Victorian Numbered Acts

GAME MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2014 (NO. 24 OF 2014)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--GAME MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

           Division 1--Establishment, powers and functions

   4.      Establishment  
   5.      Objectives of the Authority  
   6.      Functions  
   7.      Powers of the Authority  
   8.      Exercise of powers  
   9.      Delegation  

           Division 2--Members of the Authority

   10.     Members of the Authority  
   11.     Conditions of appointment of members  
   12.     Validity of acts or decisions  
   13.     Proceedings of the Authority  
   14.     Pecuniary interests of members  
   15.     Improper use of information  
   16.     Disclosure of information  

           Division 3--Chief executive officer and staff of the Authority

   17.     Chief executive officer  
   18.     Staff  

           Division 4--Financial and Administrative

   19.     Financial  
   20.     Annual report  
   21.     Annual business plan  

   PART 3--ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

   22.     Appointment of authorised officers  
   23.     Appointment of persons to perform certain functions of authorised officers  
   24.     Application of Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 to authorised officers  
   25.     Application of Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 to the Authority  

   PART 4--GENERAL

           Division 1--Regulations

   26.     Regulations  

           Division 2--Transitional provision

   27.     Authorised officers appointed under the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 employed by the Authority  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS AND REPEAL

           Division 1--Wildlife Act 1975

   28.     Definitions  
   29.     Repeal of section 11  
   30.     Wildlife licences  
   31.     Game licences  
   32.     Secretary may refuse to grant licences in certain cases  
   33.     Duration of licence  
   34.     Mandatory cancellation of licences  
   35.     New section 25AB inserted  
   36.     Power of Secretary to suspend licence  
   37.     New section 25BA inserted  
   38.     Making submissions on suspension  
   39.     Power of Secretary to cancel a licence  
   40.     New section 25DA inserted  
   41.     Authorisation to take etc. wildlife  
   42.     Suspension of authorisation  
   43.     Making submissions on suspension  
   44.     Cancellation of authorisation  
   45.     Wildlife Management Co-operative Areas  
   46.     Offence for certain persons to enter on or remain in specified hunting area  
   47.     Offence to approach a person who is hunting  
   48.     Variation and revocation of banning notice  
   49.     Disclosure of information for enforcement purposes  
   50.     Retention notices  
   51.     Statements of the Secretary as evidence  
   52.     Applications for authorities to conduct controlled operations  
   53.     Determination of applications  
   54.     Matters to be taken into account  
   55.     Form of authority  
   56.     When can an authority be varied?  
   57.     Application for variation of authority  
   58.     Determination of application to vary authority  
   59.     Form of variation of authority  
   60.     Cancellation of authorities  
   61.     Notification requirements  
   62.     Principal law enforcement officers' reports  
   63.     New Section 74OA inserted  
   64.     Annual report by Victorian Inspectorate  
   65.     Keeping documents connected with authorised operations  
   66.     General register  
   67.     New section 74RA inserted  
   68.     Inspection of records by Victorian Inspectorate  
   69.     New section 74SA inserted  
   70.     No delegations  
   71.     Evidence of authorities  
   72.     Emergency closure notices  
   73.     Review of decisions  
   74.     Regulations  
   75.      New sections 98 to 105 inserted  
   76.     New Schedule inserted  
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