Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1980 - SECT 30

    (1)     If a draft nature conservation strategy is submitted or resubmitted to the Minister for approval, the Minister must—

        (a)     approve the draft strategy in the form in which it is submitted or resubmitted; or

        (b)     return the draft strategy to the conservator and direct the conservator to take any 1 or more of the following actions in relation to it:

              (i)     conduct further specified consultation;

              (ii)     consider any relevant environmental report, the report of any relevant inquiry under the Planning and Development Act 2007 , or any other relevant report;

              (iii)     consider any revision suggested by the Minister;

              (iv)     revise the draft strategy in a specified manner;

              (v)     defer, by written notice, resubmission of the draft strategy to the Minister;

              (vi)     withdraw the draft strategy by written notice; or

        (c)     reject the draft strategy.

    (2)     A draft nature conservation strategy approved under this section is a disallowable instrument.

Note 1      A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001 .

Note 2       An amendment or repeal of a draft nature conservation strategy is also a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act 2001 , s 46 (2)).

    (3)     A notice under subsection (1) (b) (v) or (vi) is a notifiable instrument.

Note      A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001 .