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TASMANIA
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NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AMENDMENT BILL 2017
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Long title amended
5. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
6. Part 2 repealed
7. Part 3: Heading amended
8. Part 3, Division 1: Heading amended
9. Section 11 amended (Annual report)
10. Part 3, Division 2 inserted
Division 2 - Special advisory committees
11A. Special advisory committees
11. Section 12 amended (Preparation of draft regional strategy)
12. Section 13 amended (Draft regional strategy)
13. Section 14 amended (Accreditation of regional strategy)
14. Section 15 repealed
15. Section 17 amended (Natural resource management principles)
16. Section 18 amended (Priorities for natural resource
management)
17. Section 19 amended (Disclosure of interest)
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18. Section 20 amended (Review of Act)
19. Schedule 2 repealed
20. Repeal of Act
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NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AMENDMENT BILL 2017
(Brought in by the Minister for Primary Industries and Water,
the Honourable Jeremy Page Rockliff)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Natural Resource Management Act
2002
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Natural Resource
Management Amendment Act 2017.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Natural Resource Management
Act 2002* is referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 37 of 2002
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4. Long title amended
The long title of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "the Tasmanian Natural Resource
Management Council and regional".
5. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting the definitions of
accreditation criteria and Council;
(b) by omitting the definition of Ministerial
Council;
(c) by inserting the following definitions
after the definition of regional strategy:
relevant committee includes each
regional committee and special
advisory committee;
special advisory committee means a
committee established by the
Minister under section 11A;
6. Part 2 repealed
Part 2 of the Principal Act is repealed.
7. Part 3: Heading amended
Part 3 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "REGIONAL COMMITTEES" from
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the heading to that Part and substituting
"COMMITTEES".
8. Part 3, Division 1: Heading amended
Division 1 of Part 3 of the Principal Act is
amended by omitting "Establishment" from the
heading to that Division and substituting
"Regional committees".
9. Section 11 amended (Annual report)
Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (3) "and the
Council";
(b) by omitting from subsection (4) "at the
same time as the report under
section 8(2) is tabled." and substituting
"within 10 sitting-days after receiving
the report.".
10. Part 3, Division 2 inserted
After section 11 of the Principal Act, the
following Division is inserted in Part 3:
Division 2 - Special advisory committees
11A. Special advisory committees
(1) The Minister, by order, may establish
one or more special advisory committees
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for the purpose of advising the Minister
on -
(a) such matters in relation to the
management of natural resources,
including draft regional strategies
and regional strategies, as are
specified in the order; or
(b) such matters arising in relation to
the performance of his or her
functions under the Act as are
specified in the order; or
(c) such matters arising in relation to
the performance of functions of a
regional committee under the Act
as are specified in the order.
(2) An order under subsection (1) -
(a) is not a statutory rule for the
purposes of the Rules Publication
Act 1953; and
(b) is not subordinate legislation for
the purposes of the Subordinate
Legislation Act 1992.
(3) An order under subsection (1) -
(a) may specify the number of
members of the special advisory
committee to which it relates; and
(b) subject to this section, may
contain provisions -
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(i) regulating the
appointment of members
of the committee; and
(ii) regulating the proceedings
of that committee; and
(iii) giving the Minister, or a
person nominated by the
Minister, the right to
attend meetings of that
committee.
(4) The members of a special advisory
committee are appointed by the Minister,
and the Minister may appoint a member
of the committee as its chairperson.
(5) At a meeting of a special advisory
committee -
(a) a quorum is constituted at the
meeting if at least half the total
number of members of the
committee are present; and
(b) the chairperson, or, if the
chairperson is absent or there is
no chairperson, another member
present and chosen by a majority
of the members present, is to
preside at the meeting; and
(c) the chairperson, or other member
presiding at the meeting, has a
deliberative vote only; and
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(d) in the event of an equality of
votes on any matter before the
committee, the matter stands
adjourned to the next meeting of
the committee.
(6) The Minister may make arrangements to
make available to a special advisory
committee such assistance, resources and
accommodation as the Minister considers
appropriate.
(7) The members of a special advisory
committee are to be paid such travelling
and other allowances as the Minister
determines.
11. Section 12 amended (Preparation of draft regional
strategy)
Section 12(2) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting paragraph (a).
12. Section 13 amended (Draft regional strategy)
Section 13(2) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)(iii)
"region; and" and substituting "region.";
(b) by omitting paragraph (b).
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13. Section 14 amended (Accreditation of regional
strategy)
Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "the
Council" and substituting "the Minister";
(b) by omitting subsection (2);
(c) by omitting from subsection (4)(b) "the
Council" and substituting "the Minister".
14. Section 15 repealed
Section 15 of the Principal Act is repealed.
15. Section 17 amended (Natural resource management
principles)
Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(b)
"Council and regional committees" and
substituting "relevant committees";
(b) by omitting subsection (3).
16. Section 18 amended (Priorities for natural resource
management)
Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
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(a) by omitting "Minister, after seeking
advice from the Council, is to" and
substituting "Minister is to";
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) "Council
and regional committees" and
substituting "relevant committees".
17. Section 19 amended (Disclosure of interest)
Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "the
Council or a regional committee" and
substituting "a relevant committee";
(b) by omitting from subsection (1) "Council
or regional committee, as appropriate"
and substituting "relevant committee";
(c) by omitting subsection (3);
(d) by omitting from subsection (6)(f)
"Council or regional committee" and
substituting "relevant committee".
18. Section 20 amended (Review of Act)
Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting "7 years" and substituting
"10 years";
(b) by omitting paragraph (b);
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(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) "the
Council and".
19. Schedule 2 repealed
Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is repealed.
20. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which it
commences.
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