New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE PARKS ACT 1997 - SECT 17C

17C Making zoning plans for marine parks

(1) The Authority, in consultation with the advisory committee for a marine park, is to cause a draft zoning plan to be prepared within 12 months after the declaration of the marine park.

(2) The Authority is to submit the draft zoning plan to the relevant Ministers together with any comments from the advisory committee for the marine park.

(3) Within 3 months after receiving the draft zoning plan, the relevant Ministers are to:

(a) cause public notice to be given of the draft zoning plan, or

(b) refer the draft zoning plan back to the Authority for further consideration.

(4) The notice is to:

(a) specify the address of each place at which copies of the draft zoning plan are available, and

(b) invite submissions to be made on the draft zoning plan before the date specified in the notice (being a date not less than 3 months after the date of the notice), and

(c) specify the address to which submissions are to be forwarded.

(5) The relevant Ministers are to consider:

(a) any submissions made before the date referred to in subsection (4) (b), or such later date as the relevant Ministers allow, and

(b) any comments from the advisory committee for the marine park.

(6) Within 3 months after the date referred to in subsection (4) (b) the relevant Ministers are to:

(a) submit a regulation to the Governor setting out the zoning plan for the marine park with such modifications, if any, as the relevant Ministers think fit, or

(b) refer the draft zoning plan back to the Authority for further consideration.