27Threat abatement plans

### 27 Threat abatement plans > > (1)  [*\[Section 27 Subsection (1) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja19@GC13@Hpa@EN) 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)  [*\[Section 27 Subsection (3) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja19@GC13@Hpb@EN) 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)  [*\[Section 27 Subsection (4) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja19@GC13@Hpc@EN) 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.