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Conservation Act 1987

Administration

53: Powers of Director-General

You could also call this:

"The Director-General's Job: Leading Conservation Efforts"

The Director-General has all the powers needed to help the Department do its job. You can think of the Department like a team that works to protect New Zealand's environment and natural resources. The Director-General is like the team leader who makes sure everything runs smoothly.

The Director-General can do things like prepare plans, carry out research, and collect information to help with conservation. They can also build houses for Department staff, create public shelters, and make paths for people to access conservation areas. The Director-General can even enter into agreements with other people or groups to help with conservation work.

In relation to the Taupo Fishery, the Director-General has special powers to manage the fish and their habitats. They can make plans to protect the fish, and even reduce or waive fees for people who want to fish in the area. The Director-General can also work with others to control introduced species that might harm the native fish or their habitats.

The Director-General's powers are a bit different when it comes to the Taupo Fishery, and they have to follow some specific rules. For example, they have to follow the rules outlined in section 26Q(1) and section 26R(3), but with some modifications. This means the Director-General has to do things a bit differently to make sure they are managing the Taupo Fishery correctly.

The Director-General can make agreements with others that let them take fish they wouldn't normally be allowed to take. These agreements can also let people keep the fish they catch, as long as it's part of the agreement.

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Part 7Administration

53Powers of Director-General

  1. The Director-General has all powers that are reasonably necessary or expedient to enable the Department to perform its functions.

  2. Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Director-General may—

  3. prepare and carry out, or commission the carrying out of, surveys, investigations, and inventories:
    1. conduct or commission research or study:
      1. collect or commission the collection of information:
        1. disseminate information in respect of any conservation area:
          1. prepare, or commission the preparation of, plans for the conservation, management, and control, or any of them, of any natural and historic resource:
            1. erect dwellings on land held under this Act for occupation by the Department's officers and employees:
              1. erect on land held under this Act public shelters, visitor's centres, or other buildings necessary or desirable for the due administration of this Act:
                1. construct and maintain means of access on any conservation area, and with the consent of the owner or occupier, do so on any private land:
                  1. enter into any contracts, agreements, and arrangements, necessary for exercising any of the Director-General's powers.

                      1. Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Director-General—

                      2. may enter into agreements or arrangements with any person for the purposes of research and development work on freshwater fishery resources, and any such agreement or arrangement may include the use of facilities owned by that person:
                        1. may prepare and carry out, or commission the carrying out of, research, surveys, and investigations, or any of them, into freshwater fisheries:
                          1. may issue plans and publications relating to freshwater fish:
                            1. shall advocate the conservation of aquatic life and freshwater fisheries generally:
                              1. shall manage the Taupo Fishery:
                                1. may reduce or waive payment of any fee prescribed in respect of the taking of sports fish in the Taupo Fishery, in whole or in part, in any particular case:
                                  1. shall acquire by means of purchase or otherwise and protect habitats:
                                    1. may control any introduced species causing damage to any indigenous species or habitat.

                                      1. in relation to the Taupo Fishery, the Director-General shall have all the powers conferred on a Fish and Game Council by or under this Act subject to the following modifications:

                                      2. paragraphs (b)(iii) and (d)(ii) of section 26Q(1) shall be read as if references to the New Zealand Fish and Game Council were references to the Minister:
                                        1. paragraphs (d)(iii), (e)(iv), and (e)(v) of section 26Q(1) do not apply to the Director-General:
                                          1. section 26R(3)(b) shall be read as if references to the role of the New Zealand Fish and Game Council were omitted:
                                            1. paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 26R(3) shall be read as if references to the New Zealand Fish and Game Council were references to the Director-General.

                                              1. Any agreement or arrangement entered into under subsection (3)(a) may permit any person to take freshwater fish that the person would not otherwise be entitled to take and may permit the person to retain those fish or any other fish taken by the person under the agreement or arrangement.

                                              Notes
                                              • Section 53(2): amended, on , by section 6 of the Conservation Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 56).
                                              • Section 53(2)(e): amended (with effect on 1 April 1987), on , pursuant to section 11(1) of the State-Owned Enterprises Amendment Act 1987 (1987 No 117).
                                              • Section 53(2)(j): repealed, on , by section 38(1) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
                                              • Section 53(3): added, on , by section 29 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
                                              • Section 53(3)(a): amended, on , by section 38(2) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
                                              • Section 53(3)(ea): inserted, on , by section 38(3) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
                                              • Section 53(3)(g): substituted, on , by section 2 of the Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1993 (1993 No 97).
                                              • Section 53(4): substituted, on , by section 38(4) of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).
                                              • Section 53(5): added, on , by section 29 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).