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NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 183

Draft reserve management plan—Minister to approve, return or reject

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     a Legislative Assembly committee refers a draft plan back to the Minister under section 181 (4); or

        (b)     the Minister may take action under section 182 (3); or

        (c)     a custodian resubmits a draft plan to the Minister under section 185 (Draft reserve management plan—Minister's direction to revise etc).

    (2)     If the Legislative Assembly committee has made a recommendation about the draft plan, the Minister must consider the recommendation.

    (3)     The Minister must, not later than the required time

        (a)     approve the draft plan; or

        (b)     return the draft plan to the custodian and direct the custodian to take 1 or more of the following actions in relation to it:

              (i)     if the Legislative Assembly committee has made a recommendation about the draft plan—consider the recommendation;

              (ii)     carry out stated further consultation;

              (iii)     consider a revision suggested by the Minister;

              (iv)     revise the draft plan in a stated way; or

        (c)     reject the draft plan.

    (4)     In this section:

"required time" means 45 working days after—

        (a)     if subsection (1) (a) applies—the day the committee tells the Minister about the recommendation under section 181 (4); or

        (b)     if subsection (1) (b) applies—the end of the 6-month period mentioned in section 182 (3); or

        (c)     if subsection (1) (c) applies—the day the custodian resubmits the plan to the Minister.



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