78DPublic exhibition of draft conservation action plans

#### 78D Public exhibition of draft conservation action plans 78D Public exhibition of draft conservation action plans > > (1) Before approving a draft conservation action plan, the Secretary must— > > > > > (a) publicly exhibit the draft plan for a period (the public exhibition period) of not less than 14 days by publishing the draft plan on a website maintained by the Department, and > > > > > (b) consider the submissions received during the public exhibition period. > > > (2) However, if, in the Secretary’s opinion, the draft plan contains information the disclosure of which may place at risk the protection of the environmental and cultural values of the declared land, the Secretary may prepare an amended or redacted version of the draft plan for the purposes of public exhibition under subclause (1)(a). > > > (3) Despite subclause (1)(a), if the Secretary is satisfied the urgent finalisation and approval of the plan is necessary to address an imminent threat to declared land, the Secretary is not required to publicly exhibit the draft plan. > > **cl 78D:** Ins 2021 (406), Sch 1. Am 2021 No 47, Sch 2\[7\].