Title
Part 1
Preliminary
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Act to bind the
Crown
4 Act to give effect to Treaty of Waitangi
Part 2
Establishment and functions of
Department
of Conservation
5 Department of
Conservation
6 Functions of Department
Part 2A
New Zealand Conservation Authority
and Conservation
Boards
New Zealand Conservation
Authority
6A New Zealand Conservation Authority
established
6B Functions of
Authority
6C Powers of Authority
6D Membership
6E Annual report
6F Term of office
of members of Authority
6G Chairperson of Authority
6H Meetings of
Authority
6I Director-General
entitled to attend meetings
of Authority
6J Servicing of
Authority
6K Fees and travelling
expenses of members
of Authority
Conservation
Boards
6L Conservation Boards established
6M Functions of
Boards
6N Powers of Boards
6O Annual report
6P Membership of
Conservation Boards
6Q Co-opted members
6R Term of office
of members of Boards
6S Chairpersons of Boards
6T Meetings of
Boards
6U Director-General
entitled to attend meetings
of Boards
6V Servicing of
Boards
6W Fees and travelling
expenses of members
of Boards
Part 2B
Guardians of Lakes Manapouri,
Monowai, and
Te Anau
6X Guardians of Lakes Manapouri,
Monowai, and
Te Anau
Part 3
Conservation areas
7 Land may be acquired and held for conservation
purposes
8 Conservation
area may become reserve, national
park, etc
9 Policy statements
for conservation areas [Repealed]
10 Management plans [Repealed]
11 Procedure for
preparing and amending management plans [Repealed]
12 Effect of management
plans [Repealed]
13 Conservation
areas may be closed
14 Conditions on
the issuing of leases and licences, and disposal of conservation areas [Repealed]
15 Creation of
easements [Repealed]
16 Disposal of conservation areas
16A Exchanges of
stewardship areas
17 Access to conservation
areas
Part 3A
Management planning
17A Conservation areas to be managed
by Department
17B General policy
17C General policy
under more than one Act
17D Conservation management strategies
17E Conservation management plans
17F Procedure for preparation and
approval of
conservation management strategies
17G Procedure for
preparation and approval of
conservation management plans
17H Reviews of
conservation management strategies
and conservation management plans
17I Amendments
to conservation management strategies
and conservation management plans
17J Freshwater
fisheries management plans
17K Procedure for
preparation, approval, review,
and amendment of freshwater fisheries management plans
17L Sports fish
and game management plans
17M Procedure for
preparation, approval, review,
and amendment of sports fish and game management plans
17N Effect of general
policies, conservation
management strategies, and management plans
Part 3B
Concessions
17O Application
17P Relationship
with the Resource Management
Act 1991
17Q Powers to grant concessions
17R Applications for leases, licences,
etc
17S Contents of
application
17T Process for complete application
17U Matters to
be considered by Minister
17V Limitations on concessions and
leases over
marginal strips
17W Relationship between concessions
and conservation
management strategies and plans
17X Power of Minister to impose
and enforce
conditions
17Y Rents, fees, and royalties
17Z Term of concession
17ZA Registration
of easements
17ZB Accounts
17ZC Changing conditions
17ZD Failure to execute or exercise
concession
document
17ZE Transfers, subleases, and mortgages
17ZF Aircraft
17ZG Management activities
17ZH Powers of Minister where services
are provided
by the Minister or the Director-General
17ZI Records
17ZJ Reconsideration of decisions
Part 4
Specially protected areas
18 Minister may confer additional specific
protection or preservation requirements
19 Conservation parks
20 Wilderness areas
21 Ecological areas
22 Sanctuary areas
23 Watercourse areas
23A Amenity areas
23B Wildlife management areas
Part 4A
Marginal strips
24 Marginal strips reserved
24A Power to reduce
width of marginal strip
24AA Power to increase width of
marginal strip
24B Power to declare certain dispositions
to
be exempt from section 24
24BA Notification
of intention to reduce marginal
strip or to grant exemption
24C Purposes of marginal strips
24D Reservation
of marginal strips to be recorded
24E Exchange of marginal strips
24F Right of Crown
to half of bed of river adjoining
former land of the Crown
24G Effect of change
to boundary of marginal
strips
24H Management
of marginal strips
24I Easements [Repealed]
24J Resumption of marginal strips
by Crown
24K Provisions
applying in relation to land
vested under New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990
24L Public access rights
Part 5
Stewardship areas
25 Management of stewardship areas
26 Disposal of stewardship areas
Part 5A
Sports fish and game councils
Functions of
Minister
26A Functions of Minister
New Zealand Fish
and Game Council
26B New Zealand
Fish and Game Council established
26C Functions of
New Zealand Fish and Game Council
26D Membership
26DA Members not
personally liable
26E Co-opted members
26F Powers of New
Zealand Fish and Game Council
26FA Appointment
of fish and game rangers
26FB Powers of
fish and game rangers
26FC Provisions
relating to Director and fish
and game rangers
26G Employment
principles
26H Crown entity
26I Annual report
26J Chairperson
of New Zealand Fish and Game
Council
26K Meetings of
New Zealand Fish and Game Council
26L Director-General
entitled to attend meetings
of New Zealand Fish and Game Council
26M No remuneration
payable to members
Transitional
Councils
26N Transitional Councils
26O Functions and
powers of Transitional Councils
Fish and Game
Councils
26P Fish and Game Councils established
26Q Functions of
Fish and Game Councils
26R Fish and Game Council responsibilities
26S Powers of Fish and Game Councils
26T Appointment
of staff
26U Membership
26V Co-opted members
26W Crown entity
26X Annual report
26Y Eligibility
to vote
26Z Conduct of elections
26ZA Term of office
of members of Fish and Game
Councils
26ZB Members not
personally liable
26ZC Chairpersons
of Fish and Game Councils
26ZD Meetings of
Fish and Game Councils
26ZE Director-General
entitled to attend meetings
of Fish and Game Councils
26ZF No remuneration
payable to members
Part 5B
Freshwater fisheries
26ZG Application of Part
Maori fishing
rights
26ZH Maori fishing rights unaffected
by this
Part
Sports fisheries
26ZI Taking sports fish without licence prohibited
26ZJ Offences relating
to spawning fish
26ZJA Sports fishing
guides [Not in force]
26ZJB Use of gaffs
prohibited [Not in force]
26ZK Fishing competitions relating to sports
fish
26ZL Restrictions
on fishing
26ZM Transfer or release of live
aquatic life
26ZN Fishing rights not to be sold
or let
26ZO Occupier may fish without licence
Miscellaneous
provisions
26ZP Determination
of closed seasons for fishing
26ZQ Buying, selling, or possessing
fish, contrary
to Act
26ZQA Possessing certain kinds of
fish without
approval
26ZR Using hazardous substances
to catch or destroy
fish
Part 5C
Control of dogs
26ZS Controlled dog areas and open dog areas
26ZT Areas excluded from open dog
areas
26ZU Matters that
may be included in declarations
of controlled dog areas or open dog areas
26ZV Matters about
which Minister must be satisfied
26ZW Matters to
be taken into account in relation
to declaration
26ZX Matters relevant
to determination of conditions
26ZY Preparation
of discussion document
26ZZ Notification
of discussion document
26ZZA Inspection
of discussion document
26ZZB Submissions
on discussion document
26ZZC Hearing of
submissions
26ZZD Summary of
submissions
26ZZE Recommendation
of Director-General
26ZZF Issue of
notice
26ZZG Restrictions
on access to controlled dog
area
26ZZH Dog control
permits
26ZZI Requirements
in relation to dog control
permits
26ZZJ Power to
amend or revoke dog control permit
26ZZK Persons authorised
to take dogs into controlled
dog area without dog control permit
26ZZL Seizure and destruction of dogs
26ZZM Disposal
of seized dog
26ZZN Supply of
information in relation to ownership
of dogs
26ZZO Recovery of costs relating
to dogs
26ZZP Offences
26ZZQ Dogs causing
serious injury to protected
wildlife
26ZZR Power of
warranted officer to request information
26ZZS No liability
where dog wounded in attempt
to destroy
26ZZT Limitation
of liability for damage
Part 6
Miscellaneous
27 Covenants
27A Nga Whenua
Rahui kawenata
28 Resources other
than land
29 Management agreements
30 Taking of plants
31 Removal of shingle,
etc [Repealed]
32 Lessees, etc,
may be required to make contributions [Repealed]
33 Receipts
34 Annual reports
35 Local authority contributions
36 Trespassing livestock
37 Production of
permit, etc, on demand
38 Hunting, etc
39 Other offences
in respect of conservation
areas
40 Powers of warranted
officers
41 Offences in
respect of warranted officers and fish and game rangers
42 Protection of
warranted officers and others
43 Proceedings for offences
43A Evidence in
proceedings
43B Strict liability
44 Penalties
45 Offenders liable for loss or damage
46 Forfeiture of property
47 Information leading to conviction
48 Regulations
48A Special regulations
relating to freshwater
fisheries
48B Special regulations
relating to South Island
freshwater fisheries
49 Public notice
and rights of objection
50 Changes of status
of land to be noted
50A Errors of description in notices may be
corrected
51 Consent or approval
may be conditional
Part 7
Administration
52 Director-General of Conservation
53 Powers of Director-General
54 Deputy Directors-General
of Conservation
55 Other officers and employees of Department
56 Committees
57 Delegation of
powers by Minister
58 Delegation of
powers by Director-General
59 Warranted officers
60 Purchase of
land for administrative purposes
60A Persons in respect of whose actions Director-General
may recover costs, require royalties, etc
60B Director-General
may recover certain costs
60C Indirect applications
60D Royalties, etc, may be required
in certain
circumstances
60E Payments
60F Certificate of title in respect of conservation
areas
Part 8
Transitional, consequential amendments,
and savings
61 Certain former State forest land
to become
protected area on commencement of Act
62 Certain land to be managed as
if it is stewardship
area
63 Certain land may become protected
area without
public notification
64 Existing leases, licences, etc
64A Agreed exchanges to proceed
64B Powers under forestry and Crown
leases,
etc, exercisable by Minister or Director-General
65 Amendments and
savings
Schedule 1
Other enactments administered by department
Schedule 2
Enactments amended
Schedule 3
Consequential amendments to regulations
Schedule 4
Land that may be protected area
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