18CObligations of Secretary, Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority in relation to declared areas

18C Obligations of Secretary, Parks Victoria or Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority in relation to declared areas S. 18C(1) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 31(2). (1) The land manager or a committee of management appointed under section 50(3), when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act in relation to a declared area— S. 18C(1)(a) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 31(3). (a) must not act inconsistently with any part of a Statement of Planning Policy that is expressed to be binding on the land manager or the committee of management; and S. 18C(1)(b) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 31(3). (b) must have regard to those parts of the Statement of Planning Policy not expressed to be binding on the land manager or the committee of management; and (c) must have regard to the principles set out in section 46AZL of the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**. S. 18C(2) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 31(4), substituted by No. 43/2021 s. 219(Sch. 1 item 6). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the land manager or the committee of management in relation to— (a) a declared project within the meaning of the **Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009**; or (b) a Suburban Rail Loop project within the meaning of the **Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021**. S. 18D (Heading) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 67. S. 18D inserted by No. 19/2020 s. 90. 18D Obligations of Secretary, Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority in relation to the Great Ocean Road region (1) The land manager, when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act or any other Act— (a) must not act inconsistently with any part of an approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan that is expressed to be binding on the land manager in relation to the Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area; and (b) must have regard to the Great Ocean Road coast and parks protection principles in relation to the Great Ocean Road coast and parks; and (c) must have regard to those parts of an approved Great Ocean Road strategic framework plan not expressed to be binding on the land manager in relation to the Great Ocean Road region. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the land manager in relation to a declared project within the meaning of the **Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009**. No. 6073 s. 19.