Victorian Current Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

FORESTS ACT 1958 - SECT 48

Power to acquire private land for forests

S. 48(1) amended by Nos 6976 s. 7(1)(h), 9615 s. 5.

    (1)     Notwithstanding anything contained in the last preceding section or in any Act the Governor in Council may without further or other authority than this Act purchase for the Crown any land which at any time is required by the Department for the purposes of this Act, whether such land is alienated from the Crown or is land held under a licence or lease from the Crown with an inchoate right of purchase and may by Order published in the Government Gazette dedicate the same as a reserved forest. Not more than $3 000 000 [5] shall be expended under this subsection in any one financial year without the express sanction of Parliament.

S. 48(2) amended by Nos 7740 s. 4, 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 83), repealed by No. 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 24.44).

    *     *     *     *     *

No. 6073 s. 49.

S. 49 (Heading) inserted by No. 48/2004 s. 103(1).



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback