Part 5Pest management
Policy direction
58Process for amending or revoking and replacing national policy direction
If the national policy direction is to be amended in a way that the Minister considers would materially alter the direction, the Minister must—
- prepare the proposed amendment; and
- apply the process in section 57(2) to (8) to the proposed amendment.
If the national policy direction is to be amended in a way that the Minister does not consider would materially alter the direction, the Minister must—
- approve the amendment; and
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- send a copy of the amendment to every management agency and regional council.
If the national policy direction is to be revoked and replaced, the Minister must follow the process in section 57(1) to (8).
The following are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements):
- an amendment under subsection (1) or (2):
- a replacement direction under subsection (3).
Notes
- Section 58: replaced, on , by section 39 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
- Section 58(2)(b): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
- Section 58(2)(c): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
- Section 58(4): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).