Marine and Coastal (Prescribed Consents) Regulations 2025

In these Regulations—

Aboriginal object has the same meaning as in the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006;

Aboriginal place has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006;

agreed activity has the same meaning as in section 79 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010;

aid to navigation has the same meaning as in the Navigation Act 2012 of the Commonwealth;

aquaculture site means land or waters on which—

beach matting means matting installed on soft sand to support the movement of—

boat ramp includes any fish cleaning facilities, lighting, pontoons, fishing platforms and car parks with parking for boat trailers that are associated with a boat ramp;

building includes a structure, part of a building or a structure, out-buildings and other appurtenances of a building but does not include any of the following—

camera means a camera used for the purposes of monitoring—

coastal protection structure means a hard or soft structure designed to protect the coastline but does not include—

Examples

Examples of coastal protection structures include seawalls, groynes and revetments.

commercial aquaculture equipment has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 1995;

durable materials mean materials, fittings and finishes developed specifically for the marine and coastal environment that can tolerate significant usage;

emergency has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 2013;

equipment, in regulation 27, includes a monitoring buoy, tide gauge, weather station, service elevation table, beach profile, litter collection trap and acoustic sensor;

event includes carnivals, markets, community events, live entertainment, exhibitions, sporting events and mobile food vendors;

fence has the same meaning as in the Fences Act 1968;

local port has the same meaning as in the Port Management Act 1995;

local port manager has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;

managed waterway, in regulation 27, means a waterway managed by a waterway manager;

native vegetation means plants that are indigenous to Victoria including trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses;

park has the same meaning as in the National Parks Act 1975;

pathway has the same meaning as in the Road Management Act 2004;

pipeline means—

port facility includes a berth, slipway, slipway shed, harbour breakwater, port office, port workshop and a car park that is associated with a port facility but does not include any of the following—

port manager has the same meaning as in the Port Management Act 1995;

public utility means gas infrastructure, electricity infrastructure, water infrastructure, pipeline infrastructure or telecommunication infrastructure;

public utility provider means an entity that provides a public utility;

Examples

Examples of public utility providers include a gas company within the meaning of the Gas Safety Act 1997, a major electricity company within the meaning of the Electricity Safety Act 1998, an Authority within the meaning of the Water Act 1989, a service provider within the meaning of the Telecommunications Act 1997 of the Commonwealth and a licensee within the meaning of the Pipelines Act 2005 or a licensee within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010.

rail infrastructure has the same meaning as in the Rail Management Act 1996;

repair, in regulation 18, has the same meaning as in the Road Management Act 2004;

researcher means a person who carries out scientific research on behalf of the Department, a Crown land manager or a research organisation;

responder agency has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 2013;

responsible road authority has the same meaning as in the Road Management Act 2004;

road has the same meaning as in the Road Management Act 2004;

Safe Transport Victoria has the same meaning as in the Transport Integration Act 2010;

service proving includes preliminary investigative works to determine whether a public utility is located underground;

sign includes a structure specifically built to support a sign;

State Wildlife Reserve has the meaning given by section 15(1) of the Wildlife Act 1975;

swing mooring means a device that—

testing, in regulation 26, means any of the following—

traditional owner group agreement means—

Victorian Fisheries Authority has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 1995;

waterway manager has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;

work area means the area of marine and coastal Crown land in relation to which a prescribed consent is given.