25BAlteration of quota management areas without agreement of quota owners

1. The Minister may recommend the alteration of any quota management area under section 25(1) without receiving a request from quota owners in accordance with section 25(2)(a) if the Minister—

2. has approved a plan that provides for all of the following matters:
   1. the boundaries of the proposed quota management area or areas:
   2. the species that comprise the stock or stocks after the alteration:
   3. the manner in which quota shares are to be apportioned after the alteration:
   4. in the case of any alteration to a quota management area or areas for squid, whether any method restriction applying to squid quota should be removed; and
3. is satisfied, having considered alternative options, that the alteration as specified in the plan is necessary to ensure sustainability; and
4. has publicly notified his or her intention to recommend the alteration of the quota management area or areas; and
5. has also notified his or her intention to recommend the alteration of the quota management area or areas to—
   1. persons who are noted on the Quota Register as having an interest in the quota to which the proposed alteration relates; and
   2. parties to leases or transfers registered on the Transitional Register in respect of quota to which the proposed alteration relates.