Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In this Act—
"amenity" includes the features of the Yarra River and its parklands that engage community connection with nature, culture and heritage and enhance community health and wellbeing, whether through tangible or intangible means;
"Central Plan Office" means the Central Plan Office established by section 4 of the Survey Co-ordination Act 1958 ;
"Council" means the Birrarung Council established under section 46 ;
"Department "means the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning;
"Department Head" means the Department Head (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 ) of the Department;
"environment" means the physical factors of the surroundings of human beings including the land, waters, atmosphere, climate, sound, odours, tastes, the biological factors of animals and plants and the social factor of aesthetics;
"excluded land" means—
(a) the port of Melbourne within the meaning of the Port Management Act 1995 ; or
(b) any land within a special water supply catchment area listed in Schedule 5 to the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 ;
"Greater Yarra Urban Parklands" means land to which an order under section 59(1) or (3) applies, but does not include land to which an order under section 59(4) applies;
"land use framework plan"—see section 20(1)(b);
"lead agency" means a relevant plan entity to which a direction under section 4 applies;
"long-term community vision document" means the document referred to in section 17;
"municipal council" means a Council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1989 ;
"Planning Minister" means the Minister administering the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
"public entity" has the same meaning as in the Public Administration Act 2004 ;
"relevant plan entity" means—
(a) the Department Head; or
(b) the Melbourne Water Corporation established under section 85 of the Water Act 1989 ; or
(c) Parks Victoria established under Part 2 of the Parks Victoria Act 1998 ; or
(d) the Victorian Planning Authority established under Part 2 of the Victorian Planning Authority Act 2017 ; or
(e) the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority established under Part 2 of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 ;
"responsible public entity" means—
(a) the Secretary; or
(b) the Melbourne Water Corporation established under section 85 of the Water Act 1989 ; or
(c) Parks Victoria established under Part 2 of the Parks Victoria Act 1998 ; or
(d) the Victorian Planning Authority, established under Part 2 of the Victorian Planning Authority Act 2017 ; or
(e) the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority established under Part 2 of the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 ; or
(f) the Roads Corporation continued under section 80 of the Transport Integration Act 2010 ; or
(g) Victorian Rail Track continued under section 116 of the Transport Integration Act 2010 ; or
(h) any committee of management or trustees under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 in relation to any Yarra River land; or
(i) any of the following municipal councils—
(i) Banyule City Council;
(ii) Boroondara City Council;
(iii) Manningham City Council;
(iv) Melbourne City Council;
(v) Nillumbik Shire Council;
(vi) Stonnington City Council;
(vii) Yarra City Council;
(viii) Yarra Ranges Shire Council; or
(j) any Traditional Owner Land Management Board established under Part 8A of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 ; or
(k) any other public entity prescribed to be a responsible public entity;
"Secretary" has the same meaning as in the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 ;
"segment", in relation to the environment, means any portion or portions of the environment expressed in terms of—
(a) volume, space, area, quantity, quality, or time; or
(b) any combination of the things mentioned in paragraph (a);
"urban growth boundary" has the same meaning as in the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ;
"Water Minister" means the Minister administering the Water Act 1989 ;
"Yarra protection principles"—see section 7;
"Yarra River land" means—
(a) the Yarra River, including its bed, soil and banks; and
(b) an area of land to which an order under section 14(1) or (2) applies, but does not include land to which an order under section 14(4) applies;
"Yarra Strategic Plan" means the plan developed under Part 4;
"Yarra Strategic Plan area"—see section 19(1).
(2) In the definition of "environment" in subsection (1), "waters" has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection Act 1970 .