(1) If the Minister is satisfied that an area should be declared a nature
refuge, the Minister must prepare a proposal for the declaration.
(2) The
proposal for the declaration must—
(a) describe the lands to be included in
the nature refuge; and
(b) specify the proposed management intent for the
nature refuge.
(3) The Minister must give written notice to all landholders
affected by the proposal.
(4) The notice must specify a day by which the
landholders may make submissions to the Minister relating to the proposal.
(5) If the Minister considers that it is impracticable to give notice to each
landholder of a particular class, it is sufficient compliance with subsection
(3) if the Minister gives notice to the class by publishing a notice in such
newspapers as the Minister determines.
(6) In this section—
"landholder" includes a person having an interest in land.
