Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 271

    (1)     This section applies if the conservator is—

        (a)     making a decision about whether an activity is a suitable activity for a licence; and

        (b)     satisfied that carrying on the activity in accordance with the licence is likely to cause undue risk to people or property.

    (2)     The conservator may, by written notice given to the applicant (a risk management plan notice ), require the applicant to prepare a risk management plan for the licence.

    (3)     The risk management plan must—

        (a)     identify the risks to people and property; and

        (b)     set out the procedures, practices and arrangements for eliminating or minimising the risks.

    (4)     The conservator need not decide an application for a licence if—

        (a)     the conservator has given the applicant a risk management plan notice; and

        (b)     the applicant does not comply with the notice.