(1)  The Secretary may issue a permit to a landholder authorising him or her to undertake an activity on land that is subject to an interim protection order.

(2)  In deciding whether to grant the permit, the Secretary must consider–

(a) any relevant listing statements or recovery plans relating to the flora or fauna which is the subject of the order; and

(b) any significant effects which the granting of the permit will have on listed taxa of flora or fauna or the habitat which is the subject of the order; and

(c) any possible social and economic effects which the granting of the permit might have; and

(d) any other relevant matters.