12Special species management plan

### 12 Special species management plan > > (1)  The Minister, after consultation with any person the Minister considers appropriate must, within 3 years from the commencement of this Part, cause a special species management plan to be made. > > > (2)  Before causing a special species management plan to be made, the Minister must, in relation to any future potential production forest land that the Minister intends to include in the plan, undertake an assessment of the conservation values of that land. > > > (3)  The special species management plan – > > > > > > (a) must specify – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the special species timber to which the plan applies; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the land to which the plan applies; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) the established supply level of each species of special species timber in relation to the land taking into account the information referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS12@Gs3@Hpb@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) must contain information relating to – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the management of conservation values and other environmental values in relation to the harvesting of special species timber on that land; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the management of cultural and heritage values in relation to the harvesting of special species timber on that land; and > > > > > > > (c) such other matters as the Minister may determine. > > > (4)  Before causing a special species plan to be made, the Minister must – > > > > > > (a) cause a draft of the special species management plan to be made available for public comment for a period of 42 days; and > > > > > > > (b) advertise that the draft of the special species management plan has been made available for public comment. > > > (5)  When a draft of the special species management plan is made available for public comment, representations in relation to the draft may be submitted to the Minister by any person before the expiration of the public comment period referred to in [subsection (4)](#GS12@Gs4@EN) . > > > (6)  As soon as practicable after receipt of representations in relation to the draft of the special species management plan, the Minister must consider the representations and, accept the draft, or accept the draft with such modifications as the Minister considers appropriate having regard to the representations. > > > (7)  The Minister must publish notice in the *Gazette* of the Minister's acceptance of the draft of the special species management plan and must make the special species management plan, as accepted by the Minister, publicly available. > > > (8)  The draft of the special species management plan accepted by the Minister in accordance with [subsection (6)](#GS12@Gs6@EN) takes effect as a special species management plan on the date of the notice published in the *Gazette* under [subsection (7)](#GS12@Gs7@EN) . > > > (9)  A notice referred to in [subsection (7)](#GS12@Gs7@EN) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) .