CATCHMENT AND LAND PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 22L Minister may request that plan be varied

CATCHMENT AND LAND PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 22L

    (1)     Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may request, in writing, that a municipal council prepare a variation to an approved roadside weed and pest animal management plan if—

        (a)     there has been a significant and unforeseen change in the environmental circumstances in the municipal council's municipal district since the plan was approved; and

        (b)     the circumstances under paragraph (a) have substantially diminished, or are likely to substantially diminish, the effectiveness of the plan.

    (2)     If the Minister requests that a municipal council prepare a variation to an approved roadside weed and pest animal management plan, the request must include—

        (a)     a description of the proposed variation; and

        (b)     the reasons for the requested variation.

    (3)     If an approved roadside weed and pest animal management plan has less than 6 months to operate, the Minister may only request a variation in the case of an emergency that is affecting the municipal council's municipal district.

S. 22M inserted by No. 51/2013 s. 7.