Victorian Current Acts

CONSERVATION, FORESTS AND LANDS ACT 1987 - NOTES

Version No. 109

No. 41 of 1987
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024

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Version No. 109

Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

No. 41 of 1987
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024

    1     General information

See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 26 February 1987

Legislative Council: 29 April 1987

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to create a body corporate called the Director-General of Conservation, Forests and Lands, to abolish various bodies and transfer their functions to that body corporate, to provide for the administration and enforcement of Acts administered by the Minister for Conservation, Forests and Lands and for other matters concerning land management to make consequential amendments to various Acts and for other purposes.".

The Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 was assented to on 19 May 1987 and came into operation as follows:

Section 113 on 30 June 1987, rest of Act (except sections 26(7), 30, Parts 5 and 6, Schedule 4 item 49.9) on 1 July 1987: Government Gazette 24 June 1987 page 1694; Part 5 (sections 31–55) on 10 December 1987: Government Gazette 9 December 1987 page 3328; section 30 on 20 January 1988: Government Gazette 20 January 1988 page 83.

Section 26(7) and Schedule 4 item 49.9 were never proclaimed, repealed by No. 11/1995.

Part 6 (sections 56–65) not yet proclaimed.

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

•     Headings

All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).

•     Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).

•     Punctuation

All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).

•     Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).

•     Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.

•     Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).

    2     Table of Amendments

This publication incorporates amendments made to the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Pipelines (Amendment) Act 1988, No. 26/1988

Assent Date:	17.5.88
Commencement Date:	S. 15 on 1.7.87: s. 2(2); rest of Act on 30.6.88: Government Gazette 29.6.88 p. 1896
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, No. 47/1988

Assent Date:	24.5.88
Commencement Date:	Ss 1–4, 8, 11, 69 on 24.5.88: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 25.9.88: Special Gazette (No. 81) 25.9.88 p. 1
Current State:	All of Act in operation

State Superannuation Act 1988, No. 50/1988 (as amended by No. 81/1988)

Assent Date:	24.5.88
Commencement Date:	S. 93(2)(Sch. 2 item 5) on 1.7.88: Government Gazette 1.6.88 p. 1487
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989

Assent Date:	9.5.89
Commencement Date:	S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 16.1) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Transfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989, No. 18/1989

Assent Date:	16.5.89
Commencement Date:	3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Road Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1989, No. 53/1989

Assent Date:	14.6.89
Commencement Date:	S. 22(2) on 19.6.89: Special Gazette (No. 32) 15.6.89 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989

Assent Date:	14.6.89
Commencement Date:	S. 4(1)(a)–(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Penalty Interest Rates (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 58/1989

Assent Date:	22.8.89
Commencement Date:	22.8.89
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Water (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 81/1989

Assent Date:	5.12.89
Commencement Date:	1.11.90: Government Gazette 15.8.90 p. 2473
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Conservation, Forest and Lands Acts (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 90/1989

Assent Date:	5.12.89
Commencement Date:	Pts 1, 2, 4; ss 9, 16, 17 on 5.12.89: s. 2(1); Pt 3 (except s. 9) on 16.11.89: s. 2(2); s. 18(2) on 19.4.88: s. 2(3); ss 11–15, 18(1) on 3.10.90: Special Gazette (No. 47) 3.10.90 p. 1
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Victorian Public Offices Corporation (Repeal) Act 1990, No. 65/1990

Assent Date:	20.11.90
Commencement Date:	20.11.90
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Forests (Timber Harvesting) Act 1990, No. 82/1990

Assent Date:	11.12.90
Commencement Date:	11.12.90
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Heritage Rivers Act 1992, No. 36/1992

Assent Date:	16.6.92
Commencement Date:	S. 19 on 10.9.92: Government Gazette 9.9.92 p. 2635
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Crown Land Acts (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 48/1993

Assent Date:	1.6.93
Commencement Date:	1.6.93
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993, No. 61/1993

Assent Date:	8.6.93
Commencement Date:	Ss 1–3 on 8.6.93: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 1.7.93: Government Gazette 24.6.93 p. 1596
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Mineral Resources Development (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 86/1993

Assent Date:	3.11.93
Commencement Date:	S. 39 on 17.1.94: Government Gazette 16.12.93 p. 3317
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994 (as amended by No. 43/1995)

Assent Date:	31.5.94
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. 1 items 12.1, 12.2) on 7.7.94: Government Gazette 7.7.94 p. 1878—see Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, No. 52/1994

Assent Date:	15.6.94
Commencement Date:	Ss 1, 2 on 15.6.94: s. 2(1); ss 3–5, Pt 2 (ss 6–19), Sch. 1 on 30.9.94: Government Gazette 29.9.94 p. 2306; rest of Act on 15.12.94: s. 2(3)
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 87/1994

Assent Date:	6.12.94
Commencement Date:	Ss 1, 2, 4–6, 12(1), 13, 19–26, 28–34 on 6.12.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 30.3.95: Government Gazette 30.3.95 p. 694
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Crown Lands Acts (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 96/1994

Assent Date:	13.12.94
Commencement Date:	Pt 4 (ss 49–52) on 26.1.95: Government Gazette 26.1.95 p. 163
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994, No. 101/1994

Assent Date:	13.12.94
Commencement Date:	S. 65 on 22.5.95: Government Gazette 18.5.95 p. 1180
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Coastal Management Act 1995, No. 8/1995

Assent Date:	26.4.95
Commencement Date:	S. 41 on 6.7.95: Government Gazette 6.7.95 p. 1698
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Statute Law Revision Act 1995, No. 11/1995^[3]

Assent Date:	26.4.95
Commencement Date:	S. 3(2)(Sch. 2) on 26.4.95: s. 2
Current State:	All of Act in operation

Royal Botanic Gardens and Victorian Conservation Trust (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 38/1995

Assent Date:	6.6.95
Commencement Date:	6.6.95
Current State:	All of Act in operation

National Parks (Yarra Ranges and Other Amendments) Act 1995, No. 57/1995

Assent Date:	20.6.95
Commencement Date:	S. 32(5) on 3.8.95: Government Gazette 3.8.95 p. 2013
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995, No. 67/1995

Assent Date:	17.10.95
Commencement Date:	S. 58(Sch. 1 item 4) on 1.6.96: Special Gazette (No. 60) 31.5.96 p. 4
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Fisheries Act 1995, No. 92/1995 (as amended by No. 5/1997)

Assent Date:	5.12.95
Commencement Date:	S. 162 on 18.12.97: Government Gazette 18.12.97 p. 3613
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995, No. 106/1995

Assent Date:	5.12.95
Commencement Date:	S. 51(a)–(c) on 30.4.96: Special Gazette (No. 45) 30.4.96 p. 1.
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Taxation Administration Act 1997, No. 40/1997

Assent Date:	3.6.97
Commencement Date:	S. 138(Sch. 2 item 5) on 1.7.97: Government Gazette 12.6.97 p. 1330
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Wildlife (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 87/1997

Assent Date:	2.12.97
Commencement Date:	Pt 3 (ss 43–45) on 21.3.98: Government Gazette 12.3.98 p. 520
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997, No. 89/1997

Assent Date:	9.12.97
Commencement Date:	S. 71 on 30.4.98: Government Gazette 30.4.98 p. 926
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Audit (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 93/1997

Assent Date:	6.12.97
Commencement Date:	S. 28(Sch. item 6) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Victorian Plantations Corporation (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 35/1998

Assent Date:	19.5.98
Commencement Date:	S. 13 on 26.6.98: Government Gazette 25.6.98 p. 1561
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Parks Victoria Act 1998, No. 44/1998

Assent Date:	26.5.98
Commencement Date:	S. 26 on 3.7.98: Government Gazette 2.7.98 p. 1690
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998

Assent Date:	26.5.98
Commencement Date:	S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998

Assent Date:	2.6.98
Commencement Date:	S. 311(Sch. 1 item 15) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

National Parks (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 70/1998

Assent Date:	4.11.98
Commencement Date:	S. 15 on 15.4.99: Government Gazette 15.4.99 p. 838
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Conservation, Forests and Lands (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998 (as amended by No. 74/2000)

Assent Date:	10.11.98
Commencement Date:	Ss 3, 4 on 15.12.98: s. 2(5)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998 (as amended by No. 76/1998)

Assent Date:	17.11.98
Commencement Date:	S. 24(Sch. item 12) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Water Industry (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 66/2000

Assent Date:	8.11.00
Commencement Date:	Ss 33, 34 on 1.12.01: s. 2(4)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001

Assent Date:	27.6.01
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. item 22) on 15.7.01: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Statute Law Further Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 72/2001

Assent Date:	7.11.01
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. item 3) on 20.12.01: Government Gazette 20.12.01 p. 3127
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 56/2003

Assent Date:	16.6.03
Commencement Date:	Ss 5–7 on 17.6.03: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Forests and National Parks Acts (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 97/2003

Assent Date:	2.12.03
Commencement Date:	S. 6 on 3.12.03: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004, No. 48/2004

Assent Date:	16.6.04
Commencement Date:	Ss 127–129, 131, 132 on 17.6.04: s. 2(1); s. 130 on 1.8.04: Government Gazette 29.7.04 p. 2120
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Primary Industries Legislation (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2004, No. 69/2004

Assent Date:	19.10.04
Commencement Date:	S. 57 on 20.10.04: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004

Assent Date:	21.12.04
Commencement Date:	S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 39) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Safety on Public Land Act 2004, No. 109/2004

Assent Date:	21.12.04
Commencement Date:	S. 23 on 22.12.04: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006

Assent Date:	13.6.06
Commencement Date:	S. 94(Sch. item 7) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Victoria Racing Club Act 2006, No. 40/2006

Assent Date:	20.6.06
Commencement Date:	S. 42 on 1.8.06: Government Gazette 27.7.06 p. 1534
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006

Assent Date:	10.10.06
Commencement Date:	S. 26(Sch. item 19) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Water (Governance) Act 2006, No. 85/2006

Assent Date:	17.10.06
Commencement Date:	S. 160 on 21.12.06: Government Gazette 21.12.06 p. 2768
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008

Assent Date:	15.4.08
Commencement Date:	S. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 8) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Relationships Amendment (Caring Relationships) Act 2009, No. 4/2009

Assent Date:	10.2.09
Commencement Date:	S. 37(Sch. 1 item 6) on 1.12.09: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Resources Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 6/2009

Assent Date:	3.3.09
Commencement Date:	S. 47 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Crown Land Acts Amendment (Lease and Licence Terms) Act 2009, No. 40/2009

Assent Date:	5.8.09
Commencement Date:	Ss 50, 51 on 6.8.09: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009

Assent Date:	24.11.09
Commencement Date:	S. 97(Sch. item 24) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment (River Red Gums) Act 2009, No. 82/2009

Assent Date:	8.12.09
Commencement Date:	Ss 37–39 on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 17.12.09 p. 3338
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Melbourne Cricket Ground and Yarra Park Amendment Act 2009, No 89/2009

Assent Date:	15.12.09
Commencement Date:	S. 16 on 15.3.10: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Transport Integration Act 2010, No. 6/2010 (as amended by No. 45/2010)

Assent Date:	2.3.10
Commencement Date:	S. 25(5)(Sch. 2 item 2) on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 256) 30.6.10 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Climate Change Act 2010, No. 54/2010

Assent Date:	14.9.10
Commencement Date:	S. 76 on 1.7.11: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, No. 62/2010

Assent Date:	21.9.10
Commencement Date:	Ss 95–108 on 23.9.10: Special Gazette (No. 382) 22.9.10 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Statute Law Revision Act 2011, No. 29/2011

Assent Date:	21.6.11
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. 1 item 16) on 22.6.11: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Act 2011, No. 65/2011

Assent Date:	22.11.11
Commencement Date:	S. 107(Sch. item 1) on 16.1.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 3
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Statute Law Revision Act 2012, No. 43/2012

Assent Date:	27.6.12
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. item 7) on 28.6.12: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, No. 67/2013 (as amended by No. 44/2014)

Assent Date:	12.11.13
Commencement Date:	S. 649(Sch. 9 item 4) on 1.7.14: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Game Management Authority Act 2014, No. 24/2014

Assent Date:	8.4.14
Commencement Date:	Ss 77–80 on 1.7.14: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014

Assent Date:	3.6.14
Commencement Date:	S. 10(Sch. item 26) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Water Amendment (Flood Mitigation) Act 2014, No. 53/2014

Assent Date:	12.8.14
Commencement Date:	S. 8 on 1.3.15: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Statute Law Revision Act 2015, No. 21/2015

Assent Date:	16.6.15
Commencement Date:	S. 3(Sch. 1 item 13) on 1.8.15: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2016, No. 51/2016

Assent Date:	18.10.16
Commencement Date:	Ss 3–6 on 19.10.16: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Victorian Fisheries Authority Act 2016, No. 68/2016

Assent Date:	15.11.16
Commencement Date:	Ss 160, 176 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017, No. 49/2017

Assent Date:	26.9.17
Commencement Date:	Ss 71, 72 on 1.12.17: s. 2(3)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017, No. 53/2017

Assent Date:	24.10.17
Commencement Date:	Ss 3–8 on 15.12.17: Special Gazette (No. 433) 12.12.17 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Act 2017, No. 58/2017

Assent Date:	22.11.17
Commencement Date:	S. 53 on 1.8.18: s. 2(3)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Planning and Environment Amendment (Distinctive Areas and Landscapes) Act 2018, No. 17/2018

Assent Date:	29.5.18
Commencement Date:	Ss 8, 9 on 30.5.18: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Parks Victoria Act 2018, No. 19/2018

Assent Date:	5.6.18
Commencement Date:	Ss 56–85 on 12.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 386) 21.8.18 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Marine and Coastal Act 2018, No. 26/2018

Assent Date:	26.6.18
Commencement Date:	S. 89 on 1.8.18: Special Gazette (No. 337) 17.7.18 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2019, No. 40/2019

Assent Date:	6.11.19
Commencement Date:	S. 98 on 1.2.20: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020, No. 19/2020

Assent Date:	23.6.20
Commencement Date:	Ss 79−83 on 1.12.20: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2020, No. 40/2020

Assent Date:	1.12.20
Commencement Date:	Ss 3–5 on 15.12.20: Special Gazette (No. 666) 15.12.20 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Forests Legislation Amendment (Compliance and Enforcement) Act 2021, No. 38/2021

Assent Date:	12.10.21
Commencement Date:	Ss 23–25 on 1.3.22: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Amendment Act 2021, No. 42/2021

Assent Date:	19.10.21
Commencement Date:	Ss 25–46 on 1.9.22: s. 2(2)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2021, No. 48/2021

Assent Date:	3.11.21
Commencement Date:	S. 145 on 1.1.22: Special Gazette (No. 717) 14.12.21 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Conservation, Forests and Lands Amendment Act 2022, No. 14/2022

Assent Date:	5.4.22
Commencement Date:	Ss 3, 4 on 6.4.22: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Transport Legislation Amendment (Port Reforms and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 19/2022

Assent Date:	24.5.22
Commencement Date:	S. 86 on 25.5.22: s. 2(1)
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Repeal Act 2024, No. 24/2024

Assent Date:	25.6.24
Commencement Date:	Ss 16, 17, 33–39 on 1.7.24: Special Gazette (No. 345) 25.6.24 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

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    3     Explanatory details

^[1] S. 96(1A): The amendment proposed by section 81(2) of the Parks Victoria Act 2018, No. 19/2018 is not included in this publication because the words "proceedings mentioned under subsection (1)" do not appear in section 96(1A).

Section 81(2) reads as follows:

        81     Proceedings for offences

    (2)     In section 96(1A) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, for "proceedings mentioned under subsection (1)" substitute "offence proceedings".

^[2] S. 96(2): The amendment proposed by section 81(3) of the Parks Victoria Act 2018, No. 19/2018 is not included in this publication because the words "proceedings mentioned under subsection (1)" do not appear in section 96(2).

Section 81(3) reads as follows:

        81     Proceedings for offences

    (3)     In section 96(2) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, for "proceedings mentioned under subsection (1)" substitute "offence proceedings".

^[3] Table of Amendments: The amendment to Schedule 4 proposed by section 3(2)(Schedule 2) of the Statute Law Revision Act 1995, No. 11/1995 is not included in this publication because Schedule 4 had been repealed by section 52(e) of the Crown Land Acts (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 96/1994 before this amendment came into operation.