Victorian Current Acts

ALPINE RESORTS (MANAGEMENT) ACT 1997 - SECT 1B

The object of this Act is to promote—

        (a)     the management, development, promotion and use of alpine resorts that takes into account the following factors—

              (i)     the unique characteristics of each alpine resort;

              (ii)     the environment and ecology of the resorts and the effect of climate change on them;

              (iii)     economic considerations in relation to the resorts;

              (iv)     the cultural heritage and landscape of the resorts, including indigenous cultural heritage and the provisions of any relevant traditional owner recognition and settlement agreement; and

        (b)     provision for the use of alpine resorts in all seasons of the year by persons from different cultural and economic groups, primarily for the purposes of recreation and tourism.