47Management plans for marine parks and aquatic reserves

47 Management plans for marine parks and aquatic reserves

47 Management plans for marine parks and aquatic reserves

(1) The relevant Ministers—

(a) must cause a management plan to be prepared and adopted for each marine park, and

(b) may cause a management plan to be prepared and adopted for an aquatic reserve.

(2) A management plan may be prepared—

(a) for one or more marine parks, or

(b) for one or more aquatic reserves, or

(c) for one or more marine parks and one or more aquatic reserves.

(3) The relevant Ministers must not adopt a management plan for a marine park or an aquatic reserve unless the relevant Ministers are satisfied that the provisions of this Division have been complied with in the making of the plan.

(4) Failure to comply with any provision of this Division does not affect the validity of a management plan.