Stock Route Management Act 2002

This section applies if—

a local government is preparing a draft stock route network management plan for managing stock routes in its area; and

all or part of a stock route in the area is in, on, crosses or is adjacent to a protected area, State-controlled road or waterway.

The local government must, in preparing the draft plan—

consult with the interested department for the protected area, State-controlled road or waterway about requirements under Acts administered by the department that may impact on the use of the stock route for travelling stock; and

have regard to—

the requirements; and

any recommendations of the interested department relating to the requirements.

In this section—interested department—

for a protected area—means the department in which the Nature Conservation Act 1992 is administered; or

for a State-controlled road—means the department in which the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 is administered; or

for a waterway—means the department in which the Fisheries Act 1994 is administered.

protected area see the Nature Conservation Act 1992, schedule.waterway see the Fisheries Act 1994, schedule 1.