10Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area

10 Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area

S. 10(1) amended by No. 47/2025 s. 29(1).

(1) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may by Order published in the Government Gazette declare any area referred to in subsection (3) to be the Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area.

(2) The Minister may only make a recommendation under subsection (1) with the consent of—

(a) the Premier; and

(b) the Treasurer; and

(c) any Minister that administers an Act under which public land is managed, if public land under that Act is within the proposed Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area; and

(d) the Planning Minister.

S. 10(3)(a) substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 29(2).

(a) land and water between the outer limit of Victorian coastal waters and the Great Ocean Road;

S. 10(3)(b) substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 29(2).

(b) land and water between—

(i) the inland boundary of the land on which the Great Ocean Road is situated; and

(ii) the inland boundary of the viewshed from any point on the Great Ocean Road, the Great Ocean Walk or the coastline;

Example

A gully is located in the area between the boundaries described paragraph (b)(i) and (ii), but cannot be seen from any point on the Great Ocean Road, the Great Ocean Walk or the coastline because it is behind a hill. The Governor in Council may make a declaration under this section relating to the area in which the gully is located, provided the other requirements of this section are met.

S. 10(3)(ba) inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 7(1)(a), repealed by No. 47/2025 s. 29(2).

S. 10(3)(c) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 7(1)(b)), substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 29(2).

(c) land on which the Great Ocean Road is situated;

S. 10(3)(d) inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 29(2).

(d) any land and water adjacent to land and water referred to in paragraph (b);

S. 10(3)(e) inserted by No. 47/2025 s. 29(2).

(e) if a settlement is partially within the land and water described in paragraph (b), land and water on which the whole of that settlement is located that is not within the land and water described in paragraph (b).

S. 10(4) substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 29(3).

(4) An Order under subsection (1) must identify the area to which it applies by reference to a numbered plan lodged in the Central Plan Office.

(5) The Governor in Council may remove any land or water from the Great Ocean Road scenic landscapes area in the same manner as a declaration is made under this section.