National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002
25Submission of management plan
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25 Submission of management plan
(1) The Minister is to submit a draft management plan to the Governor for approval after the Minister has considered –
(a) the report of the Commission provided to the Minister under section 24(1) ; and
(b) copies of the representations and the report of the Director provided to the Minister under that section; and
(c) any representations made by the Council under section 20(12)(b)(iv) .
(2) In considering the matters referred to in subsection (1) , the Minister is to have regard to the purposes of reservation and the management objectives which apply to –
(a) the class of reserved land to which the land in respect of which the draft management plan is being prepared belongs; or
(b) the class of reserved land in respect of which the draft management plan is being prepared.
(3) A draft management plan submitted for the Governor’s approval may be –
(a) an unaltered plan; or
(b) a plan containing any alterations the Minister thinks appropriate having regard to the matters specified in subsection (1) , other than alterations that may affect a restriction on the exercise of a statutory power included in the plan, unless those alterations were the subject of a previous consultation between the Minister and the Minister administering the Act under which that statutory power is exercised.