Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 159

    (1)     In this chapter:

"draft controlled native species management plan", for a controlled native species on stated land—

        (a)     means a draft plan detailing how the species may be appropriately managed on the stated land; and

Examples—appropriate management

1     prohibiting the feeding of an animal species

2     prohibiting the propagation of a plant species

3     best practice in relation to management of the species

        (b)     includes anything required to be included by a conservator guideline; and

Note     Conservator guidelines —see s 23.

        (c)     may apply, adopt or incorporate an instrument as in force from time to time.

Example—instrument that may be applied, adopted or incorporated

a controlled native species management plan may incorporate requirements agreed to in a conservation agreement under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

(Cwlth)

Note 1     The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated law or instrument, whether applied as in force from time to time or at a particular time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act

, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)).

Note 2     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

    (2)     If a controlled native species management plan is inconsistent with an approved code of practice, or mandatory code of practice, under the Animal Welfare Act 1992

, the code of practice prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.