Fisheries Act 1996

Aquaculture - Aquaculture agreements and compensation declarations

186ZK: Chief executive must notify regional council of certain matters

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"The chief executive must inform the regional council about certain aquaculture matters."

The chief executive must tell the regional council about certain things as soon as possible. You need to know what these things are. They include the name of the person who has an aquaculture agreement and the area it covers. The chief executive must also tell the regional council about applications made under section 186ZG. They must notify the council about extensions of time given under section 186ZI or section 186ZIA. The chief executive must also tell the council when the time for lodging aquaculture agreements has ended. The chief executive must notify the council if no aquaculture agreements have been lodged. They must also tell the council about any applications for judicial review of decisions about aquaculture agreements. The chief executive must tell the council the name of the person who made a compensation declaration and the area it covers.

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186ZJ: No proceedings to be taken against chief executive, or

"The chief executive is protected from court action for some decisions they make."

186ZL: Memorials, or

"Notices about fishing limits due to aquaculture activities"

Part 9AAquaculture
Aquaculture agreements and compensation declarations

186ZKChief executive must notify regional council of certain matters

The chief executive must notify the regional council concerned of a matter specified in subsection (2) as soon as practicable after the matter has occurred.
The matters are—
the name of the holder of an aquaculture agreement registered by the chief executive and the area that the agreement relates to:
an application made under section 186ZG:
an extension of time given under section 186ZI or section 186ZIA:
when the period for lodging aquaculture agreements or compensation declarations has expired, including any period extended under section 186ZI or section 186ZIA, as the case may be:
that no aquaculture agreements or compensation declarations have been lodged at the expiry of the period for lodging them, if that is the case:
any application for judicial review of a decision of the chief executive in relation to aquaculture agreements or compensation declarations:
the name of the person who made a compensation declaration registered by the chief executive and the area the declaration relates to.

Notes

Section 186ZK: inserted, on 1 January 2005, by section 8 of the Fisheries Amendment Act (No 3) 2004 (2004 No 104).
Section 186ZK(1): amended, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).
Section 186ZK(2)(c): amended, on 1 October 2011, by section 22(1) of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 68).
Section 186ZK(2)(d): amended, on 1 October 2011, by section 22(2) of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 68).
Section 186ZK(2)(d): amended, on 1 October 2011, by section 22(3) of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 68).
Section 186ZK(2)(e): amended, on 1 October 2011, by section 22(4) of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 68).
Section 186ZK(2)(f): amended, on 1 October 2011, by section 22(5) of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 68).
Section 186ZK(2)(g): added, on 1 October 2011, by section 22(6) of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 68).