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Fisheries Act 1996

Fisheries administration - National Fisheries Advisory Council

276: Minister may establish National Fisheries Advisory Council

You could also call this:

"The Minister can create a team to help make fishing decisions"

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The Minister can set up a group called the National Fisheries Advisory Council to give them advice. You can think of this group as a team that helps the Minister make decisions about fisheries. The Minister decides what topics the team will advise on. The Minister can ask the team to look into certain matters, do research, and write reports to help with their advice. The team might give advice on how to keep fisheries sustainable, like setting limits on how many fish can be caught. The Minister can also ask for advice on other topics, such as how to manage fisheries resources or plan for fisheries services. The team's advice can cover a range of areas, including research, administration, and enforcement of fisheries rules. The Minister is in charge of deciding what the team will work on and what advice they will give. You can learn more about the Minister's role and the National Fisheries Advisory Council in the Fisheries Act 1996.

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Part 15Fisheries administration
National Fisheries Advisory Council

276Minister may establish National Fisheries Advisory Council

  1. The Minister may from time to time establish an advisory committee, to be known as the National Fisheries Advisory Council, to advise the Minister on any matter from time to time determined by the Minister for the purpose of this Act.

  2. The Minister may authorise the Council to make such inquiries, conduct such research, and make such reports, as may assist the Council in advising the Minister.

  3. Without limiting subsection (1) or subsection (2), the Minister may require the Council to advise him or her on—

  4. ensuring sustainability, including the setting of total allowable catches and other sustainability measures:
    1. the utilisation of New Zealand's fisheries resources, including the setting of total allowable commercial catches and the introduction of new species into the quota management system:
      1. fisheries research, including the establishment of priorities, standards, and specifications for such research:
        1. fisheries administration services, including planning and the establishment of priorities, standards, and specifications for such services:
          1. enforcement issues, including the establishment of standards and specifications for enforcement.