Victorian Current Acts

FLORA AND FAUNA GUARANTEE ACT 1988 - SECT 27

    (1)     A habitat conservation order may provide for any of the following—

        (a)     the conservation, protection or management of flora, fauna, land or water within the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat that is the subject of the order;

        (b)     the prohibition of any activity, land use or development within the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat;

        (c)     a requirement for any person proposing to undertake any activity, land use or development within the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat to obtain a permit from the Minister;

        (d)     a power to enable the Secretary to undertake any actions or works to conserve, protect or manage the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat;

        (e)     a requirement for the person to repair any damage to the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat that has occurred since the person was given notice of the critical habitat determination or proposed critical habitat determination.

    (2)     In addition to subsection (1), a habitat conservation order may provide for any of the following in respect of an area that is outside the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat but is likely to adversely affect it—

        (a)     the prohibition of any activity, land use or development within the area outside the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat;

        (b)     a requirement for any person proposing to undertake any activity, land use or development within the area outside the critical habitat or proposed critical habitat to obtain a permit from the Minister.

    (3)     A habitat conservation order may specify a period of time for which a requirement imposed under subsection (1) or (2) has effect.

    (4)     A habitat conservation order remains in force for the period specified in the order which must not exceed 10 years after the order takes effect.

S. 28 substituted by No. 28/2019 s. 20.