Parks Victoria National Parks Act 1975 and Minister for Victorian National Parks Association has opposed Grampians Regulations Environment, Climate commercial development in National Parks. Crown Lands (Reserves) Act Change and Water 1978 and Regulations Parks Victoria Act 1998 - with approval of the Minister, may also provide land management services to the owner of any other land used for public purposes Port Management Act 1995 Board of Management with two skills Crown Land (Reserves) Act DELWP and Connections with a broad range of partners ranging Philip Island Nature Parks and community based committees 1978 appointed by Minister from conservation to tourism. reporting to it - Community Advisory Crown Land Reserves (Philip for Environment, and Environment Advisory. Committee Island Nature Park) Regulations Land, Water and meetings are chaired by members of 2010 Planning the Nature Parks Board. Development Advisory Status quo Expanded membership Purpose of committee Name Abandon advisory Committee committee A small number of Despite a review of There was a view by a few The name of the There is no requirement to participants on the membership in late 2014, groups that the Advisory committee reflects that its have an advisory Development Advisory most people agreed that Committee did not in purpose is to be engaged committee, and ultimately Committee indicated it had the membership could be practice advise and on any significant changes council is accountable for worked well in general and expanded to include other influence to the site (as opposed to all decisions made. Most Council’s should be continued. interests, particularly management of the day-to-day management people that considered the environmental interests precinct, but was used issues). advisory committee However, most participants and traditional owners. predominantly for the ineffective provided views acknowledged that there However, there was broad council to advise the on how to improve the could be improvement in agreement the use of the committee of matters operation of the advisory relation to the issues word in the ‘development’ affecting the Reserve. committee; there was not a identified, and particularly title was not appropriate, significant view that the in relation to membership / There was support for given other possible model should be representation, and the committee interpretations. abandoned, although this clarifying the advisory as a body able to would appear to be a purpose. determine the issues it committee’s relevant option if wanted to discuss and improvements cannot be
Grampians Parks Victoria National Parks Act 1975 and Regulations Crown Lands (Reserves) Act 1978 and Regulations Parks Victoria Act 1998 - with approval of the Minister, may also provide land management services to the owner of any other land used for public purposes Port Management Act 1995 Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Victorian National Parks Association has opposed commercial development in National Parks. Philip Island Nature Parks Board of Management with two skills and community based committees reporting to it - Community Advisory and Environment Advisory. Committee meetings are chaired by members of the Nature Parks Board. Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 Crown Land Reserves (Philip Island Nature Park) Regulations 2010 DELWP and appointed by Minister for Environment, Land, Water and Planning Connections with a broad range of partners ranging from conservation to tourism. Development Advisory Committee Status quo Expanded membership Purpose of committee Name Abandon advisory committee A small number of participants on the Development Advisory Committee indicated it had worked well in general and should be continued. However, most participants acknowledged that there could be improvement in relation to the issues identified, and particularly in relation to membership / representation, and clarifying the advisory committee’s purpose. Despite a review of membership in late 2014, most people agreed that the membership could be expanded to include other interests, particularly environmental interests and traditional owners. There was a view by a few groups that the Advisory Committee did not in practice advise and influence Council’s management of the precinct, but was used predominantly for the council to advise the committee of matters affecting the Reserve. There was support for the committee as a body able to determine the issues it wanted to discuss and The name of the committee reflects that its purpose is to be engaged on any significant changes to the site (as opposed to day-to-day management issues). However, there was broad agreement the use of the word ‘development’ in the title was not appropriate, given other possible interpretations. There is no requirement to have an advisory committee, and ultimately council is accountable for all decisions made. Most people that considered the advisory committee ineffective provided views on how to improve the operation of the advisory committee; there was not a significant view that the model should be abandoned, although this would appear to be a relevant option if improvements cannot be
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