69Power to enter into agreements

69 Power to enter into agreements S. 69(1) amended by No. 76/1998 s. 3(1)(t). (1) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with any land owner relating to the management, use, development, preservation or conservation of land in the possession of the land owner or otherwise to give effect to the objects or purposes of a relevant law, in relation to land in the possession of the land owner. S. 69(2) repealed by No. 101/1994 s. 65. S. 69(3) inserted by No. 96/1994 s. 49(1), amended by Nos 38/1995 s. 20(a), 76/1998 s. 3(1)(t). (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the Secretary may under that subsection enter into an agreement with the Trust for Nature (Victoria). S. 69(4) inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 95. (4) If land is to be granted under Division 3 of Part 3 of the **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010** in accordance with a land agreement under that Act, the Secretary may enter into an agreement under subsection (1) with a traditional owner group entity to whom the land is to be granted before the granting of the land, if the agreement provides that it comes into effect on the grant of the land. S. 69(5) inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 95. (5) In this section ***traditional owner group entity*** has the same meaning as in Part 8A. S. 70 amended by No. 96/1994 s. 49(2)(a)–(c).