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Fisheries Act 1994
sec.21Preparation and notice of draft amendment
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### sec.21 Preparation and notice of draft amendment
The chief executive may prepare an amendment of an approved harvest strategy.
In preparing the draft amendment, the chief executive must comply with the approved harvest strategy policy.
The chief executive must give public notice of the draft amendment stating—
the approved harvest strategy to which the amendment applies; and
that a copy of the draft amendment is available for inspection, without charge—
during normal business hours at each office of the department; and
on the department’s website; and
that written submissions may be made to the chief executive about the draft amendment within a stated reasonable period of at least 28 days after the notice is published on the department’s website.
Subsection (3) does not apply to a minor amendment to—
correct an error in the approved harvest strategy; or
make a change other than a change of substance.
s 21 amd 2000 No. 26 s 13 sch 2 ; 2006 No. 28 s 10
sub 2019 No. 6 s 31
(sec.21-ssec.1) The chief executive may prepare an amendment of an approved harvest strategy.
(sec.21-ssec.2) In preparing the draft amendment, the chief executive must comply with the approved harvest strategy policy.
(sec.21-ssec.3) The chief executive must give public notice of the draft amendment stating— the approved harvest strategy to which the amendment applies; and that a copy of the draft amendment is available for inspection, without charge— during normal business hours at each office of the department; and on the department’s website; and that written submissions may be made to the chief executive about the draft amendment within a stated reasonable period of at least 28 days after the notice is published on the department’s website.
(sec.21-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a minor amendment to— correct an error in the approved harvest strategy; or make a change other than a change of substance.
- (a) the approved harvest strategy to which the amendment applies; and
- (b) that a copy of the draft amendment is available for inspection, without charge— (i) during normal business hours at each office of the department; and (ii) on the department’s website; and
- (i) during normal business hours at each office of the department; and
- (ii) on the department’s website; and
- (c) that written submissions may be made to the chief executive about the draft amendment within a stated reasonable period of at least 28 days after the notice is published on the department’s website.
- (i) during normal business hours at each office of the department; and
- (ii) on the department’s website; and
- (a) correct an error in the approved harvest strategy; or
- (b) make a change other than a change of substance.