Obligations of Council in relation to Yarra River land
6 Obligations of Council in relation to Yarra River land
A Council that is a responsible public entity within the meaning of the Yarra River Protection (Wilip-gin Birrarung murron) Act 2017—
must not act inconsistently with any part of a Yarra Strategic Plan that is expressed to be binding on the Council when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act in relation to Yarra River land; and
must have regard to the Yarra protection principles, and those parts of a Yarra Strategic Plan not expressed to be binding on the Council, when performing a function or duty or exercising a power under this Act in relation to the Yarra Strategic Plan area that may affect Yarra River land.
S. 6(2) substituted by No. 43/2021 s. 219(Sch. 1 item 7.1).
Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by a Council in relation to—
a declared project within the meaning of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009; or
a Suburban Rail Loop project within the meaning of the Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021.
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