5Operation of other Acts in relation to alpine resorts

5 Operation of other Acts in relation to alpine resorts

(1) For the purposes of the Environment Protection Act 2017—

(a) Alpine Resorts Victoria is taken to be a municipal council for the alpine resorts; and

(b) the alpine resorts are taken to be a municipal district.

(2) For the purposes of the Emergency Management Act 2013—

(a) Alpine Resorts Victoria is taken to be a municipal council for the alpine resorts; and

(b) the alpine resorts are taken to be a municipal district; and

(c) the chief executive officer of Alpine Resorts Victoria is taken to be the chief executive officer of the body that is taken to be a municipal council under paragraph (a).

(3) Despite subsection (2), Alpine Resorts Victoria may appoint a municipal council to be the municipal council for an alpine resort in relation to emergency management.

(4) If a municipal council is appointed under subsection (3), for the purposes of the Emergency Management Act 2013—

(a) the municipal council is taken to be the municipal council for the alpine resort for which it has been appointed; and

(b) the alpine resort is taken to be part of the municipal district of that municipal council.

(5) An appointment under subsection (3) does not have effect unless it is approved by—

(a) the municipal council that is proposed to be appointed; and

(b) the Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee established by the municipal council for its municipal district under section 59 of the Emergency Management Act 2013; and

(c) the Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee for the region in which the relevant alpine resort is located.