Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 363

    (1)     This section applies if a relevant person—

        (a)     is preparing a document under this Act; and

        (b)     considers that the survival of a native species or ecological community may be threatened by the disclosure of the precise location of—

              (i)     the species, or community, in the wild; or

              (ii)     if the species or community has a known critical habitat—the critical habitat for the species or community.

    (2)     It is sufficient compliance with this Act if only a general description of the location of the species, community or habitat is included in the document.

    (3)     In this section:

"relevant person" means—

        (a)     the Minister; or

        (b)     the conservator; or

        (c)     the scientific committee.