Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Each area of land described in a part of Schedule Nine is, for the purposes of this Act, a landscape conservation area under the name specified in that part.
(2) A landscape conservation area may comprise any of the following—
(a) nature conservation areas;
(b) community use and education areas;
(c) natural features areas.
(3) A landscape conservation area must be managed for the following purposes—
(a) for any part that is a nature conservation area, for the purposes of—
(i) conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and
(ii) protecting cultural heritage; and
(iii) if consistent with the purposes in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), providing opportunities for recreation, education and scientific study;
(b) for any part that is for a community use and education area, for the purposes of—
(i) providing for community use, education and scientific study; and
(ii) as is appropriate to the particular area—
(A) conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and
(B) maintaining or restoring natural surroundings and the character and quality of the landscape; and
(C) protecting cultural heritage;
(c) for any part that is a natural features area, for the purposes of—
(i) conserving and protecting the natural environment, including species, communities and habitats of indigenous flora and fauna; and
(ii) protecting and restoring areas with indigenous vegetation or habitat; and
(iii) protecting scenic features and the character and quality of the landscape; and
(iv) protecting water quality where appropriate; and
(v) protecting cultural heritage; and
(vi) if consistent with the purposes in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), providing opportunities for recreation, education and scientific study.
S. 17F inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 68.