25Public authority management agreements

25 Public authority management agreements S. 25(1) amended by Nos 76/1998 s. 9(e), 28/2019 s. 19(1). (1) Subject to subsection (1A), the Secretary may enter into an agreement with one or more public authorities to provide for the management of any taxon or community of flora or fauna or potentially threatening process. S. 25(1A) inserted by No. 28/2019 s. 19(2). (1A) The Secretary must not enter into an agreement if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the agreement would threaten the conservation of any listed taxon or community of flora or fauna. S. 25(2) amended by No. 76/1998 (2) The Secretary must cause notice of the making of the agreement to be published in the Government Gazette and the agreement must not come into force before the notice is published. (3) The agreement must set out its purposes and aims, the duties and areas of responsibility of the parties and the date on which it begins and (if necessary) ends. (4) An agreement may be changed or terminated by mutual agreement between the parties or according to the terms of the agreement.