29Land management plans

29 Land management plans

(1)  [Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] The Secretary may, after consultation with an affected landholder, make a land management plan for the purpose of protecting a listed taxon of flora or fauna.

(2)  A land management plan –

(a) is to define the area of land, whether held by one or more landholders, to which it relates; and

(b) is to specify the objectives for management of land for the purposes of conservation and management of a taxon to which the plan relates; and

(c) [Section 29 Subsection (2) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] is to specify actions to be taken by the Secretary, the landholder or any other person for the purpose of achieving those objectives.

(3)  [Section 29 Subsection (3) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] The Secretary must review a land management plan within a period of 5 years after it is made.

(4)  [Section 29 Subsection (4) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] The Secretary must, within 90 days after making a determination of a critical habitat for a listed taxon of flora or fauna and after consultation with any landholder affected by the determination, prepare a land management plan for the purpose of protecting that taxon.