(1) The Minister may prepare a plan (a pest plant management plan ) for the management of a pest plant.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a pest plant management plan may outline requirements for the following, having regard to the potential threat and the practicality of control measures:
(a) the suppression or destruction of a pest plant of a particular kind if that is achievable with current knowledge, techniques and resources;
(b) the containment of a pest plant if its complete suppression or destruction is impractical.
Note A power to make a statutory instrument includes power to make different provision in relation to different matters or different classes of matters (see Legislation Act, s 48).
(3) A pest plant management plan is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.