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Cfaus? S inuievUes ihM the Premier oi Victoria will be the Mimitef adiririfll 

 sirring the Act. (he objects of which arc to: 



<a) provide for the establishment <ai;ti control of national parks, 



\bi protcri and preserve indigenous platu and animal wild lite and features 



of special scenic scientific or historical interest in natto:tal parka; 

 -•' i maintain the existing environment of national jvarks ; 



<ilj provide ior the education and enjoyment oi visitors lo national jiarks 



and to encourage and control such visitors. 



Clause 4 provides Sot the creation 01 the office Or OireclOr -j1 National P»rks 

 who is ro Le 1hc executive officer of the National Parks Authority. 



Chtus,,' $ lay? down the constitution of the National Park\ Authority, which 

 \i to consist of the Premier or his Ministerial delegate as chairman and ten 

 members, meiudmg Ihv Director, the* Secretary \Ui C-*llds or his nominee, the 

 Secretary of the Public Works Department or his nominee, the Chairman 

 of rhc Forests Commission or his nominee, the. Chairman of the Soil Comer 

 vation Authority or Ins nominee, the Director of Fisheries and Oamc. a repre- 

 sentative of the Victorian Tourist Bureau, a representative of the Victorian 

 Slq Association, a lepresei. relive ot orqumsotiutts concerned with the pro- 

 tection of fauna and flora ami a representative of psrsous haying a special 

 interest in national parks— Hie last three being honorary, triennial annul- 

 ments by the Governor in Council 



Some curi'-^itv -may he amused hy the indu-Out of a representative of ihe 

 Victorian Ski Association — particularly when it is understood that none o\ 

 the estftltUJ national pari.*- eonhiins m ju-fields in whfl h ski organizations 

 are interested. Indeed, such or?aj:i;:aiior.s have sbdwrf little evidence of their 

 concern tor the welfare of our natioiml park; or with n«U«'e rjgijj^wrttou 

 movements Ttie Member for Bcnairbra, -Mr. T Mitchell, a man ty<sH known 

 in *Ui*ing circles, was responsible, for the inclusion af Irje Association. The 

 Government wab forced to accept the amendment which desifc':ia:cri tbii body 

 to the exclusion of a more appropriate representative. The Government "was 

 faced with the- alternative 01 acccpUukc or dropping the Hill altogether to 

 avoid defeat. Those who listened to the committee Stage debate itt the Legis- 

 lative Assembly can scarcely have failed to he surprised that one so prone to 

 utter foolish speeches could exert so much influence in the House- 

 Several organizations much more intimately concerned with our national 

 narks potfld have furnished a more acceptable representative pu the Authority 

 Out even had thev desired it they had no spokesman in Parliament to urge 

 their cauxo. The F.N 7 CA ; . ( in fact, wa« sirongly op|vosed to private clubs and 

 societies bfiiiK designated in the Act and its views were made known to all 

 Member* of Parliament. 



As Vvtll as providing, for the constitution of the Authority the same 

 Clause 5 emjiuwers it, a? a body corporate, to acquire, hold and dispone of 

 property. From this it May be Inferred that the Authority, as time goe$ on 

 will function a< the Victorian counterpart of the British N;ituie Conservancy, 

 wli id ( ix able K) acquire, by purchase or through gift sites and object* of 

 peculiar scientific interest and importance which are held ill private control- 



Ciiiutr- " i i J 'declarer ys national parks, thirteen areas hstevl in an appended 

 schedule. The Authority thus will assume immediate control of a ji amber of 

 our important nature conservation reserves. The thirteen parks are: Wyper- 

 (eld, Kinglatee. Fern Tree Gully, Wilton"* _Promoiuory, Mown Buffalo, 

 Lafces (Sperm Whale Head) L»nd (Euchre Creek Valley), Affn-d (Mount 

 Drumnier). Wingan Inlet, Mullacoota Inlet, Tarn Valley, Bu]»ra and 

 Churchill^ 



Cfcjifja 7 ;2} permits, the Governor ut Council (in effect, the Government) 

 on the rtcommeudation of the Authority to irnpnee, revoke, amend or vary 

 Londitiuns. reUiictioiii and reservatiooj of the terms oi dedication of any 

 uationil park This proWsiou appears to have hec-n intjuderl to leaic the wuy 



