Fisheries Management Act 1994

The Minister is required to give the public an opportunity to make submissions on any proposed management plan or supporting plan (or proposed new plan) and to take any submission that is duly made into account.

The Minister is to consult on the proposed plan with any advisory councils or advisory groups representing commercial or recreational fishing interests, indigenous interests or conservation interests that the Minister considers to have a sufficient interest in the plan.

This section does not apply to an amendment of a management plan for a fishery or of a supporting plan.