High Seas Biodiversity Act 2026
23Requirement to give post‑collection notice—notifying entity for utilisation activity
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23 Requirement to give post‑collection notice—notifying entity for utilisation activity
(1) A notifying entity for a utilisation activity must give a notice (a post‑collection notice) for a collection activity to the Minister if:
(a) the utilisation activity constitutes the utilisation of one or more marine genetic resources collected during the collection activity; and
(b) no pre‑collection notice for the collection activity has been given; and
(c) no other post‑collection notice for the collection activity has been given.
(2) The entity must give the post‑collection notice before, or at the same time as, giving the utilisation notice for the utilisation activity.
Note: Sections 34 and 35 set out the requirements for utilisation notices.