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Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978
29HWater distribution works authority—Bendigo Regional Park
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29H Water distribution works authority—Bendigo Regional Park
(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 Division 1 of Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule.
(2) An authority under subsection (1) may be granted for the term determined by the Minister.
(3) An authority under subsection (1) is subject to—
(a) any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose; and
(b) the payment of any fee or charge determined by the Minister.
(4) An authority under subsection (1) may be cancelled by the Minister if the holder does not comply with a condition of the authority.
(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.
(6) Despite the commencement of section 26(4) of the **National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts (Amendment) Act 2006**, a person who was using works for the purposes of conveying water over any part of the land described in Division 1 of Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule immediately before the commencement of that section may continue to use those works for that purpose for 12 months after the commencement of that section or until the Minister grants an authority under this section (whichever is the earlier).
(7) Any use of works under subsection (6) is subject to the conditions that applied to that use immediately before the commencement of section 26(4) of the **National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts (Amendment) Act 2006**.
S. 29HA inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 27.
29HA Works under water licences—Murray River Park
(1) A 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 of the land in the Murray River Park must not be issued except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose.
(2) In this section, ***Murray River Park*** means the land described in Division 2A of Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule.
S. 29I inserted by No. 57/2006 s. 19.
29I Dam licences—Bendigo Regional Park
(1) The Minister may grant a licence to any person to use land for a dam on any part of the land described in Division 1 of Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule, if that land was used for a dam immediately before the commencement of section 26(4) of the **National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts (Amendment) Act 2006**.
(2) A licence under subsection (1) may be granted for a term of not more than 3 years.
(3) A licence under subsection (1) is subject to—
(a) any conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose; and
(b) the payment of any fee or charge determined by the Minister.
(4) A licence under subsection (1) may be cancelled by the Minister if the holder does not comply with a condition of the licence.
(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.
S. 29IA inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 28.
29IA Works under water licences—Kerang and Shepparton Regional Parks
A 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 Divisions 4 and 5 of Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule must not be issued except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any conditions the Minister thinks fit to impose.
S. 29IB (Heading) substituted by No. 46/2012 s. 17(1).
S. 29IB inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 28.
29IB Cutting and taking away fallen or felled trees—Shepparton Regional Park
S. 29IB(1) repealed by No. 46/2012 s. 17(2).
S. 29IB(2) amended by Nos 46/2012 s. 17(3), 19/2018 s. 99.
(2) Parks Victoria may cut and take away, or authorise to be cut and taken away on behalf of Parks Victoria, fallen or felled trees from any part of the land described in Division 5 of Part 4A of the Fifth Schedule for use as firewood for domestic or camping purposes outside the park.
S. 29IC inserted by No. 82/2009 s. 28, repealed by No. 19/2018 s. 100.
Pt 4A (Heading and ss 29J–29S) inserted by No. 14/2008 s. 4.