Victorian Consolidated Regulations

FORESTS (RECREATION) (TEMPORARY) REGULATIONS 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provisions  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocations  
   5.      Definitions  
   5A.     Application of Regulations to regulated watercourse land  
   6.      Application of Regulations to holders of a permit, lease, licence or other authority  
   7.      Offences do not apply to certain persons acting in the course of powers, duties or functions  
   8.      Application of these Regulations to traditional owner group  

   PART 2--COMMON PROVISIONS FOR PERMITS

   9.      Permits  
   10.     Surrender and cancellation of permits  
   11.     Managing body may issue replacement permit  

   PART 3--STATE FORESTS

           Division 1--Protection of roads and tracks

   12.     Offence to obstruct road or track in State forest  

           Division 2--Camping and use of recreation grounds

   13.     Camping  
   14.     Vehicles must not damage the surface of land  
   15.     Use of weapons in recreation grounds prohibited  
   16.     Model aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft in recreation grounds prohibited  

           Division 3--Activities requiring a permit

   17.     Construction and work  

           Division 4--Powers of authorised officers

   18.     Powers of an authorised officer  

           Division 5--Other use and control of State forests

   19.     Non-application of Division  
   20.     Dogs  
   21.     Feeding fauna and other animals  
   22.     Hygiene  
   23.     Nuisance or dangerous behaviour  

   PART 4--FOREST RESERVES, FOREST PARKS AND THE YARRA TRIBUTARIES FOREST RESERVE

           Division 1--Temporary closures and set aside determinations for forest reserves, forest parks and Yarra Tributaries Forest Reserve

   24.     Temporary closure to entry  
   25.     Determinations setting areas aside  
   26.     Signs  

           Division 2--General use and control of forest reserves and forest parks

   27.     Hygiene  
   28.     Protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage  
   29.     Animals  
   30.     Feeding fauna and other animals  
   31.     Protection of fauna and other animals  
   32.     Introduction of vegetation  
   33.     Protection of vegetation  
   34.     Soil, rock or stone  

           Division 3--Activities in forest reserves and forest parks

   35.     Possessing or consuming liquor  
   36.     Nuisance or dangerous behaviour  
   37.     Swimming  
   38.     Rock climbing and similar activities  

           Division 4--Activities requiring a permit in forest reserves and forest parks

   39.     Commercial activity  
   40.     Erecting signs  

           Division 5--Powers of authorised officers

   41.     Authorised officer may request person to leave  
   42.     Powers of authorised officers in relation to vehicles  

   PART 5--PARTICULAR PROVISIONS FOR FOREST RESERVES

           Division 1--General use and control of forest reserves

   43.     Committee authority  
   44.     Vehicles  
   45.     Camping  
   46.     Lighting, kindling or maintaining fires  
   47.     Dogs  
   48.     Riding, driving, leading or bathing pack animals in a forest reserve  
   49.     Protection of fauna and other animals  
   50.     Protection of nests, etc.  
   51.     Traps, poisons and firearms  
   52.     Fishing or yabbying  

           Division 2--Fees

   53.     Parking fees—Steavenson Falls Scenic Reserve  
   54.     Camping fees—Murrindindi Scenic Reserve  
   55.     Managing body must display notices of fees  

   PART 6--PARTICULAR PROVISIONS FOR FOREST PARKS

   56.     Vehicles  
   57.     Camping  
   58.     Lighting, kindling or maintaining fires  
   59.     Dogs  
   60.     Riding, driving, leading or bathing pack animals  
   61.     Protection of fauna  
   62.     Protection of nests, etc.  
   63.     Traps, poisons and firearms  

   PART 7--PARTICULAR PROVISIONS FOR YARRA TRIBUTARIES FOREST RESERVE

   64.     Application of this Part to a member of traditional owner group  
   65.     Entry and access  
   66.     Vehicles  
   67.     Riding, driving, leading or bathing pack animals  

   PART 8--REVOCATION

   68.     Revocation  
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