Natural Resource Management Act 2002 (Tas)

Natural Resource Management Act 2002

An Act to establish committees for natural resource management and to provide for the development of regional strategies for natural resource management [Royal Assent 14 November 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:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Resource Management Act 2002 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act – draft regional strategy means a draft regional strategy prepared under section 12 ; managing body means – (a) in the case of an incorporated association, the committee of that association; or (b) in the case of a body corporate, the board of management or the board of directors of that body corporate; natural resource management means management of any activity that uses, develops or conserves – (a) air, water, land, plants, animals and micro-organisms; and (b) the systems they form; natural resource management principles means the principles of natural resource management as determined by the Minister under section 17 ; objectives means the objectives of the resource management and planning system of Tasmania as specified in Schedule 1 ; priorities for natural resource management means the priorities as determined by the Minister under section 18 ; public land manager means – (a) the Hydro-Electric Corporation as continued under the Hydro-Electric Corporation Act 1995 ; and (b) the Forestry corporation continued by section 6 of the Forest Management Act 2013 ; region means – (a) the northern area and any adjacent State waters; and (b) the north-western area and any adjacent State waters; and (c) the southern area and any adjacent State waters; regional committee means a regional committee for natural resource management – (a) as declared under section 9(2) ; or (b) established by the Minister under section 9(5) ; regional strategy means a draft regional strategy accredited by the Minister under section 14 ; relevant committee includes each regional committee and special advisory committee; special advisory committee means a committee established by the Minister under section 11A ; State waters means State waters within the meaning of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 .