Fisheries Act 2000

The conservator may prepare a draft fisheries management plan.

If the conservator prepares a draft fisheries management plan, the conservator must also prepare a notice about the draft fisheries management plan (a public consultation notice).

A public consultation notice must—

state that—

anyone may give a written submission to the conservator about the draft fisheries management plan; and

submissions may be given to the conservator only during the period starting on the day the public consultation notice is notified under the Legislation Act and ending on a stated day, being a day at least 6 weeks after the day it is notified (the public consultation period); and

include the draft fisheries management plan.

A public consultation notice is a notifiable instrument.

If the conservator notifies a public consultation notice for a draft fisheries management plan—

anyone may give a written submission to the conservator about the draft fisheries management plan; and

the submission may be given to the conservator only during the public consultation period; and

the person making the submission may, in writing, withdraw the submission at any time.

At the end of the public consultation period, the conservator must—

consider any submissions received during the consultation period; and

make any revision to the draft fisheries management plan that the conservator considers appropriate; and

state in the draft fisheries management plan a date on which the plan will be reviewed.