High Seas Biodiversity Act 2026
59Determination of alternative measures
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59 Determination of alternative measures
(1) The Minister must, by legislative instrument:
(a) specify the area beyond national jurisdiction covered by the decision; and
(b) determine one or more measures to manage the area.
Note: Each measure is an alternative measure for the area beyond national jurisdiction (see the definition of that term in section 5).
(2) In making the instrument, the Minister must be satisfied that the instrument is, to the extent practicable, equivalent in effect to the decision.
(3) Without limiting paragraph (1)(b), the measures may include requirements with which a person doing an act or thing in the area must comply.