New Zealand Legislation: Acts

23 Matters to which Minister to have regard in considering application for concession

• In considering an application for a concession under section 22, the Minister must have regard not only to the matters specified in section 17U (other than subsection (3)) of the Conservation Act 1987 (as applied by section 22), but also to—

  • (a) the provisions of the Act under which the land concerned is held and the purposes for which that land is held; and

  • (b) the purposes of this Act; and

  • (c) the role of persons engaged in hunting for recreation in achieving the purposes of this Act.

  Section 23: substituted, on 1 October 1999, by section 9 of the Wild Animal Control Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 80).