Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) The managing body may determine to close the whole of, or part of, a forest reserve, forest park or the Yarra Tributaries Forest Reserve to the public temporarily, if the managing body reasonably believes it is necessary—
(a) because of—
(i) a flood, fire or other natural disaster; or
(ii) a threat of a flood, fire or other natural disaster; or
(iii) any other emergency; or
(b) in the interests of public safety within the forest reserve, forest park or the Yarra Tributaries Forest Reserve.
(2) A determination under subregulation (1) must be published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the internet site of the managing body.
(3) If the managing body makes a determination under subregulation (1), the managing body must cause signs or notices informing the public of the determination and the conditions they must comply with to be displayed.
(4) A person must not enter a forest reserve, forest park or the Yarra Tributaries Forest Reserve or any part of a forest reserve, forest park or the Yarra Tributaries Forest Reserve to which a determination under subregulation (1) applies.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(5) If the circumstances that led to the determination being made under subregulation (1) no longer apply, the managing body must, as soon as practicable, revoke the determination and reopen the forest reserve, forest park or the Yarra Tributaries Forest Reserve or the part of the forest reserve, forest park or the Yarra Tributaries Forest Reserve to entry by the public.
(6) The managing body must, as soon as practicable, after a determination has been revoked under subregulation (5)—
(a) publish notice of the revocation on the internet site of the managing body; and
(b) cause the signs and notices referred to in subregulation (3) to be removed.