25Procedure in relation to management plans

25 Procedure in relation to management plans (1) A proposed plan being prepared under section 23 must contain a description of the management area or managed fishery and make provision in relation to the managed area or managed fishery with respect to any of the matters specified in Schedule 2 that the Director considers applicable. (2) A proposed plan prepared under section 23 must be submitted to the Minister and, if the Minister agrees in principle with it, the Minister may give notice of the proposed plan, and the place where a copy of it may be inspected, in: (a) the Gazette; or (b) a newspaper circulating throughout the Territory. (3) There may be included with each proposed plan prepared under section 23, but so as not to form part of the plan: (a) an outline of the history and status of the fishery; and (b) the policy and objectives of the plan; and (c) any other information relating to the fishery that the Director thinks fit. (4) Not less than 1 month after the date of notification under subsection (2), and after considering any submissions made in respect of the proposed plan, the Minister may: (a) make any amendments to the plan that the Minister thinks fit; and Fisheries Act 1988 36 (b) approve the plan, after advising the relevant advisory