Alpine Resorts Commission

Full description

Commencement

The Alpine Resorts Commission commenced on 27 March 1984 (source: Alpine Resorts Commission Annual Report 1996-1997, p 38), having been established by section 4 of the Alpine Resorts Act 1983 (No 9974/1983).

The administration of alpine resorts prior to the commencement of the Alpine Resorts Commission is subject to research.

Functions

The objects of the Commission were set out in section 8 (1) of the Alpine Resorts Act. They were

(a) to plan the proper establishment, development, promotion and use of alpine resorts having regard to environmental ecological and safety considerations and so as to encourage their use in all seasons of the year

;(b) to undertake the orderly establishment, continuation and development of --
(i) alpine resorts
(ii) a range of tourist accommodation and other facilities and services for tourists which will encourage all persons irrespective of their income to use and enjoy the alpine resorts and
(iii) facilities and services for persons who live or work in alpine resorts; and

(c) to control and manage alpine resorts and their use.

The Commission also had responsibility for carrying out the functions of a planning authority and a responsible authority for alpine resorts under the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 and the Planning Appeals Board Act 1980 (sources: section 23 Alpine Resorts Act; 1996-1997 Annual Report p 38).

How the Alpine Resorts Commission exercised the above or other functions is subject to research.

The alpine resorts for which the Commission was to be responsible were listed in the Schedule to the Alpine Resorts Act. They were

-- Mount Hotham
-- Falls Creek
-- Mount Buller
-- Mount Stirling
-- Mount Baw Baw
-- Lake Mountain
-- Mount Donna Buang
-- Mount Torbreck.

Abolition

The Alpine Resorts Commission was to cease on 30 April 1998 pursuant to section 59 (1) of the Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997 (No 89 of 1997) (source: Victoria Government Gazette No G 17, 30 April 1998, p 926). It was to be succeeded by the Alpine Resorts Co-ordinating Council and five individual Alpine Resort Management Boards (sources: Sections 14, 34, 59 (2) and 59 (3)(a), Alpine Resorts (Management) Act). The establishment and functions of these successor agencies are subject to research.

Arrangements for the transition of assets, including records, to the new agencies was overseen by the Alpine Resorts Unit of VA 3972 Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Some Commission records were transferred to various alpine resorts and others to the Alpine Resorts Unit. The transition had not been completed by July 1998.