Soil Conservation Act 1945 (WA)

Western Australia Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 Western Australia Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 3. This Act to be supplementary to other Acts 1 4. Terms used 1 4A. Regulations and soil conservation notices do not apply to prevent commercial harvest of plantation products 1 Part II — Administration Division 1 — General 5. Administration of Act 1 7. Commissioner 1 7A. Deputy Commissioner 1 8. Officers and employees 1 Division 2 — Soil and Land Conservation Council Subdivision 1 — Council constituted 9. Council established 1 9A. Membership of Council 1 9B. Chairperson and deputy chairperson 1 9C. Terms and conditions of appointment 1 9D. Casual vacancies 1 9E. Extension of term of office 1 9F. Alternate members 1 10. Remuneration of members 1 Subdivision 2 — Council procedures 11. Proceedings of Council 1 Subdivision 3 — Disclosure of material personal interests 11A. Disclosure of material personal interests 1 11B. Participation by interested members 1 11C. Quorum where section 11B applies 1 Subdivision 4 — Miscellaneous 12. Secretary to Council 1 Part III — Functions and powers 13. Functions of Commissioner 1 14. Duties of Commissioner 1 15. Special powers of Commissioner 1 16. Functions of Council 1 17. Coordination of works of Government departments in respect of land degradation and soil conservation and reclamation 1 18. Powers to Government departments and public authorities 1 19. Commissioner may advise as to dealing with Crown land 1 19A. Alteration of covenants etc. of certain leases etc. 1 20. Carrying out of works by Minister or Commissioner 1 20A. Minister may make certain advances and payments 1 21. Power of entry 1 21A. Work in relation to State forests and timber reserves 1 Part IIIA — Land conservation districts Division 1 — Constitution of land conservation districts and appointment and functions of district committees 22. Soil conservation districts 1 23. Constitution and membership of district committees 1 24. Functions of district committees 1 25. Power to co‑opt certain persons 1 Division 2 — Rating and finance 25A. Imposition of rate or service charge 1 25AA. Use of money raised by service charge 1 25B. Assessment, collection and payment of rate or service charge 1 25C. Land Conservation Districts Account 1 25D. Advances by Treasurer 1 25E. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 1 25F. Commissioner's report 1 25G. Commissioner's annual estimates 1 Part IV — Soil conservation reserves 26. Soil conservation reserves 1 27. Minister to manage soil conservation reserves 1 28. Offences in relation to soil conservation reserves 1 29. Execution of works for land degradation 1 29A. Vesting of works in public authority 1 30. Leasing of land in soil conservation reserves 1 Part IVA — Conservation covenants and agreements to reserve 30A. Term used: covenant or agreement 1 30B. Registration and form of covenant or agreement 1 30C. Effect of covenant or agreement 1 30D. Duties upon passing interests in affected land 1 30E. Discharge of agreement to reserve 1 30F. Cancelling registration of memorial 1 Part V — Soil conservation notices 31. Term used: soil conservation notice 1 32. Service, content and effect of notice 1 34. Application to SAT for review of issue of notice 1 34A. Registration of memorial of notice 1 34B. Duties upon passing interests in affected land 1 35. Enforcement of notice 1 36. Expense to be charge on land 1 37. Right of mortgagee to add expense to mortgage 1 38. Discharge of notice 1 39. Application to SAT for review of refusal to discharge notices 1 Part VI — Miscellaneous 42. Interferences with or damage to works etc. 1 44. Penalties and proceedings for offences 1 45. Commencing proceedings 1 46. Protection of Minister, Commissioner, officers etc. 1 48. Regulations 1 Part 7 — Transitional provisions for Soil and Land Conservation Amendment Act 2022 49. Terms used 1 50. Continuation of former Council 1 51. Members of former Council 1 Schedule — Acts to which this Act is supplementary Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Western Australia Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945 An Act relating to the conservation of soil and land resources, and to the mitigation of the effects of erosion, salinity and flooding. [Long title amended: No. 42 of 1982 s. 4.]