95Regulations

95 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to any of the following matters:

(a) prescribing procedures to be followed by authorised officers in exercising powers under Part 9;

(b) prohibiting or regulating the transport, distribution or use of poison baits for eradicating or controlling pest animals including but not limited to—

(i) the precautions to be followed before, during and after the transport, distribution or use of those baits;

(ii) the information to be given, published or displayed concerning the transport, distribution or use of those baits;

(iii) the use of vehicles, goods and equipment in connection with the transport, distribution or use of those baits;

(iv) the substances and concentrations of substances which those baits, may or must not, contain;

(v) the kinds of baits that may, or must not, be used;

(vi) the safety of the public and land holders in connection with the transport, distribution or use, and the effects of the use, of those baits;

(vii) what are or are not poison baits for the purposes of the regulations;

(viii) the precautions to be taken to protect animals that are not pest animals from poison baits;

S. 95(1)(ba) inserted by No. 67/2006 s. 24(1)(a).

(ba) prescribing the measures for controlling or eradicating noxious weeds or pest animals;

S. 95(1)(c) substituted by No. 61/2003 s. 33.

(c) in relation to established pest animals prescribing—

(i) the conditions under which established pest animals may be kept; and

(ii) the purposes for which established pest animals may be kept; and

(iii) the types of species of established pest animal that may be kept; and

(iv) the maximum number of established pest animals that may be kept;

(d) the manner in which documents under this Act may be given or served;

(e) prescribing information to be contained in land management notices for the purpose of section 38(5);

S. 95(1)(f) substituted by No. 39/1998
s. 6(2)(Sch. 1 item 14(a)), amended by No. 48/2021 ss 116(1), 134.

(f) the procedure of an Authority but, as to Melbourne Water Corporation, only to the extent of procedure as to Melbourne Water Corporation's powers, functions and duties under this Act;

(g) permits under Part 8, including applications for permits, terms and conditions of permits, and the revocation of permits;

(h) the procedure for preparing and implementing special area plans, land use conditions and land management notices;