Independent professional advice for managers and users of public land in Victoria

A one-day introduction to the law governing planning in Victoria. The course is designed for:

• Senior officers of Victorian councils or statutory authorities
• Middle-level professional officers requiring a sound conceptual understanding of planning systems in Victoria
• Private sector professionals including lawyers, planners and surveyors
  

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A one-day professional development course for Managers and Users of Public Land.

This course is designed to map out the law governing leases and licences on both Crown and freehold public land, and to explore the policy issues and procedural requirements that must be understood for its sound administration.

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Recognition of Native title and Aboriginal Heritage have become essential elements of any dealings in public land, urban or rural. This one-day course provides a sound background to Commonwealth and State law in these areas. Where possible, this course is presented in collaboration with traditional owners.

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This one-day professional development course covers the law relating to vegetation – both native and exotic.

It covers Victorian legislation, planning schemes and legal processes. It is presented on behalf of the Public Land Consultancy by the Environment Defenders Office.

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This one-day course is essential learning for any professional officer dealing with land in Victoria.

It provides a sound overview of the legislation governing Crown land, its alienation as freehold or leasehold, its reservation under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act and other Acts, and the major policy considerations affecting its planning, use and development.

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An Intensive one-day professional development course for staff of councils and government authorities with responsibility for control and management of coastal lands and waters. It covers beaches, foreshores, ports, off-shore areas; and corresponding legislation including the Coastal Management Act and the Port Services Act.

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The law relating to roads is amongst the most complex that property professionals find themselves having to understand.

This one-day course provides a clear and comprehensive account of how roads are owned, controlled and managed, and how they are legally created, opened, closed and discontinued.

“This course should be mandatory for all VicRoads technical staff” – Senior VicRoads engineer.

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Riparian land is of vital environmental and recreational significance, yet its governance is often bogged down in archaic legislation and irrational administrative arrangements.

This course explains it all, and examines the reform agenda likely to arise from evolving government policy.

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Service utilities such as water authorities may put infrastructure into their own land, reserves, easements, roads, or Crown land.

This one-day course provides a clear explanation of these types of land status, how they are created and abolished, and utilities’ rights over them.

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Many urban precincts include a large proportion of public land – roads, reserves and railway land – often
under-utilised or poorly configured.

This course aims to provide Strategic Planners and other Council Officers with a tool-kit for the rationalisation or adaptive re-use of these spaces.

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Whether you manage a National Park, the Municipal Gardens, or the Plantations in the middle of Main Street, you probably need to know more than they taught you when you studied Environmental Science or Horticulture.

This one-day course will provide you with a sound understanding of those areas of land law and property law that govern your domain.

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This one-day course provides a clear perspective on the inter-relationships between the environment, State and Commonwealth legislation, its administering agencies, and the legal processes of government and the courts.

The course has been developed primarily for professional and technical staff of municipalities, government departments and statutory authorities. It is presented on behalf of The Public Land Consultancy by the Environment Defenders Office.

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