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Marine Farming Planning Act 1995
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### 24 Draft management controls
> > (1) A person who prepares a draft plan must prepare draft management controls –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 11, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS11@Hpa@EN) as part of the draft plan; or
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 11, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS11@Hpb@EN) as part of any significant modification to the draft plan which would justify a change in the management controls already in operation.
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> > (2) Draft management controls must contain any measure which the person considers necessary to satisfactorily manage and mitigate negative effect of the draft plan.
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> > (2A) [*\[Section 24 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 46 of 2017, s. 39, Applied:04 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-04/act-2017-046#GS39@EN) Draft management controls must, if they relate to finfish farming, contain any environmental management controls that the Director, EPA, in a notice under [section 17A(1)](#GS17A@Gs1@EN) , requires to be included in the draft management controls.
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> > (3) Draft management controls may include provisions relating to any one or more of the following:
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> > > > (a) the activities that may take place in the area covered by the draft plan;
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> > > > (b) the specific marine farming activities that may take place in the whole or a part of a marine farming zone;
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> > > > (c) the environmental testing that must be carried out by a person who may be granted a lease in a marine farming zone;
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> > > > (d) the limits of any water quality in or around a marine farming zone;
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> > > > (e) the restrictions on noise, light or presence in a marine farming zone;
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> > > > (f) the size of structures in a marine farming zone;
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> > > > (g) any other appropriate matter.