Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010

If the Minister has issued a notice under section 65, the Minister may, within 2 months of VCAT making its determination, make a determination in substitution of the determination of VCAT.

The Minister must not make a determination under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that it is in the interests of the State to do so.

The Minister must not make a determination under subsection (1) that VCAT would not be able to make under Subdivision 2.

If the Minister makes a determination under subsection (1) within 2 months of the making of the VCAT determination, the determination of the Minister is substituted for the determination of VCAT and takes effect on the making of the determination.

If the Minister does not make a determination under subsection (1) within 2 months of the making of the VCAT determination, the VCAT determination takes effect at the end of the 2 month period.