Natural Resource Management Amendment Act 2009

Natural Resource Management Amendment Act 2009

An Act to amend the Natural Resource Management Act 2002

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Natural Resource Management Amendment Act 2009 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Natural Resource Management Act 2002 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 9 amended (Regional committees)

Section 9(3) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

(a) consists of not more than 15 persons who together have experience, skills and knowledge in the following:

(i) best-practice governance;

(ii) business administration;

(iii) legal and contractual issues;

(iv) the achievement of natural resource management and conservation outcomes; and

(b) by omitting paragraph (b) .

5.    Section 20 amended (Review of Act)

Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "every 5 years after that," and substituting "subsequently at intervals of not less than 4 years and not more than 7 years,".

6.    Schedule 2 amended (Membership and meetings of Council)

Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subclause (2) from clause 2 and substituting the following subclauses:

(2) Subject to subclause (3) , a member is eligible to be reappointed for 2 further terms of office only.

(3) The Minister may determine that a member is eligible to be reappointed for more than 2 further terms of office.

(b) by omitting from clause 13(b) "within 14 days after the date on which the meeting is held".

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 24 MARCH 2009

Legislative Council on 20 MAY 2009]