Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994

A special area plan must—

identify the land management issues to be dealt with in the plan; and

have regard to Aboriginal cultural values and traditional ecological knowledge of management of land and water resources of the special area to which the plan applies; and

state the program of action to be taken to deal with those issues, and the costs and benefits of that action; and

state the targets to be achieved by that action; and

allocate responsibility for taking that action and for bearing the costs of taking that action; and

provide for the review of the plan.

A special area plan may—

specify the most suitable land uses for the special area, having regard to the public interest; and

state what land in the area can be used for what purpose; and

identify the need for land use conditions under Division 3.

A special area plan must not impose any requirement on a municipal council in relation to noxious weeds or pest animals on a roadside if that roadside is subject to an approved roadside weed and pest animal management plan.

If a special area plan identifies a need for land use conditions it must—

give a general description of the properties to which they are to apply; and

state the general nature of those conditions; and

give a general estimate of the total cost of compliance with those conditions, including any decrease in the value of land or financial loss likely to result as a direct reasonable and natural consequence of compliance; and

provide a method for apportioning the total estimated cost of compliance between land owners and other persons or bodies who will directly benefit from the implementation of the plan and for apportioning that part of the cost to be borne by land owners between the properties to which the conditions are to apply.