25Approval of draft plan

### 25 Approval of draft plan > > (1)  Within 12 months after the Minister approves the preparation of a draft plan, or within any longer period the Minister allows, the planning authority must submit a copy of the draft plan to the Panel. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 25 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS12@Hpa@EN) Within 9 weeks after a draft plan is submitted or within any longer period the Minister allows, the Panel, if it considers that – > > > > > > (a) it is suitable for exhibition, must refer it to the Minister for approval for it to be publicly exhibited; or > > > > > > > (b) it is not suitable for exhibition – > > > > > > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 25 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS12@Hpb@EN) must alter it and refer it to the Minister for approval for the draft plan, as altered, to be publicly exhibited; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 25 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS12@Hpc@EN) must require the planning authority to alter it in a specified manner and within a specified period. > > > (3)  A draft plan is suitable for exhibition if it – > > > > > > (a) complies with [section 21](#GS21@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (ab) [*\[Section 25 Subsection (3) amended by No. 46 of 2017, s. 40, Applied:04 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-04/act-2017-046#GS40@EN) contains any matter relating to environmental management of finfish farming that the Director, EPA, in a notice under [section 17A(1)](#GS17A@Gs1@EN) , requires the Panel to include in the draft plan or any draft plan; and > > > > > > > (b) outlines any marine farming zone; and > > > > > > > (c) identifies any maximum leasable area; and > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 25 Subsection (3) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS12@Hpd@EN) is accompanied by an environmental impact statement; and > > > > > > > (e) contains draft management controls. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 25 Subsection (4) amended by No. 61 of 2001, s. 12, Applied:19 Sep 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-09-19/act-2001-061#GS12@Hpe@EN) [Subsections (2)](#GS25@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS25@Gs3@EN) apply in relation to an altered draft plan as if it had not previously been submitted to the Panel.