Victorian Numbered Regulations

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE REGULATIONS 2007 (SR NO 41 OF 2007) - REG 51

    (1)     The extraction or removal of loose stone from the surface of land used for agriculture on the Victorian Volcanic Plain is a high impact activity if the extraction or removal—

        (a)     is for the primary purpose of land improvement, including pasture enhancement; and

        (b)     would result in significant ground disturbance.

    (2)     Subregulation (1) does not apply if the land is used for crop raising or has been used for crop raising.

    (3)     In this regulation—

agriculture and crop raising have the same meanings respectively as they have in the VPP;

"stone" has the same meaning as in the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 ;

"Victorian Volcanic Plain" means the area comprised of the areas identified as "Qvh", "Qvn", "Qvs", "Qvs2" and "Qvt" on the following Geological Survey of Victoria 1:250 000 map series sheets—

        (a)     SJ54-8 entitled "Ballarat" (second edition, 1997);

        (b)     SJ55-1 entitled "Bendigo" (third edition, 2001);

        (c)     SJ54-12 entitled "Colac" (second edition, 1997);

        (d)     SJ54-7 entitled "Hamilton" (second edition, 1997);

        (e)     SJ55-5 entitled "Melbourne" (second edition, 1997);

        (f)     SJ54-11 entitled "Portland" (second edition, 1997);

        (g)     SJ55-9 entitled "Queenscliff" (second edition, 1997);

        (h)     SJ54-4 entitled "St Arnaud" (second edition, 1997).