Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 62(1) amended by No. 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 88).
(1) On the recommendation of the Minister the Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette declare any lands of the Crown not being within a State forest or a national park to be protected public land and may by the like Order revoke or vary any Order so made.
S. 62(1A) inserted by No. 9114 s. 22(b).
(1A) Where—
S. 62(1A)(a) repealed by No. 64/2004 s. 35.
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S. 62(1A)(b) amended by Nos 10073 s. 15, 41/1987 s. 116(9), 66/2000 s. 55(a), 19/2018 s. 127(1), 42/2021 s. 80(a).
(b) the land is being managed by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority pursuant to an agreement under section 19A or 19C of the National Parks Act 1975 , the land shall be deemed to be protected public land;
S. 62(1A)(c) inserted by No. 9247 s. 17, amended by Nos 10166
s. 22(a)(b),
46/1998
s. 7(Sch. 1), 66/2000 s. 55(b)(i)(ii), 19/2018 s. 127(2),
42/2021 s. 80(b).
(c) the land is being managed by Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority pursuant to section 19AA, 19E or 32AA of the National Parks Act 1975 , the land shall be deemed to be protected public land for as long as Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority manages the land pursuant to section 19AA, 19E or 32AA (as the case requires);
S. 62(1A)(d) inserted by No. 9247 s. 17, amended by No. 41/1987 s. 116(9), substituted by Nos 66/2000 s. 55(c), 50/2002 s. 27, amended by No. 60/2005 s. 36, substituted by No. 19/2018 s. 127(3).
(d) the land is placed under the control and management of—
(i) Parks Victoria under section 18(1A) of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 for the purposes of section 19B of the National Parks Act 1975 ; or
(ii) the Secretary under section 18(1) or (1B) of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 for the purposes of section 18A of the Forests Act 1958 ; or
S. 62(1A)(d)(iii) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 80(c).
(iii) Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority under section 18(1B) of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 for the purposes of section 18A of the Forests Act 1958 —
the land is taken to be protected public land;
S. 62(1A)(e) inserted by No. 9974 s. 43, amended by No. 61/1993
s. 34(c), substituted by No.
89/1997
s. 72(1), amended by Nos 9/2022 s. 42, 13/2024
s. 3(Sch. 1 item 5).
(e) the land is under the control and management of Alpine Resorts Victoria within the meaning of the Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997 , the land shall be deemed to be protected public land for so long as Alpine Resorts Victoria manages the land.
S. 62(1A)(f) inserted by No. 61/1993 s. 34(c), repealed by No. 35/1998 s. 15(2).
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S. 62(1B) inserted by No. 96/1994 s. 53, repealed by No. 89/1997 s. 72(2).
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S. 62(2) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.63),
76/1998
s. 10(1)(o), substituted by No. 73/2010 s. 51.
(2) Despite anything to the contrary in any other Act or law, the Secretary must carry out proper and sufficient work in State forests, national parks and on protected public land—
(a) for the immediate prevention and suppression of fire; and
(b) for the planned prevention of fire.
S. 62(3) inserted by No. 73/2010 s. 51, substituted by No. 7/2012 s. 25.
(3) The Secretary must not carry out work of a kind specified under subsection (2)(b) on protected public land not managed and controlled by the Secretary, unless the Secretary has consulted about the work proposed to be undertaken with the person or body responsible, under the Act under which the land is managed and controlled, for the management and control of the land.
S. 62AA inserted by No. 73/2010 s. 52.