Victorian Current Acts

NATIONAL PARKS ACT 1975 - SECT 81

    (1)     On the Parks Victoria commencement—

        (a)     all rights, property and assets in relation to any Parks Victoria matter that, immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, were vested in the Secretary, vest in Parks Victoria; and

        (b)     all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Secretary in relation to any Parks Victoria matter that were existing immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, become debts, liabilities and obligations of Parks Victoria; and

        (c)     Parks Victoria is substituted as a party to any proceedings in relation to any Parks Victoria matter pending in any court or tribunal to which the Secretary was a party immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement; and

        (d)     Parks Victoria is substituted as a party to any contract or arrangement that relates to any Parks Victoria matter entered into by or on behalf of the Secretary and in force immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement.

    (2)     Any reference to the Secretary in any proclamation, Order in Council, rule, regulation, order, agreement, instrument or other document that relates to any Parks Victoria matter is taken to be a reference to Parks Victoria—

        (a)     so far as it relates to any period
on or after the Parks Victoria commencement; and

        (b)     if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter.

    (3)     Any decision made or action taken by the Secretary under any proclamation, Order in Council, rule, regulation, order, agreement, instrument or other document that relates to any Parks Victoria matter, and that is in effect immediately before the Parks Victoria commencement, is taken to be a decision made or action taken by Parks Victoria—

        (a)     so far as it relates to any period
on or after the Parks Victoria commencement; and

        (b)     if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter.

S. 82 inserted by No. 19/2018 s. 219.