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Fisheries Management Act 1994
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#### 220W Maps of critical habitat
220W Maps of critical habitat
> > (1) Before any critical habitat is declared or any declaration of critical habitat is amended, the Minister must arrange for the preparation of a map that shows the location of the critical habitat proposed to be declared or amended.
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> > (2) A copy of the map is to be published in the Gazette and the description in a notification of the area declared to be critical habitat, or any amendment of that area, is to be provided by or by reference to that map.
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> > (3) The Minister must serve a copy of a map of critical habitat on the following—
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> > > (a) the Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water,
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> > > (b) (Repealed)
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> > > (c) each local council within whose area the whole or part of the critical habitat is located,
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> > > (d) any other affected persons as the Minister considers appropriate.
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> **s 220W:** Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2015 No 59, Sch 1 \[106\]; 2024 No 47, Sch 1.12\[4\].