. 1 |\n\n**Statute Law Revision Act 2012, No. 43/2012**\n\n| Assent Date: | 27.6.12 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. item 34) on 28.6.12: s. 2(1) |\n\n**Forests Amendment Act 2012, No. 46/2012**\n\n| Assent Date: | 21.8.12 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 22 on 1.9.12: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Alpine Resorts and National Parks Acts Amendment Act 2013, No. 17/2013**\n\n| Assent Date: | 23.4.13 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 3 on 1.8.13: Special Gazette (No. 277) 30.7.13 p. 1 |\n\n**National Parks Amendment (Leasing Powers and Other Matters) Act 2013, No. 45/2013**\n\n| Assent Date: | 27.8.13 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 19 on 28.8.13: s. 2(1); ss 4–18 on 19.12.13: Special Gazette (No. 449) 17.12.13 p. 1 |\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 79/2013**\n\n| Assent Date: | 17.12.13 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 16–24, 26, 29, 30 on 18.12.13: s. 2(1); ss 25, 27, 28 on 1.9.14: Special Gazette (No. 282) 26.8.14 p. 1 |\n\n**Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014**\n\n| Assent Date: | 3.6.14 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 10(Sch. item 115) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 |\n\n**Filming Approval Act 2014, No. 51/2014**\n\n| Assent Date: | 12.8.14 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 9(Sch. 2 item 13) on 1.3.15: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Water Amendment (Flood Mitigation) Act 2014, No. 53/2014**\n\n| Assent Date: | 12.8.14 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 13 on 1.3.15: s. 2(2) |\n\n**National Parks Amendment (Prohibiting Cattle Grazing) Act 2015, No. 16/2015**\n\n| Assent Date: | 12.5.15 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 4 on 13.5.15: s. 2 |\n\n**Emergency Management (Control of Response Activities and Other Matters) Act 2015, No. 43/2015**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 22.9.15 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | S. 38 on 19.9.16: Special Gazette (No. 284) 13.9.16 p. 1 |\n\n**National Parks Amendment (No 99 Year Leases) Act 2015, No. 54/2015**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 27.10.15 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 3–13 on 28.10.15: s. 2 |\n\n**Crown Land Legislation Amendment (Canadian Regional Park and Other Matters) Act 2016, No. 12/2016**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 5.4.16 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 38–43 on 5.8.16: Special Gazette (No. 239) 2.8.16 p. 1; ss 28–35 on 1.12.16: s. 2(2) |\n\n**National Parks and Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Acts Amendment Act 2016, No. 44/2016**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 23.8.16 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 3–10, 31 on 7.9.16: Special Gazette (No. 278) 6.9.16 p. 1 |\n\n**Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2016, No. 51/2016**\n\n| Assent Date: | 18.10.16 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 14 on 19.10.16: s. 2 |\n\n**Traditional Owner Settlement Amendment Act 2016, No. 67/2016**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 15.11.16 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | S. 33 on 1.5.17: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Victorian Fisheries Authority Act 2016, No. 68/2016**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 15.11.16 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | S. 169 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017, No. 49/2017**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 26.9.17 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 81‒83 on 1.12.17: s. 2(3) |\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017, No. 53/2017**\n\n| Assent Date: | 24.10.17 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 18–40 on 15.12.17: Special Gazette (No. 433) 12.12.17 p. 1 |\n\n**Planning and Environment Amendment (Distinctive Areas and Landscapes) Act 2018, No. 17/2018**\n\n| Assent Date: | 29.5.18 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 18–20 on 30.5.18: s. 2 |\n\n**Parks Victoria Act 2018, No. 19/2018**\n\n| Assent Date: | 5.6.18 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 153–220 on 12.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 386) 21.8.18 p. 1 |\n\n**Marine and Coastal Act 2018, No. 26/2018**\n\n| Assent Date: | 26.6.18 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 94 on 1.8.18: Special Gazette (No. 337) 17.7.18 p. 1 |\n\n**Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019, No. 5/2019**\n\n| Assent Date: | 19.3.19 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 81(2) on 16.9.19: s. 2(4) |\n\n**Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2019, No. 49/2019**\n\n| Assent Date: | 3.12.19 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 186(Sch. 4 item 31) on 1.1.20: Special Gazette (No. 514) 10.12.19 p. 1 |\n\n**Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020, No. 19/2020**\n\n| Assent Date: | 23.6.20 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 99−101 on 1.12.20: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020, No. 40/2020**\n\n| Assent Date: | 1.12.20 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 62, 65–67, 69, 71, 72, 75, 80, 82(1)(2), 84(1)(2), 85–108 on 15.12.20: Special Gazette (No. 666) 15.12.20 p. 1; ss 63, 64, 68, 70, 73, 74, 76–79, 81, 82(3), 83, 84(3), 109–112 on 1.5.21: Special Gazette (No. 189) 27.4.21 p. 1 |\n\n**Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Amendment Act 2021, No. 42/2021**\n\n| *Assent Date:* | 19.10.21 |\n| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 102–138 on 1.9.22: s. 2(2) |\n\n**Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021, No. 43/2021**\n\n| Assent Date: | 19.10.21 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 219(Sch. 1 item 8) on 1.12.21: Special Gazette (No. 649) 23.11.21 p. 1 |\n\n**State Electricity Commission Amendment Act 2024, No. 11/2024**\n\n| Assent Date: | 26.3.24 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 102, 103 on 1.7.24: Special Gazette (No. 319) 18.6.24 p. 1 |\n\n**Energy and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Enabling Offshore Wind Energy) Act 2024, No. 14/2024**\n\n| Assent Date: | 7.5.24 |\n| Commencement Date: | S. 17 on 8.5.24: s. 2(1); ss 16, 18 on 19.12.24: Special Gazette (No. 686) 10.12.24 p. 1 |\n\n**Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025, No. 47/2025**\n\n| Assent Date: | 25.11.25 |\n| Commencement Date: | Ss 63−114 on 26.11.25: s. 2(1) |\n\nGovernment Gazette 23 April 1986 pages 1049–1051\n\nGovernment Gazette 16 December 1987 page 3459\n\nGovernment Gazette 20 July 1988 page 2166\n\nGovernment Gazette 18 December 1991 pages 3537, 3538\n\nGovernment Gazette 1 April 1993 page 760\n\nGovernment Gazette 27 June 1996 page 1630\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. S. 13(5): Section 7(3)(4) of the **National Parks (Further Amendment) Act 1984**, No. 10166 reads as follows:\n\n  7 Convenor of Advisory Council and Advisory Committee\n\n  (3) The person holding the office of Chairman of the National Parks Advisory Council or a Committee appointed under section 14 of the Principal Act, immediately before the commencement of this section, shall become and be the Convenor of the Council or committee respectively for the unexpired portion of the period for which the person was appointed Chairman of the Council or the Committee (as the case may be).\n\n  (4) Any reference in any Act, proclamation, appointment, Order in Council, rule, regulation or other enactment or in any instrument, document or writing of any kind to the Chairman of the National Parks Advisory Council or a Committee appointed under section 14 of the Principal Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the Convenor of the Council or Committee as the case may be. [↑](#endnote-ref-2)\n\n2. S. 13(6): See note 1. [↑](#endnote-ref-3)\n\n3. S. 13(8): See note 1. [↑](#endnote-ref-4)\n\n4. S. 31AB: Sections 21 and 22 of the **National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995**, No. 57/1995 read as follows:\n\n  21 Divesting of land from the MWC—O'Shannassy\n\n  (1) Crown grant Volume 3507 Folio 701293 is **revoked**.\n\n  (2) The proclamation made by the Governor in Council on 28 January 1910 and published in the Government Gazette dated 9 February 1910 at page 1100 is **revoked**.\n\n  (3) The Order in Council referred to in Part C of Schedule 1 is **revoked**.\n\n  (4) The **Manango (O'Shannassy River Watershed) Lands Act 1969** is **repealed**.\n\n  (5) Despite anything to the contrary in any Act, the land, in respect of which the Crown Grant has been revoked, is deemed to be unalienated land of the Crown freed and discharged from all trusts, encumbrances, limitations and restrictions and from every estate or interest therein.\n\n  22 O'Shannassy Lodge lease\n\n  (1) Nothing in section 21 affects the continuity of—\n\n  (a) the lease between the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works and Victorian Snow Resorts Pty Ltd dated 15 November 1988 over land coloured red on the plan attached to the lease; or\n\n  (b) any assignment of that lease made before the commencement of this subsection or any guarantee entered into before that commencement in relation to that lease or any such assignment.\n\n  (2) The lease referred to in subsection (1)(a) and any assignment or guarantee to which subsection (1)(b) relates—\n\n  (a) continue in force despite anything to the contrary in the Principal Act or any other Act; and\n\n  (b) the Minister is, by force of this subsection, substituted as a party in place of the Melbourne Water Corporation in that lease and in any such assignment or guarantee. [↑](#endnote-ref-5)\n\n5. Sch. 2 Pt 10: Sections 24–28 of the **National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995**, No. 57/1995 (as amended by No. 85/1998) read as follows:\n\n  24 Divesting of management from MWC—Yarra Ranges National Park\n\n  (1) The agreement made on 4 October 1928 between the Minister for the time being administering the Forests Acts and Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (as in force immediately before the commencement of this subsection) and the agreement made on that same day between the Forests Commission and Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (as in force immediately before the commencement of this subsection) as they relate to the land shown on the plans referred to in Part 39 of Schedule Two are cancelled on the date on which the land becomes part of the Yarra Ranges National Park.\n\n  (2) To the extent that the Melbourne Water Corporation has control and management of any land shown on the plans referred to in Part 39 of Schedule Two, Melbourne Water Corporation ceases to have control and management of that land.\n\n  25 Rights, etc. to cease\n\n  (1) Any land that is part of the lands delineated by a green border on the plans referred to in Parts 10 and 39 of Schedule Two to the Principal Act as amended by this Act ceases to be reserved forest on the date on which that land becomes part of Kinglake National Park or Yarra Ranges National Park (as the case requires).\n\n  (2) The alpine resort known as Mount Donna Buang and being the Crown lands declared by the Governor in Council to be an alpine resort under section 19(1) of the **Alpine Resorts Act 1983** by Order made on 19 February 1985 and published in the Government Gazette on 27 February 1985 ceases to be an alpine resort on the date on which those lands become part of Yarra Ranges National Park.\n\n  (3) The land delineated and shown hatched on the plan in Part D of Schedule 1 (being part of the alpine resort known as Lake Mountain and being part of the Crown lands declared by the Governor in Council to be an alpine resort under section 19(1) of the **Alpine Resorts Act 1983** by Order made on 24 March 1987 and published in the Government Gazette on 25 March 1987) ceases to be part of Lake Mountain Alpine Resort on the date on which that land becomes part of Yarra Ranges National Park.\n\n  (4) The lands delineated and coloured yellow on the plans referred to in Part 39 of Schedule Two to the Principal Act as amended by this Act cease to be roads or parts of roads and all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any other body and incidental to any past dedication or supposed dedication or by any past user or by any fiction of law cease and determine.\n\n  26 Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments to records\n\n  S. 26(1) repealed by No. 85/1998 s. 24(Sch. item 43).\n\n  (2) The Registrar of Titles, on being requested to do so and on submission of any relevant certificate of title or other document, must make any amendments in the Register under the provisions of the **Transfer of Land Act 1958** that are necessary because of the operation of any provision of this Part.\n\n  27 No compensation payable by Crown\n\n  No compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Part.\n\n  28 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction\n\n  It is the intention of this section to alter or vary section 85 of the **Constitution Act 1975** to the extent necessary to prevent the Supreme Court awarding compensation in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Part. [↑](#endnote-ref-6)\n\n6. Sch. 2 Pt 12: Section 30(1) of the **National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995**, No. 57/1995 reads as follows:\n\n  30 Cessation of rights\n\n  (1) On the day on which—\n\n  (a) Schedule Two to the Principal Act is amended by item (d) and item (j) of Part A of Schedule 3; and\n\n  (b) Schedule Two B to the Principal Act is amended by item (e) and item (f) of Part B of Schedule 3; and\n\n  (c) Schedule Three to the Principal Act is amended by item (d) of Part C of Schedule 3—\n\n  the lands delineated and coloured yellow in the plans substituted by those items cease to be roads or parts of roads and all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any other body and incidental to any past dedication or supposed dedication or by any past user or by any fiction of law cease and determine. [↑](#endnote-ref-7)\n\n7. Sch. 2 Pt 37: See note 6. [↑](#endnote-ref-8)\n\n8. Sch. 2 Pt 37: Section 45 of the **National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995**, No. 57/1995 reads as follows:\n\n  45 Operation of amendments to Part 37 of Schedule Two\n\n  Part 37 of Schedule Two to the Principal Act is to be deemed to have always been enacted as amended by item (j)(iii) of Part A of Schedule 3. [↑](#endnote-ref-9)\n\n9. Sch. 2 Pt 39: See note 5. [↑](#endnote-ref-10)\n\n10. Sch. 2A: Section 34 of the **National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989**, No. 38/1989 reads as follows:\n\n","sortOrder":226},{"sectionNumber":"34","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transitional provision","content":"  34 Transitional provision\n\n  Regulations in force under this Act that, immediately before the commencement of this section, applied to parks referred to in Schedule Three apply, on and after that commencement, to parks referred to in Schedule Two A, Schedule Two B or Schedule Three. [↑](#endnote-ref-11)\n\n11. Sch. 2B: See note 10. [↑](#endnote-ref-12)\n\n12. Sch. 2B Pt 5: Section 33 of the **National Parks (Amendment) Act 1989**, No. 38/1989 reads as follows:\n\n  33 Cessation of rights\n\n  (1) The lands delineated and coloured yellow in the plans referred to in Part 4 of Schedule Two, Part 5 of Schedule Two B and Parts 2 and 5 of Schedule Three to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, cease to be roads or parts of roads and all rights, easements and privileges existing or claimed either by the public or any other body and incidental to any past dedication or supposed dedication or by any past user or fiction of law cease.\n\n  (2) The lands delineated by a green border in the plans referred to in Parts 5, 9, 21 and 26 of Schedule Two B and Part 5 of Schedule Three to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, cease to be reserved forest. [↑](#endnote-ref-13)\n\n13. Sch. 2B Pt 9: See note 12. [↑](#endnote-ref-14)\n\n14. Sch. 2B Pt 20: See note 6. [↑](#endnote-ref-15)\n\n15. Sch. 2B Pt 21: See note 12. [↑](#endnote-ref-16)\n\n16. Sch. 2B Pt 26: See note 6. [↑](#endnote-ref-17)\n\n17. Sch. 2B Pt 26: See note 12. [↑](#endnote-ref-18)\n\n18. Sch. 2B Pt 35: Section 30(2) of the **National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995**, No. 57/1995 reads as follows:\n\n  30 Cessation of rights\n\n  (2) On the day on which Schedule Two B to the Principal Act is amended by Schedule 2, the lands delineated by a green border on the plans referred to in Parts 35 and 36 of Schedule Two B to the Principal Act as amended by this Act cease to be reserved forest, and on the day on which Schedule Three to the Principal Act is amended by item (a) of Part C of Schedule 3, the lands delineated by a green border on the plan referred to in that item cease to be reserved forest. [↑](#endnote-ref-19)\n\n19. Sch. 2B Pt 36: See note 18. [↑](#endnote-ref-20)\n\n20. Sch. 3 Pt 10: See note 6. [↑](#endnote-ref-21)","sortOrder":227}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"source":"grok-batch-everything"},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":9,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has expanded significantly beyond its 1975 preamble's focus on reserving unspoilt Crown land for public benefit, scientific study, and countryside enjoyment. It now encompasses marine national parks and sanctuaries (added 2002), wilderness and remote natural areas, landscape conservation areas (2020), joint management with Traditional Owner Land Management Boards (ss 16A–16B, 4D), integration with Yarra River and Great Ocean Road strategic plans (ss 20A–20C, 27BA–27BC), and detailed controls on mining, fishing, grazing, and tour operators. This reflects evolved priorities in biodiversity, cultural heritage, water protection, and climate adaptation far beyond the original terrestrial-park intent."},"complexity_factors":["Over 80 defined terms in section 3, many cross-referencing other Acts such as the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 and the Fisheries Act 1995","Multiple schedules (Two through Nine) detailing specific park boundaries, wilderness zones, remote areas, and marine parks","Nested exceptions and special provisions in Part III Division 4 for individual parks (e.g. ss 28–32U for Alpine, Point Nepean, and others)","Extensive transitional provisions in Parts VII, IX and X plus Schedules One and One A spanning decades of amendments","Heavy cross-referencing to at least 15 other statutes including the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990, Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, and Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020","Conditional logic throughout (e.g. management agreements under ss 16A–16F, 19A–19E, 32I–32NA) with obligations varying by land manager (Parks Victoria, Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, or Secretary)"],"plain_english_summary":"**The National Parks Act 1975** protects special natural places in Victoria. It sets up and manages **national parks** (big areas with outstanding scenery, plants and animals), **state parks**, **marine national parks** (protected ocean areas), **marine sanctuaries**, **wilderness parks**, and **landscape conservation areas**. \n\nThe law's main purpose is to keep these places unspoilt for the public to enjoy, learn about, and study, while preserving native plants, animals, landscapes, and cultural sites. It explains what activities are allowed (like some walking, research, or traditional owner uses) and what is banned (like most fishing in marine parks or damaging plants). \n\n**Parks Victoria** (the main government agency) manages most parks and must prepare plans, control fires, and protect water catchments. The Minister can grant leases or licences for compatible uses, such as tours or lighthouses. Traditional owners can enter agreements to help manage land. The public must follow rules on camping, pets, guns, and vehicles. \n\nIt matters because it safeguards Victoria's unique environment, supports tourism and education, and balances conservation with limited activities like controlled grazing in some areas. Without it, these special places could be damaged by development or overuse."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":9,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act has expanded far beyond its original 1975 purpose of creating national and state parks. Subsequent amendments added wilderness parks (1989), marine national parks and sanctuaries (2002), landscape conservation areas (2020), and a new authority (Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, 2021). It now also covers tour operator licensing, traditional owner management agreements, detailed water catchment protection, and numerous specific park provisions. The scope of regulated activities and the number of stakeholders (e.g., electricity companies, water authorities, fishing licence holders) has grown considerably."},"complexity_factors":["Over 50 defined terms in section 3, many relying on definitions from other Acts","Extensive cross-referencing to at least 20 other Victorian Acts (e.g., Fisheries Act, Water Act, Mineral Resources Act, Planning and Environment Act)","Multiple park categories (national, state, wilderness, marine, landscape conservation) each with different management regimes","Over 20 schedules with detailed land descriptions using maps lodged in the Central Plan Office","Nested exceptions and conditions – e.g., section 40 on mining consents has multiple sub-exceptions","Long list of transitional provisions in Parts VII, IX, X and Schedule One, each with time-limited clauses","Many specific provisions for individual parks (e.g., Alpine National Park, Point Nepean, Mount Buffalo) with unique rules","Division 3A on tour operator licences has its own application, variation, suspension, and cancellation processes","Regulation-making power (section 48) is broad and includes ability to delegate discretionary authority"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates and manages different types of protected public land in Victoria, including national parks, state parks, wilderness parks, marine national parks, marine sanctuaries, and landscape conservation areas. It sets up who's in charge (Parks Victoria and the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority) and what they must do – like preparing management plans, controlling fires, and protecting plants, animals, and water quality. The Act also says what you can and can't do in these areas:\n\n- **Activities that need permission**: carrying on a trade or business, running organised tours for profit, using guns or weapons, fishing in marine parks, constructing buildings, and searching for minerals generally require a lease, licence, permit, or consent from the Minister or the managing authority.\n- **General prohibitions**: you can't carry a gun or weapon in a park without authorisation, can't use the name 'national park' for private land to mislead people, can't obstruct authorised officers, and can't take fish from marine parks without a permit.\n- **Leases and licences**: the Minister can grant leases for up to 21 years (and in some cases up to 50 years) for things like buildings, chairlifts, or lighthouses, as long as they don't harm the park's values.\n- **Traditional owner rights**: Traditional Owner Land Management Boards can enter management agreements, and joint management plans take precedence over regular ones.\n- **Water catchments**: special rules protect drinking water catchments inside parks – access can be restricted, and water authorities have a big say in how those areas are run.\n\nThe Act affects anyone visiting or operating in Victoria's parks, traditional owners, businesses like tour operators and utilities, and local communities. It matters because it balances conservation with public enjoyment and commercial use, and it sets the legal framework for how these public lands are looked after and used."},"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act's scope has significantly expanded from its original 1975 intent. It initially focused on establishing and managing national parks in a traditional conservation sense. Over decades of amendments, it has grown to encompass co-management arrangements with Traditional Owners, broader categories of protected areas, marine national parks, and more sophisticated regulatory frameworks for commercial activity and visitor management."},"complexity_factors":["Limited substantive content provided — the document appears to be a metadata/version history page rather than the full Act text, making full analysis impossible","The underlying Act itself is complex, having been amended numerous times since 1975 across nearly 50 years","Intersects with multiple other Victorian laws including the Crown Land (Reserves) Act, Traditional Owner Settlement Act, and Planning and Environment Act","Involves multiple regulatory bodies and overlapping jurisdictions (state, federal, local)","Contains detailed zoning and classification systems for different categories of protected land","Balances competing interests: conservation, Indigenous rights, recreation, and commercial use","Penalty and enforcement provisions add procedural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"## National Parks Act 1975 (Victoria)\n\nThis is Victoria's foundational law governing **national parks and protected areas** across the state.\n\n### What it does:\n- Establishes the legal framework for **creating, managing, and protecting national parks**, state parks, and other reserved land in Victoria\n- Sets rules about what activities are **allowed or prohibited** inside parks (e.g., camping, hunting, commercial activities)\n- Creates the **Parks Victoria** management structure and defines the powers of park rangers and authorities\n- Governs how land can be **added to or removed from** park protection\n- Sets penalties for damaging, disturbing, or illegally using protected park land\n\n### Who it affects:\n- **Visitors and tourists** using national parks — your rights and obligations when camping, hiking, or recreating\n- **Traditional owners** — the Act has been amended over time to recognise Indigenous land rights and co-management arrangements\n- **Businesses and operators** seeking permits to run tours or commercial activities in parks\n- **Farmers and landowners** near park boundaries\n- **Conservationists and developers** — anyone seeking to change land use near protected areas\n\n### Why it matters:\nThis Act is the backbone of nature conservation law in Victoria. It protects millions of hectares of public land. If you want to do almost anything in a Victorian national park beyond a casual visit, this law governs whether you can, and how."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-parks-act-1975","history":"/api/acts/national-parks-act-1975/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-parks-act-1975/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-parks-act-1975/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-parks-act-1975/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-parks-act-1975/documents"}}