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National Parks Act 1975
32HProtection of designated water supply catchment areas and their water resources
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32H Protection of designated water supply catchment areas and their water resources
S. 32H(1) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 28), 19/2018 s. 199(1).
(1) Parks Victoria, in carrying out the duties or performing the functions of Parks Victoria's office or exercising powers in relation to a designated water supply catchment area, and any other person or body, in carrying out duties or performing functions or exercising powers in relation to such an area, must regard the paramount consideration as being the need to—
S. 32H(2) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 28), 19/2018 s. 199(2).
(2) Parks Victoria must ensure that each designated water supply catchment area is controlled and managed in accordance with the objects of this Act in a manner that will—
S. 32H(3) amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 28), 19/2018 s. 199(3), 47/2025 s. 100.
(3) Without limiting section 20, Parks Victoria has power to do anything in relation to a designated water supply catchment area that Parks Victoria considers necessary to—
S. 32I inserted by No. 57/1995 s. 9, amended by No. 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 29), substituted by No. 60/2005 s. 8.