Land & its uses

Changes to Rural Law Online

Please note that the information on Rural Law is no longer being updated. For up-to-date information on laws about land and its uses, search the Victoria Law website or follow the links on this page. Each link will open in a new window.

Responsibilities of Victorian land owners

For information about responsibilities of land owners in Victoria, see:

• Department of Primary Industries
• Environmental Law Online – Land use and planning in Victoria

Options for farm business models

For information about agistment in Victoria, see:

• Department of Primary Industries – checklist for small property agistment
• Department of Primary Industries – Agistment of horses and general information

For information about share farming, small and lifestyle farming, and leasing a farm in Victoria, see:

• Department of Primary Industries factsheet – Options for farm business models
• Dairy Victoria – Understanding share dairy farming
• Department of Primary Industries – Small landholders

Crown land

For information about crown land in Victoria, see:

• Department of Sustainability and Environment – Managing crown land

Fences and boundaries

For information about property fences and boundaries in Victoria, see:

• The Law Handbook (published by Fitzroy Legal Service)
• Department of Sustainability and Environment – Title and property boundaries
• Department of Sustainability and Environment – Property, titles and maps
• Department of Justice – Boundary disputes and adverse possession

Inland water

For information about inland water in Victoria, see:

• Department of Primary Industries – Access to surface water
• Department of Primary Industries – Access to ground water
• Department of Primary Industries – Farm dam construction
• Department of Primary Industries – Irrigation drainage
• Office of Water – Water allocation framework

Land rates and charges

For information about land rates and charges in Victoria, see:

• Department of Planning and Community Development – Paying council rates
• State Revenue Office – Land tax

Mining and quarrying

For information about mining and quarrying in Victoria, see:

• Department of Primary Industries – Earth resources
• Department of Primary Industries – Management of water in mines and quarries

Native Title

For information about Native Title in Victoria, see:

• Native Title Services Victoria Ltd – About Native Title
• Native Title Services Victoria Ltd – Summary of Native Title claims in Victoria
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies – Native Title Research Unit

Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation

For information Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation in Victoria, see:

• Department of Planning and Community Development – Information for landowners
• Department of Planning and Community Development – Cultural Heritage Management Plans
• Aboriginal Affairs Victoria – Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register and Information Service