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NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 329

Urgent directions

    (1)     This section applies if the conservator reasonably believes that a person—

        (a)     has breached, is breaching or is about to breach a nature conservation licence; or

        (b)     has contravened, is contravening or is about to contravene a provision of this Act; or

Examples—contravention of provision of Act

1     contravention of an action plan

2     contravention of a native species conservation plan

3     contravention of a controlled native species management plan

Note     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act

, s 104).

        (c)     has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in conduct that may threaten—

              (i)     a native species that has special protection status; or

Note     Special protection status —see  s 109.

              (ii)     a threatened ecological community; or

Note     Threatened ecological community —see  s 67.

              (iii)     the habitat of—

    (A)     a native species that has protection status; or

    (B)     a threatened ecological community; or

              (iv)     a Ramsar wetland.

Note     Ramsar wetland —see  s 190.

    (2)     The conservator may direct (an urgent direction ) the person to—

        (a)     take action to stop the breach, contravention or threat; or

        (b)     cease conduct causing the breach, contravention or threat.

    (3)     An urgent direction must either—

        (a)     state—

              (i)     the action to be taken; and

              (ii)     when the direction must be complied with; or

        (b)     state—

              (i)     the conduct not to be undertaken; and

              (ii)     how long the direction is in force.

    (4)     An urgent direction must not state a day or time for compliance that is earlier than the day or time the person is given the direction.

Note     The power to make a direction includes the power to amend or repeal the direction. The power to amend or repeal the direction is exercisable in the same way, and subject to the same conditions, as the power to make the direction (see Legislation Act

, s 46).



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