Queensland Consolidated Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992 - SECT 120H

120H Preparation of conservation plans

(1) The Minister may prepare a conservation plan for any native wildlife, class of wildlife, native wildlife habitat or area that is, in the Minister’s opinion, an area of major interest.

(2) If a person applies for a licence, permit or other authority under a regulation to—

(a) take or use protected wildlife; or

(b) release international or prohibited wildlife into the wild; or

(c) introduce international or prohibited wildlife into the State;

the Minister may, before the authority is given—

(d) require the person, at the person’s cost, to prepare a draft conservation plan; or

(e) prepare a draft conservation plan;

for the taking, use, release or introduction of the wildlife.

(3) The Minister may require the person to pay—

(a) if subsection (2) (d) applies—the reasonable costs incurred by the Minister in relation to the preparation and approval of a final conservation plan; or

(b) if subsection (2) (e) applies—the reasonable costs incurred by the Minister in relation to—

(i) the preparation of the draft and final conservation plans; and

(ii) the approval of the final conservation plan.

(4) If the conservation plan is to provide for matters for which a regulation may be made under this Act, subsection (3) only applies if the Minister is satisfied it is more appropriate in the circumstances for a conservation plan to provide for the matters.

(5) A conservation plan may make provision about the following matters—

(a) any matter for which a regulation may be made under this Act, including, for example, prescribing offences for contraventions of the plan, and fixing a maximum penalty of a fine of not more than 165 penalty units for the contravention;

(b) the use or development of land, and activities, in an area identified under the plan as, or including, a critical habitat or an area of major interest.