New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 220U

220U Amendment or revocation of declaration of critical habitat

(1) The Minister may amend or revoke a declaration of critical habitat by a further notification published in the Gazette.

(2) However, the Minister must not amend or revoke a declaration unless the Minister--

(a) has consulted the Fisheries Scientific Committee about the matter, and

(b) has given notice of the proposed amendment or revocation to affected persons and given the public an opportunity to make submissions as if it were a preliminary identification of critical habitat, and

(c) has had regard to the matters the Minister would be required to have regard to if it were a decision to declare critical habitat.

(3) The Minister must give notice of the amendment or revocation to all affected persons as if it were a declaration of critical habitat.

(4) The Minister must, in a notification amending or revoking a declaration of critical habitat and in a notice under subsection (3), give the reasons for the amendment or revocation of the declaration.