27Threat abatement plans

27 Threat abatement plans

(1)  [Section 27 Subsection (1) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] The Secretary may prepare a threat abatement plan in respect of any process which, in the opinion of the Secretary, is a threatening process.

(2)  A threat abatement plan –

(a) may relate to one or more taxa of flora and fauna; and

(b) is to specify a process that threatens any listed taxon; and

(c) is to specify objectives for removing or controlling the threat; and

(d) may specify research needed and actions required by which the threatening process is to be controlled and managed; and

(e) may specify the resources required to carry out those actions.

(3)  [Section 27 Subsection (3) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] The Secretary must, within 30 days after preparing a draft threat abatement plan, give public notification of the draft plan and also notify the making of the plan in a newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the plan applies.

(4)  [Section 27 Subsection (4) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] The Secretary must, after considering any public comments received during the period of 30 days after public notification of the draft plan, make, with the Minister's approval, a final threat abatement plan.