(1) A management body
may submit to the Minister for the Minister's approval a plan for the
development, management and use of the Crown land in its managed reserve for
the purpose of that managed reserve.
(2) The Minister may
request a management body or proposed management body to submit to the
Minister in an approved form, within such period as is specified in that
request, for the Minister’s approval a plan for the development,
management and use of the Crown land in the managed reserve of the management
body for the purpose of that managed reserve.
(3) A management body
must, before submitting a plan to the Minister under subsection (1) or in
response to a request under subsection (2) —
(a)
consider any conservation, environmental or heritage issues relevant to the
development, management or use of the Crown land in its managed reserve for
the purpose of that managed reserve; and
(b)
incorporate in the plan a statement that it has considered those issues in
drawing up the plan.
(4) If a management
body submits a plan to the Minister under subsection (1) or in response to a
request under subsection (2) and the Minister approves that plan and notifies
the management body of that fact, the management body may develop, manage and
use the Crown land concerned —
(a) in
accordance with the plan; or
(b) if
the Minister approves a variation of the plan, in accordance with the plan as
varied.
[Section 49 amended: No. 4 of 2023 s. 92.]