2Table of Amendments

2 Table of Amendments This publication incorporates amendments made to the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** by Acts and subordinate instruments. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, No. 9212/1978** | Assent Date: | 19.12.78 | | Commencement Date: | S. 59(2) inserted on 19.10.06 by No. 57/2006 s. 24: Government Gazette 19.10.06 p. 2221 | | Note: | S. 59(2) provided that s. 59 expired on 30.06.10 | **Crown Land (Mineral Springs) Act 1980, No. 9380/1980** | Assent Date: | 6.5.80 | | Commencement Date: | 1.9.80: Government Gazette 16.7.80 p. 2419 | **Post-Secondary Education (Amendment) Act 1980, No. 9424/1980** | Assent Date: | 20.5.80 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(2) on 25.6.80: Government Gazette 25.6.80 p. 2121 | **Town and Country Planning (Amalgamation) Act 1980, No. 9425/1980** | Assent Date: | 20.5.80 | | Commencement Date: | S. 15 on 2.2.81: Government Gazette 30.1.81 p. 311 | **Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980** | Assent Date: | 27.5.80 | | Commencement Date: | 27.5.80: subject to s. 6(2) | **Crown Land (Reserves) (Amendment) Act 1981, No. 9551/1981** | Assent Date: | 19.5.81 | | Commencement Date: | 19.5.81: s. 1(3) | **Companies (Consequential Amendments) Act 1981, No. 9699/1981** | Assent Date: | 5.1.82 | | Commencement Date: | S. 23 on 1.7.82: s. 2(1) | **Statute Law Revision (Repeals) Act 1982, No. 9863/1982** | Assent Date: | 5.1.83 | | Commencement Date: | 5.1.83 | **Statute Law Revision Act 1983, No. 9902/1983** | Assent Date: | 15.6.83 | | Commencement Date: | 15.6.83: subject to s. 2(2) | **Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984** | Assent Date: | 22.5.84 | | Commencement Date: | 22.5.84: subject to s. 3(2) | **Crown Land (Reserves) (Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10144/1984** | Assent Date: | 13.11.84 | | Commencement Date: | 13.11.84 | **Town and Country Planning (Transfer of Functions) Act 1985, No. 10187/1985** | Assent Date: | 4.7.85 | | Commencement Date: | All of Act (*except* ss 5, 6(1), 8(2)) on 1.7.85: s. 2(1); ss 5, 6(1), 8(2) on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 18.6.86 p. 2066 | **Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986, No. 121/1986** | Assent Date: | 23.12.86 | | Commencement Date: | 29.11.87: Government Gazette 25.11.87 p. 3224 | **Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, No. 41/1987** | Assent Date: | 19.5.87 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 103(Sch. 4 items 9.1–9.21), 116(8) on 1.7.87: Government Gazette 24.6.87 p. 1694 | **Planning and Environment Act 1987, No. 45/1987** | Assent Date: | 27.5.87 | | Commencement Date: | S. 205(Sch. 2 item 12) on 16.2.88: Government Gazette 10.2.88 p. 218 | **Libraries Act 1988, No. 80/1988** | Assent Date: | 20.12.88 | | Commencement Date: | 24.5.89: Government Gazette 24.5.89 p. 1222 | **Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989** (as amended by No. 13/1990) | Assent Date: | 9.5.89 | | Commencement Date: | S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 items 21.1–21.8, 21.11, 21.12) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798; Sch. 2 items 21.9, 21.10 on 3.6.92: Government Gazette 3.6.92 p. 1306 | **Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989, No. 18/1989** | Assent Date: | 16.5.89 | | Commencement Date: | 3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488 | **Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989** (as amended by No. 34/1990) | Assent Date: | 14.6.89 | | Commencement Date: | S. 4(1)(a)–(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217 | **Water (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 81/1989** | Assent Date: | 5.12.89 | | Commencement Date: | 1.11.90: Government Gazette 15.8.90 p. 2473 | **Mineral Resources Development Act 1990, No. 92/1990** | Assent Date: | 18.12.90 | | Commencement Date: | S. 128(Sch. 1 item 4) on 6.11.91: Government Gazette 30.10.91 p. 2970 | **Land (Crown Grants and Reserves) Act 1993, No. 5/1993** | Assent Date: | 27.4.93 | | Commencement Date: | 9.4.92: s. 2 | **Crown Land Acts (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 48/1993** | Assent Date: | 1.6.93 | | Commencement Date: | 1.6.93 | **Mineral Resources Development (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 86/1993** | Assent Date: | 3.11.93 | | Commencement Date: | S. 40 on 17.1.94: Government Gazette 16.12.93 p. 3317 | **Financial Management (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 75/1994** | Assent Date: | 22.11.94 | | Commencement Date: | S. 7(6) on 10.5.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.1.95: s. 2(2) | **Impounding of Livestock Act 1994, No. 89/1994** | Assent Date: | 6.12.94 | | Commencement Date: | 6.12.94 | **Crown Lands Acts (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 96/1994** | Assent Date: | 13.12.94 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 46–48 on 26.1.95: Government Gazette 26.1.95 p. 163 | **Water Industry Act 1994, No. 121/1994** | Assent Date: | 20.12.94 | | Commencement Date: | S. 207 on 1.1.95: Special Gazette (No. 105) 23.12.94 p. 1 | **Coastal Management Act 1995, No. 8/1995** | Assent Date: | 26.4.95 | | Commencement Date: | S. 42(1) on 6.7.95: Government Gazette 6.7.95 p. 1698; s 42(2)–(6) on 26.4.97: s. 2(3) | **Ports Acts (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 23/1995** | Assent Date: | 16.5.95 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 4 on 16.11.95: Government Gazette 16.11.95 p. 3170 | **Financial Management and Audit Acts (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 43/1995** | Assent Date: | 14.6.95 | | Commencement Date: | S. 16 on 14.6.95: s. 2(6) | **Extractive Industries Development Act 1995, No. 67/1995** | Assent Date: | 17.10.95 | | Commencement Date: | S. 58(Sch. 1 item 5) on 1.6.96: Special Gazette (No. 60) 31.5.96 p. 4 | **Electricity Industry (Further Amendment) Act 1996, No. 48/1996** | Assent Date: | 26.11.96 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 25–28 on 26.11.96: s. 2 | **Miscellaneous Acts (Further Omnibus Amendments) Act 1996, No. 73/1996** | Assent Date: | 17.12.96 | | Commencement Date: | S. 12 on 17.12.96: s. 2(1) | **Electricity Industry (Further Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997, No. 55/1997** (as amended by No. 91/1997) | Assent Date: | 21.10.97 | | Commencement Date: | S. 25 on 21.10.97: s. 2(1) | **Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998** | Assent Date: | 26.5.98 | | Commencement Date: | S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) | **Conservation, Forests and Lands (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998** | Assent Date: | 10.11.98 | | Commencement Date: | S. 6 on 15.12.98: s. 2(5); Pt 4 (s. 42) on 1.7.99: s. 2(4) | **Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998** (as amended by No. 74/2000) | Assent Date: | 17.11.98 | | Commencement Date: | S. 24(Sch. item 15) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3) | **Water Industry (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 66/2000** | Assent Date: | 8.11.00 | | Commencement Date: | S. 51(1) on 15.4.99: s. 2(2); s. 52 on 9.11.00: s. 2(1); ss 48–50, 51(2)(3) on 1.12.01: s. 2(4) | **Electricity Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 69/2000** | Assent Date: | 21.11.00 | | Commencement Date: | S. 48 on 1.1.01: s. 2(4) | **Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000** | Assent Date: | 21.11.00 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 31) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1) | **Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001** | Assent Date: | 8.5.01 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. item 19) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2) | **Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001** | Assent Date: | 27.6.01 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. item 27) on 15.7.01: s. 2 | **Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002** | Assent Date: | 23.4.02 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 14) on 24.4.02: s. 2(1) | **National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002, No. 50/2002** | Assent Date: | 29.10.02 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 17–19 on 30.10.02: s. 2 | **Monetary Units Act 2004, No. 10/2004** | Assent Date: | 11.5.04 | | Commencement Date: | S. 15(Sch. 1 item 4) on 1.7.04: s. 2(2) | **Road Management Act 2004, No. 12/2004** | Assent Date: | 11.5.04 | | Commencement Date: | S. 154 on 1.7.04: s. 2(2) | **Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004, No. 48/2004** | Assent Date: | 16.6.04 | | Commencement Date: | S. 134 on 17.6.04: s. 2(1) | **National Parks (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004, No. 64/2004** (as amended by No. 63/2006) | Assent Date: | 12.10.04 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 25–31, Sch. 2 on 13.10.04: s. 2(1); ss 32, 33 on 27.2.12: s. 2(3) | **National Parks (Otways and Other Amendments) Act 2005, No. 60/2005** | Assent Date: | 20.9.05 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 21, 22 on 21.9.05: s. 2(1); ss 19, 23–27 on 11.12.05: Government Gazette 8.12.05 p. 2845; s. 20 on 30.6.06: s. 2(4); ss 32, 33 on 24.10.06: Special Gazette (No. 285) 24.10.06 p. 1 | **Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006** | Assent Date: | 16.5.06 | | Commencement Date: | S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 11) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304 | **National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 57/2006** | Assent Date: | 15.8.06 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 18, 20, 21, 23, 26(3), 27, Sch. on 16.8.06: s. 2(1); ss 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26(1)(2)(4)(5) on 19.10.06: Government Gazette 19.10.06 p. 2221; ss 26(6), 28, 29 on 30.6.07: s. 2(3) | **Mineral Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006, No. 63/2006** | Assent Date: | 29.8.06 | | Commencement Date: | S. 61(Sch. item 7) on 30.8.06: s. 2(1) | **Crown Land (Reserves) Amendment (Carlton Gardens) Act 2008, No. 14/2008** | Assent Date: | 23.4.08 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 3, 4 on 24.4.08: s. 2 | **National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 54/2008** | Assent Date: | 23.9.08 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 13(1), 15, 18, 21 on 24.9.08: s. 2(1); ss 13(2), 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22 on 9.11.08: Government Gazette 6.11.08 p. 2574 | **Resources Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 6/2009** | Assent Date: | 3.3.09 | | Commencement Date: | S. 48 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) | **Crown Land Acts Amendment (Lease and Licence Terms) Act 2009, No. 40/2009** | Assent Date: | 5.8.09 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 3(1), 4–14 on 6.8.09: s. 2(1); ss 3(2), 15–17 on 1.7.11: s. 2(3) | **Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009** | Assent Date: | 24.11.09 | | Commencement Date: | S. 97(Sch. item 41) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215 | **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (River Red Gums) Act 2009, No. 82/2009** | Assent Date: | 8.12.09 | | Commencement Date: | S. 25 on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 17.12.09 p. 3338; ss 24, 26–32 on 29.6.10: Government Gazette 24.6.10 p. 1274 | **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (East Gippsland) Act 2009, No. 90/2009** | Assent Date: | 15.12.09 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 18–24 on 20.8.10: Government Gazette 19.8.10 p. 1799 | **Transport Integration Act 2010, No. 6/2010** (as amended by No. 45/2010) | Assent Date: | 2.3.10 | | Commencement Date: | S. 25(5)(Sch. 2 item 3) on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 256) 30.6.10 p. 1 | **Parks and Crown Land Legislation (Mount Buffalo) Act 2010, No. 35/2010** | Assent Date: | 15.6.10 | | Commencement Date: | S. 15 on 8.7.10: Government Gazette 8.7.10 p. 1518; ss 16–18 on 21.8.10: Government Gazette 19.8.10 p. 1799 | **Climate Change Act 2010, No. 54/2010** | Assent Date: | 14.9.10 | | Commencement Date: | S. 78 on 1.7.11: s. 2(2) | **Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 58/2010** | Assent Date: | 14.9.10 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 44–47 on 24.9.10: Government Gazette 23.9.10 p. 2186 | **Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, No. 62/2010** | Assent Date: | 21.9.10 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 109–112 on 23.9.10: Special Gazette (No. 382) 22.9.10 p. 1 | **Marine Safety Act 2010, No. 65/2010** | Assent Date: | 28.9.10 | | Commencement Date: | S. 420(Sch. 3 item 5) on 1.7.12: s. 2(2) | **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 7/2012** | Assent Date: | 6.3.12 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 20–24 on 1.9.12: Special Gazette (No. 291) 28.8.12 p. 1 | **Water Amendment (Governance and Other Reforms) Act 2012, No. 17/2012** | Assent Date: | 3.4.12 | | Commencement Date: | S. 84 on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 172) 29.5.12 p. 1 | **Forests Amendment Act 2012, No. 46/2012** | Assent Date: | 21.8.12 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 14–20 on 1.9.12: s. 2(2) | **Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 31/2013** | Assent Date: | 4.6.13 | | Commencement Date: | S. 4 on 17.4.13: s. 2(3) | **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 79/2013** | Assent Date: | 17.12.13 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 14, 15 on 18.12.13: s. 2(1) | **Fences Amendment Act 2014, No. 30/2014** | Assent Date: | 15.4.14 | | Commencement Date: | S. 12 on 22.9.14: Special Gazette (No. 317) 16.9.14 p. 1 | **Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014** | Assent Date: | 3.6.14 | | Commencement Date: | S. 10(Sch. item 42) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 | **Filming Approval Act 2014, No. 51/2014** | Assent Date: | 12.8.14 | | Commencement Date: | S. 9(Sch. 2 item 2) on 1.3.15: s. 2(2) | **Water Amendment (Flood Mitigation) Act 2014, No. 53/2014** | Assent Date: | 12.8.14 | | Commencement Date: | S. 9 on 1.3.15: s. 2(2) | **Emergency Management (Control of Response Activities and Other Matters) Act 2015, No. 43/2015** | *Assent Date:* | 22.9.15 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 35 on 19.9.16: Special Gazette (No. 284) 13.9.16 p. 1 | **Crown Land Legislation Amendment (Canadian Regional Park and Other Matters) Act 2016, No. 12/2016** | *Assent Date:* | 5.4.16 | | *Commencement Date:* | Ss 3–10 on 5.8.16: Special Gazette (No. 239) 2.8.16 p. 1; s. 19 on 1.12.16: s. 2(2) | **Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2016, No. 51/2016** | Assent Date: | 18.10.16 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 7–13 on 19.10.16: s. 2 | **Traditional Owner Settlement Amendment Act 2016, No. 67/2016** | Assent Date: | 15.11.16 | | Commencement Date: | S. 28 on 1.5.17: s. 2(2) | **Victorian Fisheries Authority Act 2016, No. 68/2016** | *Assent Date:* | 15.11.16 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 161 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2) | **Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017, No. 49/2017** | Assent Date: | 26.9.17 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 73‒75 on 1.12.17: s. 2(3) | **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017, No. 53/2017** | *Assent Date:* | 24.10.17 | | *Commencement Date:* | Ss 9–12 on 15.12.17: Special Gazette (No. 433) 12.12.17 p. 1 | **Planning and Environment Amendment (Distinctive Areas and Landscapes) Act 2018, No. 17/2018** | Assent Date: | 29.5.18 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 10–12 on 30.5.18: s. 2 | **Parks Victoria Act 2018, No. 19/2018** | Assent Date: | 5.6.18 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 86–102 on 12.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 386) 21.8.18 p. 1 | **Marine and Coastal Act 2018, No. 26/2018** | Assent Date: | 26.6.18 | | Commencement Date: | S. 90 on 1.8.18: Special Gazette (No. 337) 17.7.18 p. 1 | **Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2019, No. 40/2019** | Assent Date: | 6.11.19 | | Commencement Date: | S. 99 on 1.2.20: s. 2(2) | **Local Government Act 2020, No. 9/2020** | Assent Date: | 24.3.20 | | Commencement Date: | S. 390(Sch. 1 items 21.1, 21.3, 21.4) on 6.4.20: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24.3.20 p. 1; s. 390(Sch. 1 item 21.2) on 24.10.20: s. 2(3)(f); s. 390(Sch. 1 item 21.5) on 1.7.21: s. 2(4) | **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020, No. 19/2020** | Assent Date: | 23.6.20 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 84−87 on 1.12.20: s. 2(2) | | Current State: | This information relates only to the provisions amending the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** | **Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020, No. 40/2020** | Assent Date: | 1.12.20 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 6–29 on 15.12.20: Special Gazette (No. 666) 15.12.20 p. 1; s. 30 on 1.5.21: Special Gazette (No. 189) 27.4.21 p. 1 | **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Amendment Act 2021, No. 42/2021** | *Assent Date:* | 19.10.21 | | *Commencement Date:* | Ss 47–52 on 1.9.22: s. 2(2) | **Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021, No. 43/2021** | Assent Date: | 19.10.21 | | Commencement Date: | S. 219(Sch. 1 item 3) on 1.12.21: Special Gazette (No. 649) 23.11.21 p. 1 | **Statute Law Amendment (References to the Sovereign) Act 2023, No. 25/2023** | *Assent Date:* | 5.9.23 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 7(Sch. 1 item 8) on 6.9.23: s. 2 | **Energy and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Enabling Offshore Wind Energy) Act 2024, No. 14/2024** | *Assent Date:* | 7.5.24 | | *Commencement Date:* | Ss 12, 13 on 19.12.24: Special Gazette (No. 686) 10.12.24 p. 1 | **Sustainable Forests (Timber) Repeal Act 2024, No. 24/2024** | *Assent Date:* | 25.6.24 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 40 on 1.7.24: Special Gazette (No. 345) 25.6.24 p. 1 | **Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust Amendment Act 2024, No. 38/2024** | *Assent Date:* | 22.10.24 | | *Commencement Date:* | Ss 19, 20 on 5.2.25: Special Gazette (No. 29) 4.2.25 p. 1 | **Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Act 2025, No. 47/2025** | Assent Date: | 25.11.25 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 7, 9−26 on 26.11.25: s. 2(1) | ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Explanatory details 1. Ss 25–28: Heading preceding s. 25 repealed by No. 8/1995 s. 42(6)(e). S. 25 amended by Nos 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 34), 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 9.19, 9.20), repealed by No. 8/1995 s. 42(6)(a). S. 26(a)–(e) amended by Nos 9425 s. 15, 9551 s. 6, 45/1987 s. 205(Sch. item 12), repealed by No. 8/1995 s. 42(5). S. 26(f)–(h) repealed by No. 8/1995 s. 42(6)(b). S. 27 amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 9.21), 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 47.2), repealed by No. 8/1995 s. 42(6)(c). S. 28 amended by Nos 9425 s. 15, 45/1987 s. 205(Sch. item 12), repealed by No. 8/1995 s. 42(6)(d). [↑](#endnote-ref-2)