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Fisheries Act 1996

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296P: Procedure for issuing standards and specifications

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"How the Minister creates or changes fishing rules"

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When the Minister wants to issue or change standards and specifications under section 296O, you need to know they must talk to the Minister in charge of the Environment Act 1986 and people who have an interest in these standards. The Minister does not have to talk to anyone if they think the standards need to be issued quickly or if the change is small and will not hurt anyone. When the Minister issues or changes standards, they must give a copy to the organisations they relate to and publish a notice in the Gazette.

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Powers of Minister in relation to approved service delivery organisations

296PProcedure for issuing standards and specifications

  1. Before issuing or amending standards and specifications under section 296O, the Minister must consult—

  2. the Minister responsible for the administration of the Environment Act 1986; and
    1. those classes of persons or those approved service delivery organisations that, in the opinion of the first-mentioned Minister, have an interest in the standards and specifications.

      1. Despite subsection (1), the Minister is not required to consult anyone if the Minister is satisfied that—

      2. the standards and specifications need to be issued or amended urgently; or
        1. the amendment is minor and will not adversely affect the substantial interests of any person.

          1. When the Minister issues or amends standards and specifications, the Minister must—

          2. give a copy of the standards and specifications to each approved service delivery organisation to which they relate; and
            1. publish a notice in the Gazette that complies with subsection (4).

              1. The notice published in the Gazette must—

              2. give a general indication of the nature of the standards and specifications; and
                1. specify where copies of the standards and specifications may be obtained.

                  Notes
                  • Section 296P: inserted, on , by section 65 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).