48DObligations of the Authority in relation to the Great Ocean Road region

48D Obligations of the Authority in relation to the Great Ocean Road region

(1) When performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act or any other Act, the Authority—

(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 Authority 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 Authority 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 Authority in relation to a declared project within the meaning of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009.

S. 48E inserted by No. 42/2021 s. 11.