Division 3 Plans of management for wilderness areas

17   Plans of management for land subject to wilderness protection agreements

(1)  The Director-General shall from time to time cause a plan of management to be prepared for an area of land subject to or proposed to be made subject to a wilderness protection agreement.

(2)  A plan of management shall not be inconsistent with the principles set out in section 9 for the management of wilderness areas.

(3)  A plan of management is not required to be prepared under this Act for an area of land if a plan of management is being or has been prepared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 for that land.

18   Adoption etc of plan of management for land subject to wilderness protection agreement

(1)  When a plan of management for an area of land subject to a wilderness protection agreement has been prepared, the Director-General shall refer the plan of management to the Council for its consideration and advice.

(2)  The Director-General shall submit the plan of management to the Minister together with any comments or suggestions of the Council.

(3)  The Minister shall, before adopting the plan of management, consider any comments or suggestions of the Council.

(4)  The Minister may, with the consent of the other party to the agreement, adopt the plan of management without alteration or with such alterations as the Minister thinks fit or may refer it back to the Director-General and Council for further consideration.

(5)  The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Director-General and with the consent of the other party to the agreement:

(a)  alter or amend the plan of management from time to time,

(b)  cancel the plan, or

(c)  cancel the plan and substitute a new plan.

(6)  The provisions of section 17 (2) apply to an alteration or amendment of any such plan of management.

(7)  If the Minister has adopted a plan of management for an area of land subject to a wilderness protection agreement, it shall be carried out and given effect to by the Director-General and the other party to the agreement and (if applicable) the statutory authority on behalf of which the agreement was entered into.

19   Plans prepared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

A plan of management for a wilderness area, or for any part of a wilderness area or an area subject to or proposed to be made subject to a wilderness protection agreement, that is prepared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 shall not be inconsistent with the principles set out in section 9 for the management of wilderness areas.