sec.106Approval of sustainable harvest plan

sec.106 Approval of sustainable harvest plan

The chief executive may approve a sustainable harvest plan in relation to an application for a protected plant licence only if the chief executive is satisfied the plan— demonstrates the proposed level of harvest of a restricted plant under the licence— is ecologically sustainable; or provides a benefit for the conservation of the species of restricted plant proposed to be taken under the licence; and increasing the extent or abundance of the wild population of the species or improving knowledge of the species biology states the information required under the protected plants assessment guidelines for the plan in relation to the application for the licence. However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an application for a protected plant licence to the extent the licence is for taking a whole restricted plant by way of contingent salvage. s 106 amd 2022 SL No. 166 s 39 (sec.106-ssec.1) The chief executive may approve a sustainable harvest plan in relation to an application for a protected plant licence only if the chief executive is satisfied the plan— demonstrates the proposed level of harvest of a restricted plant under the licence— is ecologically sustainable; or provides a benefit for the conservation of the species of restricted plant proposed to be taken under the licence; and increasing the extent or abundance of the wild population of the species or improving knowledge of the species biology states the information required under the protected plants assessment guidelines for the plan in relation to the application for the licence. (sec.106-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an application for a protected plant licence to the extent the licence is for taking a whole restricted plant by way of contingent salvage.

• (a) demonstrates the proposed level of harvest of a restricted plant under the licence— (i) is ecologically sustainable; or (ii) provides a benefit for the conservation of the species of restricted plant proposed to be taken under the licence; and Examples— increasing the extent or abundance of the wild population of the species or improving knowledge of the species biology
• (i) is ecologically sustainable; or
• (ii) provides a benefit for the conservation of the species of restricted plant proposed to be taken under the licence; and Examples— increasing the extent or abundance of the wild population of the species or improving knowledge of the species biology
• (b) states the information required under the protected plants assessment guidelines for the plan in relation to the application for the licence.
• (i) is ecologically sustainable; or
• (ii) provides a benefit for the conservation of the species of restricted plant proposed to be taken under the licence; and Examples— increasing the extent or abundance of the wild population of the species or improving knowledge of the species biology