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Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary 1
1 Purposes 1
2 Commencement 2
Part 2—Amendment of the National Parks Act 1975 3
3 Definitions 3
4 Application of Road Management Act 2004 3
5 Consent to mining leases and licences 3
6 National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002—
Transitional provision—existing authorities under the Mineral
Resources Development Act 1990 3
7 New section 78 inserted 4
8 Schedule One A amended 4
9 New Part 7 of Schedule One AA inserted 5
10 Schedule Two amended 5
Part 3—Amendment of the Victorian Environmental Assessment
Council Act 2001 7
11 Purpose and outline of Act 7
12 Definitions 8
13 Functions 8
14 Constitution and membership of the Council 8
15 Terms and conditions of office of members 9
16 Proceedings of the Council 9
17 Community Reference Groups 9
18 Report on operations 9
19 Heading to Part 3 substituted and new Division heading inserted 10
20 Minister to request investigation 11
21 Requests, amendments and withdrawals to be laid before the
Parliament 11
22 Minister to approve resources for investigation 11
23 Matters to be taken into account in investigations and
recommendations 11
24 Notice of investigation 12
25 Submissions 12
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26 Report on the investigation 12
27 Sections 25 and 26 substituted and new sections 26A to 26I
inserted 12
28 Saving of recommendations 22
29 New section 29 inserted 23
Part 4—Other amendments 24
30 Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 24
31 National Parks Act 1975—Statute law revision—repeal of spent
transitional provisions 24
Part 5—Repeal of amending Act 25
32 Repeal of amending Act 25
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Endnotes 26
1 General information 26
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The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are—
(a) to amend the National Parks Act 1975 in
relation to the Greater Bendigo National
Park; and
Victoria
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(b) to amend the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001—
(i) to confer additional functions on the
Council in relation to the conduct of
assessments and the provision of
advice; and
(ii) to amend the process for responding to
recommendations of the Council, the
former Land Conservation Council and
the former Environment Conservation
Council.
2 Commencement
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into
operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.
(2) If a provision of this Act does not come into
operation before 24 May 2017, it comes into
operation on that day.
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Parks Act 1975
3 Definitions
In section 3(1) of the National Parks Act 1975,
for the definition of Central Plan Office
substitute—
"Central Plan Office means the Central Plan
Office maintained under section 4 of the
Survey Co-ordination Act 1958;".
4 Application of Road Management Act 2004
In section 4A(2)(b) of the National Parks
Act 1975 omit "to the Department of
Sustainability and Environment".
5 Consent to mining leases and licences
In section 40(1C) of the National Parks
Act 1975—
(a) omit "or cross-hatching";
(b) for "N.P. 105A/3 and N.P. 105B/1"
substitute "N.P. 105A/4 and N.P. 105B/2".
6 National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks)
Act 2002—Transitional provision—existing
authorities under the Mineral Resources
Development Act 1990
In section 50L(2) of the National Parks
Act 1975—
(a) omit "or cross-hatching";
(b) for "N.P.105A and N.P. 105B" substitute
"N.P.105A/4 and N.P. 105B/2".
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7 New section 78 inserted
After section 77 of the National Parks Act 1975
insert—
"78 Land to become part of park on surrender
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If any of the land shown delineated and
coloured blue on the plan lodged in the
Central Plan Office and numbered
N.P. 105A/4 is not surrendered to the
Crown before the commencement of
section 10 of the National Parks and
Victorian Environmental Assessment
Council Acts Amendment Act 2016, that
land is taken to be excluded from the park
described in Part 41 of Schedule Two until
the title to the land is surrendered to the
Crown.".
8 Schedule One A amended
After clause 10 of Schedule One A to the
National Parks Act 1975 insert—
"11 Native Title not affected by the National
Parks and Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Acts Amendment
Act 2016
(1) The amendments made to this Act by
the National Parks and Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Acts
Amendment Act 2016 are not intended to
affect native title rights and interests.
(2) Subclause (1) does not apply in any case
where native title rights and interests are
affected or are authorised to be affected by
or under the Native Title Act 1993 of the
Commonwealth.".
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9 New Part 7 of Schedule One AA inserted
At the end of Schedule One AA to the National
Parks Act 1975 insert—
"Part 7—National Parks and
Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Acts
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26 Rights to cease—Road—Greater Bendigo
National Park
On the commencement of section 10 of
the National Parks and Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Acts
Amendment Act 2016, in respect of the
land shown on the plan lodged in the Central
Plan Office and numbered N.P. 105B/2—
(a) the land delineated and coloured yellow
on the plan ceases to be a road or part
of a road or road reserve; and
(b) all rights, easements and privileges
existing or claimed either by the public
or any body or person, as incident to
the express or implied grant or past
dedication or supposed dedication or
any past user or operation of law or
otherwise, in relation to the land
delineated and coloured yellow on the
plan cease.".
10 Schedule Two amended
In Part 41 of Schedule Two to the National Parks
Act 1975—
(a) for "17 340 hectares" substitute
"17 585 hectares";
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(b) for "N.P.105A/3 and N.P. 105B/1"
substitute "N.P.105A/4 and N.P. 105B/2";
(c) for "cross-hatching" substitute
"vertical hatching";
(d) omit "and, in the case of that part of Crown
Allotments 260K and 260U, Section H,
Parish of Sandhurst that is included in the
park, that is at or above a depth of
100 metres below the land surface".
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11 Purpose and outline of Act
(1) In section 1(1) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council
Act 2001, after "investigations" insert
"and assessments, provide advice".
(2) In section 1(2) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001—
(a) after "Council for particular investigations"
insert ", assessments and the provision of
advice";
(b) for "requesting investigations to be
carried out by the Council" substitute
"requesting investigations or assessments
to be carried out by the Council, and for
requesting advice to be provided by the
Council";
(c) after "have regard to in investigations"
insert ", assessments, advice";
(d) after—
"• sets out the process for public
submissions;"
insert—
"• requires requests for investigations,
assessments and advice to be tabled
in Parliament and made publicly
available;";
(e) after "requires reports on investigations"
insert ", assessments and advice".
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12 Definitions
(1) In section 3 of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 insert the
following definition—
"Department Head has the same meaning as it has
in section 3(1) of the Conservation, Forests
and Lands Act 1987;".
(2) In section 3 of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, in the definition
of public land, for paragraphs (d) and (e)
substitute—
"(d) land vested in any public authority, other
than a municipal council.".
(3) In section 3 of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, the definition of
request is repealed.
13 Functions
In section 6(a) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, for "that are"
substitute "and assessments and provide advice
as".
14 Constitution and membership of the Council
(1) For section 8(4) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 substitute—
"(4) The Governor in Council, on the
recommendation of the Minister, may
appoint one or more additional members of
the Council for the purposes of conducting a
particular investigation or assessment or for
the purposes of the provision of particular
advice.".
(2) In section 8(5) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after
"investigation" insert ", assessment or advice".
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(3) In section 8(6) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, for "this section"
substitute "subsection (1)".
15 Terms and conditions of office of members
(1) In section 9(3) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after
"investigation" insert "or assessment or the
provision of advice".
(2) In section 9(11) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 omit "of that
House".
16 Proceedings of the Council
In section 10(8) and (9) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001,
after "investigation" insert "or assessment or the
provision of advice".
17 Community Reference Groups
(1) After section 13(1) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
insert—
"(1A) The Council must establish a Community
Reference Group for the purpose of
providing advice to the Council in respect
of an assessment or advice, if directed to do
so by the Minister under section 26B(1).".
(2) In section 13(2) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after
"investigation," insert "assessment or advice,".
18 Report on operations
(1) In section 14(2) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after "include"
insert "the following".
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(2) For section 14(2)(b) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
substitute—
"(b) a report on each assessment completed,
commenced or conducted during the
preceding financial year;
(c) a report on each advice in preparation or
provided during the preceding financial year;
(d) a statement of the resources used during the
preceding financial year in—
(i) conducting each investigation, whether
or not completed; and
(ii) conducting each assessment, whether or
not completed; and
(iii) providing advice, whether or not
completed.".
(3) In section 14(3) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 omit "of that
House".
19 Heading to Part 3 substituted and new Division
heading inserted
(1) For the heading to Part 3 of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
substitute—
"Part 3—Investigations,
assessments and advice".
(2) Before section 15 of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
insert the following heading—
"Division 1—Investigations".
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20 Minister to request investigation
(1) In section 15(4) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after "A request"
insert "under subsection (1)".
(2) In section 15(6)(b) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001,
after "the request" insert "for the investigation".
21 Requests, amendments and withdrawals to be laid
before the Parliament
(1) In section 16(1) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001—
(a) for "a request, amendment or withdrawal"
substitute "a request under section 15(1) or
a copy of an amendment or a withdrawal
under section 15(6)(b)";
(b) in paragraph (a), omit "of that House".
(2) In section 16(2) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 omit "of each
House of the Parliament".
22 Minister to approve resources for investigation
(1) In section 17(1) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after "a request
from the Minister" insert "under section 15(1)".
(2) In section 17(4)(b) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
omit "of the Department of Sustainability and
Environment".
23 Matters to be taken into account in investigations
and recommendations
(1) In section 18(d) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 omit
"of Victoria".
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(2) In section 18(f) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 omit "of Victoria"
(where twice occurring).
24 Notice of investigation
(1) In section 20(3)(c) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001,
after "Minister's request" insert "for the
investigation".
(2) In section 20(4)(b) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001,
for "Sustainability and Environment" substitute
"Environment, Land, Water and Planning".
25 Submissions
In section 22(4)(a) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001,
after "the request" insert "for the investigation".
26 Report on the investigation
(1) In section 23(1) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after "the request"
insert "for the investigation".
(2) In section 23(5)(a) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
omit "of that House".
27 Sections 25 and 26 substituted and new sections 26A
to 26I inserted
For sections 25 and 26 of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
substitute—
"25 Government response—Investigations
(1) The Minister must cause a Government
response to a report under section 23 to be
prepared.
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(2) A response prepared under subsection (1)
must—
(a) specify the action (if any) proposed
to be taken with respect to each
recommendation of the Council
specified in the report; and
(b) identify which Minister, Department or
public authority (as the case may be)
has responsibility for undertaking any
proposed action.
(3) The Minister must cause the response to a
report under section 23 to be laid before each
House of the Parliament not later than the
first sitting day after the period of 6 months
after the sitting day on which the report was
laid before each House of the Parliament.
(4) Within 7 days after the response is laid
before each House of the Parliament, the
Minister must ensure that a copy of the
response is published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the Internet.
26 Statement in relation to amended
Government response—Investigations
(1) The Minister may amend a response
prepared under section 25 or an earlier
statement prepared under this section in
relation to a particular recommendation
contained in a report under section 23 after
consulting any other Minister who the
Minister considers is affected by the
amendment.
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(2) If the Minister amends a response prepared
under section 25 or an earlier statement
prepared under this section, the Minister
must cause a statement to be prepared.
(3) A statement prepared under this section
must—
(a) identify the particular recommendation
of the report in relation to which the
Minister has amended the response
prepared under section 25 or an earlier
statement prepared under this section;
and
(b) state the particulars of the amendment;
and
(c) state the rationale for the amendment.
(4) Within 7 sitting days after recording the
decision to make the amendment referred to
in subsection (1), the Minister must cause a
copy of the statement to be laid before each
House of the Parliament.
(5) Within 7 days after recording the decision to
make the amendment referred to in
subsection (1), the Minister must cause a
copy of the statement to be published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the Internet.
26A Implementation of recommendations—
Investigations
A Minister who, or Department or public
authority that, is identified in a response
prepared under section 25 or in a statement
prepared under section 26 as having
responsibility for undertaking a proposed
action with respect to a recommendation
of the Council must ensure that the action
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is undertaken to implement the
recommendation to the extent that it is
accepted in that response or statement, as
the case may be.
Division 2—Assessments and advice
26B Minister may request assessment or
advice
(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Minister
may request the Council to conduct an
assessment or to provide advice in relation to
a matter that, in the opinion of the Minister,
does not require an investigation under
Division 1, having regard to the matter's
limited scale or scope or the technical nature
of the matter.
(2) A request under subsection (1)—
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) must specify the time within which the
Council is to report on the completed
assessment or advice; and
(c) may direct the Council to have regard
to any specified considerations,
including any or all of the following—
(i) the principles of ecologically
sustainable development;
(ii) the need to conserve and protect
biological diversity;
(iii) the need to conserve and protect
any areas which have ecological,
natural, landscape or cultural
interest or significance,
recreational value or geological
or geomorphological significance;
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(iv) the need to provide for the
creation and preservation of a
comprehensive, adequate and
representative system of parks
and reserves within the State;
(v) the existence of any
international treaty ratified
by the Commonwealth of
Australia which is relevant to
the assessment or advice, as the
case may be;
(vi) any agreement at a national,
inter-state or local government
level into which the Government
has entered, or under which the
Government has undertaken any
obligation in conjunction with
the Commonwealth, a State,
Territory or municipal council,
which relates to the subject matter
of the assessment or advice, as the
case may be;
(vii) the potential environmental,
social and economic consequences
of implementing the proposed
recommendations;
(viii) any existing or proposed use of
the environment or natural
resources; and
(d) may direct the Council to establish a
Community Reference Group under
section 13 for the purpose of providing
advice to the Council; and
(e) may specify what public consultation is
required, if any; and
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(f) may direct the Council to comply
with any requirement imposed under
Division 1 on the carrying out of
investigations by the Council, subject
to any necessary modification and as
if a reference in Division 1 to an
investigation were a reference to an
assessment or advice, as the case may
be.
(3) At any time before the Council has
completed conducting the assessment or
has provided the advice, the Minister may in
writing amend or withdraw the request for
the assessment or advice.
26C Notice of requests, amendments and
withdrawals under section 26B to be laid
before each House of the Parliament and
published
(1) Within 7 sitting days after making a
request, amendment or withdrawal under
section 26B, the Minister must cause notice
of the request, amendment or withdrawal to
be laid before each House of the Parliament.
(2) Within 7 days after making a request,
amendment or withdrawal under
section 26B, the Minister must cause
notice of the request, amendment or
withdrawal to be published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the Internet.
(3) If the conduct of an assessment or the
provision of advice is likely to affect the
existing rights in the relevant public land
of any lease holder, licence holder or
recreational user, the Council must—
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(a) make reasonable efforts to advise those
persons and peak bodies representing
those persons; and
(b) if practicable, cause notices to be
placed on Department of Environment,
Land, Water and Planning notice
boards in and around the relevant
public land.
26D Role of Departments and public
authorities—Assessments and advice
(1) The Council must confer with any
Department or public authority which may
be affected by the provision of an assessment
or advice requested under section 26B.
(2) A Department or public authority referred
to in subsection (1) must give practicable
assistance to the Council in preparing an
assessment or advice.
26E Report on assessment or advice
(1) The Council must submit to the Minister,
within the time specified by the Minister in
the request made under section 26B, a
written report—
(a) on the results of its assessment; or
(b) containing the advice it prepared.
(2) The report must specify—
(a) any recommendations resulting from
the assessment or advice; and
(b) a detailed rationale for each of the
recommendations; and
(c) if applicable, the main proposals in any
submissions made to the Council and
the reasons why the Council accepted,
rejected or modified those proposals.
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(3) The report must be accompanied by a copy
of each submission received in relation to the
assessment or advice.
(4) The Council must provide the Minister with
copies of the report to be made publicly
available.
(5) Within 7 sitting days after receiving the
report, the Minister must cause a copy of the
report to be laid before each House of the
Parliament.
(6) Within 7 days after receiving the report, the
Minister must cause a copy of the report to
be—
(a) available for public perusal; and
(b) published on the Internet.
26F Extension of time—Assessments and
advice
(1) The Council may apply for an extension of
time to complete an assessment or to provide
advice.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must—
(a) be made not later than 30 days before
the date on which the Council is
required to submit the assessment or
advice to the Minister; and
(b) be in writing addressed to the Minister;
and
(c) explain the reasons why an extension of
time is necessary.
(3) The Minister may either grant or refuse the
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(4) The Minister must—
(a) advise the Council in writing of the
Minister's decision; and
(b) if the application is granted, specify a
new time within which the Council is to
report on the assessment or advice.
26G Government response—Assessments or
advice
(1) The Minister must cause a Government
response to a report under section 26E to be
prepared.
(2) A response prepared under subsection (1)
must—
(a) specify the action (if any) proposed
to be taken with respect to each
recommendation of the Council
specified in the report; and
(b) identify which Minister, Department or
public authority (as the case may be)
has responsibility for undertaking any
proposed action.
(3) The Minister must cause the response to a
report under section 26E to be laid before
each House of the Parliament not later than
the first sitting day after the period of
6 months after the sitting day on which the
report was laid before each House of the
Parliament.
(4) Within 7 days after the response is laid
before each House of the Parliament, the
Minister must cause a copy of the response
to be published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the Internet.
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26H Statement in relation to amended
Government response—Assessments or
advice
(1) The Minister may amend a response
prepared under section 26G or an earlier
statement prepared under this section in
relation to a particular recommendation
contained in a report under section 26E
after consulting any other Minister who
the Minister considers is affected by the
amendment.
(2) If the Minister amends a response prepared
under section 26G or an earlier statement
prepared under this section, the Minister
must cause a statement to be prepared.
(3) A statement prepared under this section
must—
(a) identify the particular recommendation
of the report in relation to which the
Minister has amended the response
prepared under section 26G or an
earlier statement prepared under this
section; and
(b) state the particulars of the amendment;
and
(c) state the rationale for the amendment.
(4) Within 7 sitting days after recording the
decision to make the amendment referred to
in subsection (1), the Minister must cause a
copy of the statement to be laid before each
House of the Parliament.
(5) Within 7 days after recording the decision
to make the amendment referred to in
subsection (1), the Minister must cause a
copy of the statement to be published—
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(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the Internet.
26I Implementation of recommendations—
Assessments or advice
A Minister who, or Department or public
authority that, is identified in a response
prepared under section 26G or in a statement
prepared under section 26H as having
responsibility for undertaking a proposed
action with respect to a recommendation
of the Council must ensure that the
action is undertaken to implement the
recommendation to the extent that it is
accepted in that response or statement,
as the case may be.".
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(1) After section 28(2) of the Victorian
Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001
insert—
"(2A) If the Governor in Council, acting on a
recommendation of the Minister under
subsection (2), has amended or revoked a
recommendation to which subsection (1)(c)
applies, the Minister must cause a statement
to be prepared that—
(a) specifies the recommendation that is
amended or revoked; and
(b) provides a rationale for the amendment
or revocation.
(2B) Within 7 sitting days after the Governor
in Council amends or revokes a
recommendation to which subsection (1)(c)
applies, the Minister must cause a copy of
the statement to be laid before each House of
the Parliament.
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Part 3—Amendment of the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act
2001
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(2C) Within 7 days after the Governor in Council
amends or revokes a recommendation to
which subsection (1)(c) applies, the Minister
must cause a copy of the statement to be
published—
(a) in the Government Gazette; and
(b) on the Internet.".
(2) In section 28(3) of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001, after "Council"
insert "contained in a report submitted to the
Minister under section 23(1)".
29 New section 29 inserted
After section 28 of the Victorian Environmental
Assessment Council Act 2001 insert—
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A statement of the response of the
Government laid before each House of the
Parliament before the commencement of
section 27 of the National Parks and
Victorian Environmental Assessment
Council Acts Amendment Act 2016 is
taken to comply with the requirements of
section 25 of this Act as in force
immediately after that commencement.".
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Part 4—Other amendments
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Part 4—Other amendments
30 Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development)
Act 1990
In section 6(3) of the Mineral Resources
(Sustainable Development) Act 1990—
(a) omit "or cross-hatching";
(b) for "N.P. 105A and N.P. 105B" substitute
"N.P. 105A/4 and N.P. 105B/2".
31 National Parks Act 1975—Statute law revision—
repeal of spent transitional provisions
(1) Clause 3 of Schedule One AAA to the National
Parks Act 1975 is repealed.
(2) Clauses 8, 10, 11, 13, 18 and 19 of
Schedule One AA to the National Parks
Act 1975 are repealed.
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Part 5—Repeal of amending Act
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Part 5—Repeal of amending Act
32 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on 24 May 2018.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation
of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current
authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
† Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 25 May 2016
Legislative Council: 23 June 2016
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend
the National Parks Act 1975 in relation to the Greater Bendigo National
Park and to amend the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council
Act 2001 in relation to advice, assessments and recommendations and for
other purposes."
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