Wildlife Act 1953

Protection of wildlife - Management planning

14C: General policy

You could also call this:

"Plans for managing wildlife in New Zealand"

The Minister can approve general policies for managing wildlife in certain areas. You can think of these policies as plans for how to implement the Wildlife Act in those areas. The Minister can change these plans if circumstances change or if they learn something new.

The general policies cannot override any rules in the Wildlife Act or other laws. This means that the policies must follow the existing laws and rules.

When creating these general policies, the Minister will follow rules from the Conservation Act 1987, specifically sections 17B and 17N, with some adjustments as needed.

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Topics:

Environment and resources > Conservation

14B: Wildlife areas to be managed by Department, or

"Department looks after special animal and plant protection areas"

14D: Conservation management strategies, or

"Planning to protect New Zealand's wildlife and special areas"

Part 1Protection of wildlife
Management planning

14CGeneral policy

The Minister may approve statements of general policy for the implementation of this Act in any area or areas; and may from time to time amend any such statement in the light of changing circumstances or increased knowledge.
Nothing in any such general policy shall derogate from any provision in this Act or any other Act.
For the purposes of this section, sections 17B (except subsections (1) and (2)) and 17N of the Conservation Act 1987 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply with respect to such general policies.

Notes

Section 14C: replaced, on 10 April 1990, by section 68 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).