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Reserves Act 1977

Classification and management of reserves - Functions of administering body

40A: Conservation management strategies

You could also call this:

"Plans to protect and care for New Zealand's reserves"

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When you look at how reserves are managed in New Zealand, you will see that the Department has a plan called a conservation management strategy. This plan puts into action the general policies for managing reserves and sets goals for how they should be taken care of. You can think of it like a roadmap for making sure reserves are protected and used in a way that is good for everyone.

The Department must make sure that its conservation management strategies do not go against what the Reserves Act says or the reason why a reserve was created in the first place. This means that the Department has to follow the rules and make decisions that are in line with the purpose of the reserve.

The Department is in charge of managing reserves according to these conservation management strategies. If a conservation management strategy is in place for a reserve, the Department does not need to review its conservation management plan, but the Director-General can revoke the plan after giving notice, following the rules set out in section 119 and section 120.

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Part 3Classification and management of reserves
Functions of administering body

40AConservation management strategies

  1. Every conservation management strategy shall implement statements of general policy and establish objectives for the management of reserves administered by the Department under this Act.

  2. Nothing in any conservation management strategy shall derogate from the relevant provisions of this Act or the purpose for which a reserve is held.

  3. The Department shall manage such reserves in accordance with conservation management strategies.

  4. While any conservation management strategy affecting a reserve administered by the Department is in force, conservation management plans in respect of that reserve—

  5. shall not be required to be reviewed:
    1. may be revoked by the Director-General, after giving notice in accordance with section 119; and section 120 shall, with any necessary modifications, apply with respect to every such notice.

      Notes
      • Section 40A: inserted, on , by section 96 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).