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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas - Regulations, review, and consequential amendments - Regulations

73: Regulations for biodiversity objectives and associated restrictions

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"Rules to Protect the Hauraki Gulf and its Creatures"

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The Governor-General can make rules to help protect the Hauraki Gulf. You will see rules for each special area to protect the sea floor and the creatures that live there. The Minister must talk to the iwi who take care of the area before making these rules. The Minister must make sure they have the best information before making rules. This includes talking to people who will be affected by the rules. The rules must be made within two years of the law starting. The rules can say when and how people can do things in these special areas. They can also say that people must report what they are doing. You can find out more about these rules in the Legislation Act 2019, Part 3 https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM7298343. These rules are to help keep the sea and its creatures healthy.

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Regulations, review, and consequential amendments: Regulations

73Regulations for biodiversity objectives and associated restrictions

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations that provide for—

  2. the setting of biodiversity objectives for each seafloor protection area and high protection area; and
    1. the regulation of activities occurring within high protection areas (except the regulation of customary fishing) as reasonably necessary to give effect to the biodiversity objectives.

      1. The Minister must not make a recommendation under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that—

      2. the proposals for regulations—
        1. were developed in consultation with iwi that exercise kaitiakitanga in the relevant seafloor protection area or high protection area; and
          1. are based on the best available information, including mātauranga Māori; and
          2. if consultation with any person affected by the proposed regulations is appropriate, sufficient consultation with that person or their representative has occurred.

            1. Regulations that set biodiversity objectives for each seafloor protection area and high protection area must be made under subsection (1)(a) no later than 2 years after the commencement of this Act.

            2. Regulations made under subsection (1)(b) may provide for all or any of the following:

            3. restrictions relating to when activities may occur:
              1. restrictions relating to how activities may occur:
                1. reporting requirements relating to activities:
                  1. any other restrictions or requirements that the Minister considers necessary to give effect to the biodiversity objectives.

                    1. Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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