Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 - SECT 17

The Strategy

17. The Strategy



(1) The Secretary must prepare a Flora and Fauna Guarantee Strategy as soon as
possible after this section comes into operation setting out how the flora and
fauna conservation and management objectives are to be achieved.

(2) The Strategy must include proposals for-

   (a)  guaranteeing subject to subsection (3) the survival, abundance and
        evolutionary development in the wild of all taxa and communities of
        flora and fauna; and

   (b)  ensuring the proper management of potentially threatening processes;
        and

   (c)  an education program; and

   (d)  improving the ability of all relevant people to meet the flora and
        fauna conservation and management objectives.

(3) The Strategy may allow for particular needs in particular areas and must
have regard to the need for efficiency and effectiveness and to the need to
achieve the flora and fauna conservation and management objectives with the
minimum adverse social and economic impact and to the rights and interests of
landholders.

(4) The Secretary may amend the Strategy.