Marine and Coastal (Prescribed Consents) Regulations 2025

A person specified in subregulation (2) has a prescribed consent to repair, maintain or replace a sign on marine and coastal Crown land if—

the sign does not advertise any trade or business; and

the repair, maintenance or replacement does not increase the size of the sign; and

in the case of the replacement of a sign, the replacement does not increase the number of signs on the marine and coastal Crown land; and

the repair, maintenance or replacement does not involve excavation of any land that is not associated with the repair, maintenance or replacement; and

the repair, maintenance or replacement minimises any damage to the marine and coastal environment; and

the repair, maintenance or replacement uses durable materials; and

the repair, maintenance or replacement does not unreasonably block a pathway or a road.

The following persons are specified—

a Crown land manager responsible for the marine and coastal Crown land on which the sign is situated;

the holder of a lease of land on which the sign is situated under section 134 of the Land Act 1958;

the holder of a lease of land on which the sign is situated under section 17D of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978;

the Victorian Fisheries Authority.

It is a prescribed condition of a consent referred to in subregulation (1) that the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must ensure that the work area is left in a clean and tidy condition after the repair, maintenance or replacement of the sign is completed.