NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 60D

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 60D

60D—Code of management

        (1)         The Minister must prepare a draft code of management in respect of each species of animal named in Schedule 11.

        (1a)         The Minister may prepare a draft code of management in respect of a species of animal that has been declared to be a species for the purpose of trial farming under this Division.

        (2)         A draft code must address the following matters:

            (a)         the effect of taking individual animals or eggs from the wild on the species concerned and on the ecosystem of which they formed part; and

            (b)         the welfare of the animals in captivity; and

            (c)         the need for research in relation to farming the species concerned; and

            (d)         the identification of animals and animal products; and

            (e)         any other matters that should, in the opinion of the Minister, be addressed.

        (3)         A draft code may incorporate the whole or part of the Australian Model Code of Practice for the time being applicable to the welfare of the species to which the draft code relates by reference to the model code or to the relevant parts of it.

        (4)         The Minister must provide the Minister administering the Livestock Act 1997 with a copy of the draft code of management for comment.

        (5)         The Minister must, by public notice—

            (a)         state the place or places at which copies of the draft code can be inspected or purchased; and

            (b)         invite interested persons to provide the Minister with written comments in relation to the draft code.

        (5a)         A draft code must be made available for public comment for at least three months before adoption by the Minister.

        (6)         Before adopting a draft code of management the Minister must have regard to comments (if any) made by the Minister administering the Livestock Act 1997 or by members of the public and may, if the Minister thinks fit, vary the draft code to take account of those comments.

        (7)         A code of management adopted by the Minister must be published in the Gazette and public notice must be given stating the place or places at which copies of the code may be inspected or purchased.

        (8)         A code of management may be replaced or varied by a further code prepared and adopted by the Minister in accordance with this section.

        (9)         If a draft code of management has been prepared under subsection (1a) and made available to the public for comment within 12 months before the species to which the code relates is named in Schedule 11, the draft code will be taken to have been drafted and made available to the public after the species was named in Schedule 11.