Victorian Numbered Acts

CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2017 (NO. 5 OF 2017) - SECT 73

    (1)     The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may do one or more of the following—

        (a)     declare specified Crown land or classes of Crown land to be available for carbon sequestration;

        (b)     direct that any forest produce on Crown land be placed under the control and management of the Secretary;

        (c)     invite expressions of interest for the use or development of Crown land for carbon sequestration purposes.

    (2)     The Minister must not make a recommendation for an Order under subsection (1)(a) unless the Minister is satisfied that—

        (a)     the land is suitable for the sequestration of carbon by vegetation or in soil; and

        (b)     the use of the land for that purpose would not be contrary to the public interest.

    (3)     The Minister must not make a recommendation for an Order under subsection (1)(b) unless the Minister responsible for the Act under which the right to forest produce was granted has consented to the recommendation.

    (4)     An order made under subsection (1)(b) may be subject to any conditions specified in the Order.