7Purpose and objectives

7 Purpose and objectives

(1)  The purpose of this Act is to achieve sustainable development of living marine resources having regard to the need to –

(a) increase the community's understanding of the integrity of the ecosystem upon which fisheries depend; and

(b) provide and maintain sustainability of living marine resources; and

(ba) [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 6, Applied:13 Nov 1997] take account of a corresponding law; and

(c) take account of the community's needs in respect of living marine resources; and

(d) take account of the community's interests in living marine resources.

(2)  A person must perform any function or exercise any power under this Act in a manner which furthers the objective of resource management.