220KNotification and consultation with respect to proposed determination of Fisheries Scientific Committee

220K Notification and consultation with respect to proposed determination of Fisheries Scientific Committee

220K Notification and consultation with respect to proposed determination of Fisheries Scientific Committee

Before it makes a determination for the amendment of Schedule 4, 4A, 5 or 6, the Fisheries Scientific Committee must—

(a) notify the Minister of the proposed determination and, if it was made in response to a nomination, also notify the person who made the nomination, and

(b) give the public an opportunity to make submissions on the proposed determination and the reasons for it, and

(c) have regard to any written submissions received by the Committee on or before the date specified for the receipt of public submissions about the proposed determination.

Note.

Section 284 regulates the public consultation procedure. It requires copies of the proposed determination and reasons to be publicly exhibited and a period of at least 30 days for public comment.

Section 220N provides for provisional listings of endangered species without the need for compliance with this section.

s 220K: Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 1 [9]. Am 2004 No 88, Sch 2 [19] [20].