20Other powers and duties of Secretary, Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority

20 Other powers and duties of Secretary, Parks Victoria and Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (1) Subject to this Act the Secretary shall out of the moneys available for the purpose make provision for the following, namely— (a) the preparation and carrying out of all forest surveys including such as are necessary for the demarcation of forests and for working plans; (b) plans works and plant for the establishment maintenance improvement and renewal of natural forests and plantations of indigenous and exotic trees and plants and for harvesting timber-crops and other forest produce and for the prevention and suppression of fires within fire protected areas; (c) plans works and plant for the utilisation of forest produce for the market and for the conversion manufacture and sale of forest produce and by-products thereof; S. 20(1)(ca) inserted by No. 6976 s. 4(b)(i), repealed by No. 48/2004 s. 100(2). (d) the preparation and issue of plans and publications for the advancement of forestry generally and for the encouragement of tree‑planting on municipal and private land; S. 20(1)(e) amended by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.22). (e) the training of authorised officers the conduct of research work and the collection of statistics in connexion with forestry; and S. 20(1)(ea) inserted by No. 6976 s. 4(b)(ii). (ea) the promotion of technical knowledge in relation to any aspect of forestry; (f) the provision of facilities for public recreation and for the protection of native flora and fauna in State forests; S. 20(1)(g) inserted by No. 6976 s. 4(b)(iii), amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.21), 76/1998 (g) the promotion of good relations between the Secretary and the public. S. 20(2) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 110(2). (2) Subject to this Act, for Parks Victoria recorded land, Parks Victoria may make provision for the following out of the moneys available for the purpose— (a) facilities for public recreation and for the protection of native flora and fauna in State forests; and (b) the promotion of good relations between Parks Victoria and the public. S. 20(3) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 68(2). (3) Subject to this Act, for land controlled and managed by the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may make provision for the following out of the moneys available for the purposes of— (a) facilities for public recreation and for the protection of native flora and fauna in State forests; (b) the promotion of good relations between the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority and the public. No. 6073 s. 21. S. 21 (Heading) inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 111(1).