18Declaration of special management zones

#### 18 Declaration of special management zones 18 Declaration of special management zones (1916 Act, s 21A(1), (1A), (3) and (7)) > > (1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare any area of State forest (other than a flora reserve) to be a special management zone if the Minister is satisfied that the area has special conservation value. > > > (2) The object of the declaration of a special management zone and the prohibition of forestry operations in the zone is to protect its special conservation value. > > > (3) The Minister is to ensure that the public is given an opportunity to make representations about any proposed notice of the Minister under this section to declare a special management zone. The Minister must— > > > > > (a) fix a time within which the public may make representations about the proposal, and > > > > > (b) make copies of the proposed notice available for public inspection before that time on such website as the Minister thinks appropriate, and > > > > > (c) make available for public inspection before that time on that website a statement outlining the activities that the Minister proposes to prohibit in the zone, and > > > > > (d) take any representation on the proposal received by the Minister within that time into account before making a decision on the matter. > > > (4) Except as provided by this Act, a notice under this section is not to be revoked wholly or in part otherwise than by Act of Parliament.