New Zealand Legislation: Acts

10 Functions of Ministers in relation to proposed national pest management strategies

• (1) Any Minister who prepares a proposal for a national pest management strategy under section 56, or who has been requested to notify a proposal for a national pest management strategy, has the function of—

  • (a) Publicly notifying the proposed strategy under section 62(1):

  • (b) Deciding under section 63 whether to appoint a board of inquiry to inquire into and report on the proposed strategy:

  • (c) Where this Act requires the appointment of a board of inquiry to inquire into and report on the proposed strategy,—

    • (i) Appointing the board under section 63(1):

    • (ii) Causing under section 67(3) copies of the report, and all recommendations (if any) on the proposed strategy, made to the Minister by the board under section 67(2), to be sent to every person who made a submission to the board, and every other person or body the Minister thinks appropriate, and to be published:

    • (iii) Causing public notice to be given under section 67(3) of where and how persons can obtain copies of the report and recommendations:

    • (iv) Considering under section 69(1)(a)(i) the report made by the board under section 67(2) on the proposed strategy:

  • (d) Considering whether or not to recommend to the Governor-General under section 68, the making of an Order making the strategy concerned, and if so, doing so:

  • (e) If an Order under 68 has been made that makes the proposed strategy,—

    • (i) Laying a copy before the House of Representatives under section 70; and

    • (ii) Appointing a management agency in respect of the strategy under section 84(4); and

    • (iii) Disallowing under section 85(4) the operational plan or any part of that plan; and

    • (iv) Reviewing the strategy in accordance with this Act; and

    • (v) Under this Act, amending or revoking the strategy:

  • (f) Recommending under section 90 the making of Orders in Council imposing levies payable to the management agency that is responsible for implementing the strategy and performing other functions in relation to levies.

  (2) No Minister may delegate to any person the performance of any of the functions specified in subsection (1)(c)(i), (d), (e), and (f).

  Section 10 was substituted, as from 26 November 1997, by section 6 Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).