Victorian Current Acts

VICTORIAN PLANTATIONS CORPORATION ACT 1993

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--THE CORPORATION

   4.      Additional management powers  
   5.      Additional powers relating to plantations  
   5A.     Application of State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 to Corporation  
   6.      Arrangements with Secretary[2]  

   PART 3--PLANTATIONS

           Division 1--Vested land

   7.      Interpretation of plans  
   8.      Vesting of Schedule 1 plantations  
   8A.     Further vesting of plantations  
   8B.     Divesting of land from the Corporation  
   8C.     Land deemed never to have been vested  
   8D.     Saving of status of land  
   8E.     Closure of roads  
   8F.     Divesting of land from Corporation  
   8G.     Removal of reservations  
   8H.     Additional vesting of plantations  
   9.      Consequences of vesting  
   10.     Access through Crown land  
   11.     Access through vested land  
   12.     Access to other land  
   13.     Access generally  
   13A.    Rights under easements over private land extended to Corporation  
   14.     Powers over roads  
   15.     Secretary's powers concerning timber harvesting  

           Division 2--Acquisition and disposal of land

   16.     Surrender or transfer of land  
   17.     Vested land may revert to the Crown  
   17A.    Land which is to revert to the Crown  
   18.     Issue of Crown grant  
   19.     Acquisition of interests in land  
   20.     Disposal of interest in land  

           Division 3--Managed land

   21.     General management powers  

           Division 4--General

   22.     Property in forest produce  
   23.     Application of Forests Act 1958  
   24.     Taking forest produce without authority  
   25.     Notice of timber harvesting proposals  
   26.     Application of mineral resources legislation  
   27.     No compensation payable by Crown or Corporation  

   PART 3A--PLANTATION LICENCES

           Division 1--Definitions

   27A.    Definitions  

           Division 2--Licences

   27B.    Grant of licence for forestry business  
   27C.    Assignment of licence  
   27D.    Application of Act to licensee  
   27E.    Application of other enactments to licensee  
   27F.    Power of licensee to construct roads  
   27G.    Issue of Crown grant on surrender of licence  
   27H.    Cancellation of licence at request of licensee  
   27I.    Cancellation of licence by Governor in Council  
   27J.    No compensation  

           Division 3--Registrar and register

   27K.    Appointment of registrar  
   27L.    Functions of registrar  
   27M.    Effect of registration  
   27N.    Creation etc. of interests in licences  
   27O.    Devolution of rights of licensee  
   27P.    Correction of register  
   27Q.    Disclosure of registered information  
   27R.    Survey standards  
   27S.    Evidence  
   27T.    Offence  

   PART 4--GENERAL

   28.     Assets and liabilities—personal property and vested land  
   29.     Land management co-operative agreements  
   30.     Forestry Acts and Wood Supply Agreements  
   31.     Lease documents  
   32.     General enforcement powers  
   33.     Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  
   33A.    Regulations  

   PART 5--TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AND STAFF OF CORPORATION

           Division 1--Introductory

   34.     Definitions and application  
   35.     Power to dispose of business undertaking  
   36.     Treasurer may be party to agreements  

           Division 2--Allocation of property

   37.     Corporation to prepare allocation statement  
   38.     Certificate of chief executive officer  

           Division 3--Transfer of property

   39.     Property transferred  
   40.     Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
   41.     Value of transferred property  
   42.     Substitution of party to agreement  
   43.     Corporation instruments  
   44.     Proceedings  
   45.     Interests in land  
   46.     Amendment of Register  
   47.     Evidence  
   48.     Validity of things done under this Part  

           Division 4--Staff

   49.     List of Corporation staff  
   50.     Transfer of Corporation staff  
   51.     Future terms and conditions of transferred employees  
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