74Fifth step: satisfaction on contents of plan and requirements

1. If the council is satisfied that section 73 has been complied with, the council may take the fifth step in the making of a plan, which is for the council to consider whether the council is satisfied, in relation to the plan prepared under section 73,—

2. that the plan is not inconsistent with—
   1. the national policy direction; or
   2. any other pest management plan on the same organism; or
   3. any pathway management plan; or
   4. a regional policy statement or regional plan prepared under the Resource Management Act 1991; or
   5. any regulations; and
3. that, for each subject of the plan, the benefits of the plan outweigh the costs, after taking account of the likely consequences of inaction or other courses of action; and
4. that, for each subject of the plan, persons who are required, as a group, to meet directly any or all of the costs of implementing the plan—
   1. will accrue, as a group, benefits outweighing the costs; or
   2. contribute, as a group, to the creation, continuance, or exacerbation of the problems proposed to be resolved by the plan; and
5. that, for each subject of the plan, there is likely to be adequate funding for the implementation of the plan for the shorter of its proposed duration and 5 years; and
6. that each rule—
   1. will assist in achieving the plan's objectives; and
   2. will not trespass unduly on the rights of individuals.