23Director to prepare proposed management plans

23 Director to prepare proposed management plans (1) This section applies if a management area or managed fishery that is not a Joint Authority fishery is declared under section 22. For a management area or managed fishery that is a Joint Authority fishery, see section 70A. (2) The Director must, as soon as practicable after the declaration, prepare a proposed plan for the whole or part of the management area or managed fishery for the purposes specified in section 21 and having regard to the need for coordination between management areas or between managed fisheries or among any of them. Fisheries Act 1988 35