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Fisheries Act 1994
sec.38Urgent declaration
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### sec.38 Urgent declaration
The chief executive may make a fisheries declaration or a quota declaration (in either case an urgent declaration ) under this subdivision if the chief executive is satisfied that urgent action is needed—
to deal with a significant threat to fisheries resources or a fish habitat; or
to deal with a significant threat caused by fishing to a thing that is not fish; or
for another emergency.
s 38 sub 2001 No. 23 s 10 ; 2019 No. 6 s 33
- (a) to deal with a significant threat to fisheries resources or a fish habitat; or
- (b) to deal with a significant threat caused by fishing to a thing that is not fish; or
- (c) for another emergency.