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SOIL AND LAND CONSERVATION ACT 1945
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I -- Preliminary
1. Short title
3. This Act to be supplementary to other Acts
4. Terms used
4A. Regulations and soil conservation notices do not apply to prevent commercial harvest of plantation products
PART II -- Administration
Division 1 -- General
5. Administration of Act
7. Commissioner
7A. Deputy Commissioner
8. Officers and employees
Division 2 -- Soil and Land Conservation Council
Subdivision 1 -- Council constituted
9. Council established
9A. Membership of Council
9B. Chairperson and deputy chairperson
9C. Terms and conditions of appointment
9D. Casual vacancies
9E. Extension of term of office
9F. Alternate members
10. Remuneration of members
Subdivision 2 -- Council procedures
11. Proceedings of Council
Subdivision 3 -- Disclosure of material personal interests
11A. Disclosure of material personal interests
11B. Participation by interested members
11C. Quorum where section 11B applies
Subdivision 4 -- Miscellaneous
12. Secretary to Council
PART III -- Functions and powers
13. Functions of Commissioner
14. Duties of Commissioner
15. Special powers of Commissioner
16. Functions of Council
17. Coordination of works of Government departments in respect of land degradation and soil conservation and reclamation
18. Powers to Government departments and public authorities
19. Commissioner may advise as to dealing with Crown land
19A. Alteration of covenants etc. of certain leases etc.
20. Carrying out of works by Minister or Commissioner
20A. Minister may make certain advances and payments
21. Power of entry
21A. Work in relation to State forests and timber reserves
PART IIIA -- Land conservation districts
Division 1 -- Constitution of land conservation districts and appointment and functions of district committees
22. Soil conservation districts
23. Constitution and membership of district committees
24. Functions of district committees
25. Power to co-opt certain persons
Division 2 -- Rating and finance
25A. Imposition of rate or service charge
25AA. Use of money raised by service charge
25B. Assessment, collection and payment of rate or service charge
25C. Land Conservation Districts Account
25D. Advances by Treasurer
25E. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006
25F. Commissioner’s report
25G. Commissioner’s annual estimates
PART IV -- Soil conservation reserves
26. Soil conservation reserves
27. Minister to manage soil conservation reserves
28. Offences in relation to soil conservation reserves
29. Execution of works for land degradation
29A. Vesting of works in public authority
30. Leasing of land in soil conservation reserves
PART IVA -- Conservation covenants and agreements to reserve
30A. Term used: covenant or agreement
30B. Registration and form of covenant or agreement
30C. Effect of covenant or agreement
30D. Duties upon passing interests in affected land
30E. Discharge of agreement to reserve
30F. Cancelling registration of memorial
PART V -- Soil conservation notices
31. Term used: soil conservation notice
32. Service, content and effect of notice
34. Application to SAT for review of issue of notice
34A. Registration of memorial of notice
34B. Duties upon passing interests in affected land
35. Enforcement of notice
36. Expense to be charge on land
37. Right of mortgagee to add expense to mortgage
38. Discharge of notice
39. Application to SAT for review of refusal to discharge notices
PART VI -- Miscellaneous
42. Interferences with or damage to works etc.
44. Penalties and proceedings for offences
45. Commencing proceedings
46. Protection of Minister, Commissioner, officers etc.
48. Regulations
PART 7 -- Transitional provisions for Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 2022
49. Terms used
50. Continuation of former Council
51. Members of former Council
SCHEDULE
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