Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Insert the following heading to section 21 of the Forests Act 1958 —
" Special powers of Secretary and Parks Victoria ".
(2) Section 21(1)(ea) and (eb) of the Forests Act 1958 are repealed .
(3) For section 21(1A) of the Forests Act 1958 substitute —
"(1A) Subject to this Act, the land manager, for any State forest, may—
(a) close by the erection of barriers either temporarily or, with the approval of the Governor in Council, permanently, the whole or any part of a relevant road, track, tramway or other works; or
(b) subject to any conditions, limitations and restrictions as are prescribed or as the land manager considers appropriate to impose, permit the use of any closed relevant road, track, tramway or other works by specified persons or for specified purposes or both; or
(c) without limiting paragraph (a), may authorise any authorised officer, either generally or in a particular case, to close to vehicular traffic any relevant road, track, tramway or other works by the erection of barriers, if the authorised officer considers it to be dangerous for use by the public.
(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), relevant road, track, tramway or other works means any road, track, tramway or other works—
(a) constructed or maintained by the land manager; or
(b) under the control of the land manager.".