221IAMinisterial order to permit harm to threatened species etc

221IA Ministerial order to permit harm to threatened species etc

221IA Ministerial order to permit harm to threatened species etc

(1) The Minister may make an order authorising a class of persons to carry out an activity that may result in one or more of the following—

(a) harm to a threatened species, population or ecological community,

(b) damage to a habitat of a threatened species, population or ecological community.

(2) Such an order may be made only if the Minister complies with the requirements of this Subdivision.

(3) An order may be made subject to conditions or restrictions.

(4) Before making an order, the Minister must provide—

(a) the Fisheries Scientific Committee, and

(b) any advisory council established under section 229 that, in the opinion of the Minister, has an interest in the proposed order,

with a copy of the proposed order, and must invite the Committee and any such council to provide advice, within such period as the Minister may specify (being a period of not less than 30 days), on the proposed order.

ss 221IA–221IJ: Ins 2001 No 104, Sch 1 [28].