48Functions of the Authority

48 Functions of the Authority

(1) The Authority has the following functions—

(a) to control and manage land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks for the benefit of the environment and current and future generations and in a manner that—

(i) protects and enhances the land, including its natural and cultural values; and

(ii) provides for the land to be appropriately used, enjoyed and appreciated;

(b) to enforce and ensure compliance with laws applying to land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks;

(c) if the Authority considers it appropriate in all the circumstances to do so, to facilitate, coordinate and undertake any development of land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks that is reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978, consistent with the purpose for which the land is reserved;

(d) to coordinate and deliver capital works projects in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks;

S. 48(1)(e) substituted by No. 47/2025 s. 35.

(e) to manage visitation in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks;

(f) to provide visitor services in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks;

(g) to manage visitor facilities and visitor infrastructure in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks;

(h) to provide services for the prevention or suppression of, or recovery from, fire or another emergency under an agreement or arrangement under section 48E;

(i) to inform and educate the community about the benefits of, and threats to, land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks;

(j) to promote good relations between the Authority and the community;

(k) to provide advice to the Minister, the Department Head and responsible entities on matters relevant to its object or functions;

(l) to do anything that is necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with or incidental to the achievement of its object;

(m) any other function conferred on the Authority by or under this Act or any other Act.

Other functions of the Authority may include—

(a) acting as a committee of management under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 or the Forests Act 1958, when appointed as such a committee; and

(b) acting as the port manager of a local port under the Port Management Act 1995, when appointed as such a manager.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), controlling and managing land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks includes but is not limited to—

(a) developing management and other plans and strategies for the land in consultation with the community; and