You can ask for a taiapure-local fishery to be set up under section 177. If someone does this, the Minister will look at it. The Minister can recommend that it be set up if they are satisfied, after any proceedings under sections 180 to 182 have finished or the time to take them has run out.

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182: Appeal on question of law, or

"Challenging a tribunal decision about the law in the High Court"

184: Management of taiapure-local fishery, or

"How the Government Chooses People to Manage Special Local Fisheries"

Part 9Taiapure-local fisheries and customary fishing

183Power of Minister to recommend declaration of taiapure-local fishery

If a proposal for the establishment of a taiapure-local fishery has been made under section 177 and either any proceedings in relation to that proposal (including any proceedings taken under sections 180 to 182 in relation to that proposal) have been disposed of or the time for taking any such proceedings has expired, the Minister shall, if satisfied that a recommendation should be made under section 176(1), make that recommendation accordingly.

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1983 No 14 s 54I
1989 No 159 s 74