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Marine Farming Planning Act 1995
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### 16 Approval to prepare draft plan
> > (1) The Secretary and a person, other than a person referred to in [section 15](#GS15@EN) [(1)](#GS15@Gs1@EN) , may apply to the Minister for approval to prepare a draft plan.
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> > (2) An application, by a person other than the Secretary, is to –
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> > > > (a) be in an approved form; and
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> > > > (b) contain any details the Minister requires; and
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> > > > (c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
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> > > > (d) be lodged with the Minister.
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> > (3) The Minister may –
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> > > > (a) grant the application subject to any requirement not inconsistent with any other provision of this Act; or
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> > > > (b) refuse to grant the approval.