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Reserves Act 1977

Classification and management of reserves - General powers of Minister and of administering body

51: Introduction of flora and fauna

You could also call this:

"Adding new plants or animals to a reserve to help the environment"

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The Minister can let the people in charge of a reserve introduce new plants or animals to help the environment. You might see this happen in a reserve that is meant to be a beautiful place, or one that is meant to protect special plants and animals. The Minister can give permission for this to happen, but they have to think carefully about how it might affect the other plants and animals already living in the reserve.

The Minister has to consider some important principles before making a decision, which are outlined in sections like sections 18, 19, 20, and 21. They also have to think about how the new plants or animals might get along with the ones already in the reserve.

When the Minister gives permission, they can also add some conditions that the people in charge of the reserve have to follow. This means they have to do things in a certain way to make sure everything goes smoothly.

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Part 3Classification and management of reserves
General powers of Minister and of administering body

51Introduction of flora and fauna

  1. For the purpose of—

  2. restoring ecological communities in any historic, scenic, nature, or scientific reserve; or
    1. promoting the survival of any indigenous species of flora or fauna in any nature or scientific reserve; or
      1. developing a scenic reserve of a type specified in section 19(1)(b),—
          1. the Minister may from time to time, by writing under his or her hand, authorise the administering body to introduce indigenous flora or fauna into the reserve, and also, in the case of a scientific reserve or of a scenic reserve to which section 19(1)(b) applies, to introduce exotic flora into the reserve. Any such authorisation may be subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose on that behalf.

        1. Before granting any authorisation under this section, the Minister shall have due regard to the principles set out in sections 18, 19, 20, and 21, as the case may require, and shall also have regard to the possible effects of such introduction on other flora and fauna already within the reserve.