After section 18B of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 insert —
(1) The Secretary—
(a) must not act inconsistently with any part of a Yarra Strategic Plan that is expressed to be binding on the Secretary when performing a function or exercising a power under this Act in relation to Yarra River land; and
(b) must have regard to the Yarra protection principles, and those parts of a Yarra Strategic Plan not expressed to be binding on the Secretary, when performing a function or exercising a power under this Act in relation to the Yarra Strategic Plan area that may affect Yarra River land.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Secretary in relation to a declared project within the meaning of the Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009 .".