Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 21

    (1)     The conservator's main functions are—

        (a)     to develop and oversee policies, programs and plans for the effective management of nature conservation in the ACT; and

        (b)     to monitor the state of nature conservation in the ACT; and

        (c)     to provide information to the commissioner for sustainability and the environment for inclusion in a state of the environment report.

Note     State of the environment report —see s (5).

    (2)     The conservator has any other function given to the conservator under this Act or another territory law.

    (3)     In exercising a function, the conservator must ensure that it is exercised in a way that is consistent with implementing—

        (a)     the objects of this Act; and

Note     The objects of this Act are set out in s 6.

        (b)     any conservator guidelines; and

Note     Conservator guidelines —see s 23.

        (c)     the nature conservation strategy for the ACT.

Note     Nature conservation strategy , for the ACT—see s 47.

    (4)     In exercising a function, the conservator may have regard to any other relevant matter, including the following:

        (a)     the findings of a biodiversity research and monitoring program;

Note     Biodiversity research and monitoring program —see s 24.

        (b)     an action plan for a species, ecological community or process;

Note     Action plan —see s 99.

        (c)     a reserve management plan for a reserve;

Note     Reserve management plan , for a reserve—see s 175.

        (d)     any response of the government to—

              (i)     a state of the environment report under the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment Act 1993

, section 19 (3) (State of the environment report); or

              (ii)     a special report under the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment Act 1993

, section 21 (2) (Special reports);

        (e)     any other government policy or plan relating to nature conservation.

Example

kangaroo management plan

    (5)     In this section:

"state of the environment report" means a state of the environment report under the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment Act 1993

.