Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993

S. 3 (def. of Corporation): The Order in Council establishing the Victorian Plantations Corporation and referred to in the definition of Corporation in section 3 of the Act provided as follows:

State Owned Enterprises Act 1992
ORDER IN COUNCIL

The Governor in Council makes the following Order:

Dated 4 May 1993

Responsible Minister:
ALAN STOCKDALE
Treasurer

DAMIEN O'SHEA
Clerk of the Executive Council

STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES (STATE BODY—VICTORIAN PLANTATIONS CORPORATION) ORDER 1993

1 Title

This Order may be cited as the State Owned Enterprises (State body—Victorian Plantations Corporation) Order 1993.

2 Commencement

This Order comes into operation on the day on which it is made.

3 Power

This Order is made under section 14 of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1992.

4 Definitions

In this Order—

Corporation means the Victorian Plantations Corporation established by this Order;

forest produce means—

(a) vegetation of any kind, whether living or dead;

(b) any produce or substance derived from vegetation;

(c) stone within the meaning of the Extractive Industries Act 1966;

(d) honey or bees wax—

but does not include a mineral within the meaning of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1990.

5 Victorian Plantations Corporation

(1) There is established, for the purposes of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1992, a body by the name of Victorian Plantations Corporation.

(2) The particular purpose of establishing the Corporation is to create a statutory body to manage certain timber plantations on a commercial basis.

(3) The functions of the Corporation are—

(a) to establish, maintain and manage timber plantations on land vested in or managed by the Corporation; and

(b) to enter into, administer or manage agreements or licences relating to forest produce on land vested in or managed by the Corporation.

(4) For the purpose of performing its functions, the Corporation—

(a) may acquire or dispose of real or personal property; and

(b) may take or convert forest produce; and

(c) may employ staff; and

(d) may do all other things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or as incidental to, the performance of its functions.

6 Board of directors

(1) There shall be a board of directors of the Corporation.

(2) The board shall consist of—

(a) Gerald Griffin, who shall be Chairman of the board;

(b) George B. Little;

(c) Kevin S. White;

(d) William J. Robertson.

(3) Each director is appointed for a term of 1 year, or until the Corporation is declared under section 17 of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 to be a State business corporation, whichever first occurs, and is eligible for re-appointment.

(4) The terms and conditions of appointment of the directors are as follows:

(a) subject to subclause (5), the Chairman is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of $27 000 per annum;

(b) subject to subclause (5), each of the other directors is entitled to be paid remuneration at the rate of $20 000 per annum;

(c) the Governor in Council may at any time remove a director from office.

(5) A director who is a member of the public service is not entitled to be paid remuneration under this Order.

7 Proceedings of the board of directors

The board of directors may regulate its own procedure.

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S. 6: The amendment proposed by section 17(2) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998 is not included in this publication as the words "Department of Conservation and Natural Resources" no longer appear in section 6. ↑

Table of Amendments: Sections 12–14 of the Victorian Plantations Corporation (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 92/1994 (as amended by No. 85/1998 s. 24(Sch. item 65)) read as follows:

12 Registrar of Titles to make necessary amendments to records

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(2) The Registrar of Titles, on being requested to do so, and on delivery of any relevant Certificate of Title or instrument, must make any amendments to the Register under the Transfer of Land Act 1958 that are necessary because of the operation of any provision of this Act.

13 No compensation payable by Crown

No compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Act.

14 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction

It is the intention of this section to alter or vary section 85 of the Constitution Act 1975 to the extent necessary to prevent the Supreme Court awarding compensation in respect of anything done under or arising out of this Act.

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