94New section 3I inserted

94 New section 3I inserted After section 3H of the **Local Government Act 1989** insert— "3I Obligations of Councils in relation to the Great Ocean Road region (1) A Council that is a responsible entity within the meaning of the **Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020**, when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this 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 Council 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 Council 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 a Council in relation to a declared project within the meaning of the **Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009**. [↑](#endnote-ref-3)