Nature Conservation Act 2014
268What is a suitable activity for a licence?
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268 What is a suitable activity for a licence? suitable activity, for a licence— (a) means an activity that the conservator is satisfied is suitable for the licence; but (b) does not include an activity prescribed by regulation as an unsuitable activity. (2) In deciding whether an activity is suitable for a licence, the conservator must consider each of the following: (a) suitability information about the activity; (b) any information about the activity given to the conservator under section 270 (Suitability of activities—further information about activity); (c) any risk management plan given to the conservator under section 271 (Suitability of activities—risk management plan); (d) the results of any inspection of a place by the conservator under section 272 (Suitability of activities—inspection of place); (e) if the activity involves a relevant species, relevant ecological community or key threatening process for which an action plan is in force—the action plan; Note Action plan—see s 99. Key threatening process—see s 74. Relevant ecological community and relevant species—see s 98. (f) if the activity involves a species for which a native species conservation plan is in force—the native species conservation plan; Note Native species conservation plan—see s 115.
(g) if the activity involves a native species and a controlled native species management plan is in force for the native species—the controlled native species management plan; (h) if the activity is to be carried out in a reserve— (i) the planning and development management objectives for the reserve; and Note Planning and development management objectives—see the dictionary. (ii) for a reserve assigned to an IUCN category under section 172—the IUCN reserve management objectives identified for the reserve or area; Note IUCN category—see s 171. (i) if the activity is to be carried out in a resource protection area— the purpose of the resource protection area declaration, including the environmental harm that the declaration is intended to reduce. Note Resource protection area declaration—see s 254. (3) In deciding whether an activity to be carried out in a reserve is suitable for a licence, the conservator must consult the custodian of