(1) After considering any submissions on a draft Marine and Coastal Policy, the Minister must make the policy with or without amendment.
(2) The Minister must publish notice of the making of a Marine and Coastal Policy in the Government Gazette.
(3) A Marine and Coastal Policy comes into operation—
(a) on the date on which the notice under subsection (2) is published in the Government Gazette; or
(b) on any later date specified in the notice.
(4) The Minister must ensure that the following documents are published on the Internet site of the Department—
(a) a copy of a Marine and Coastal Policy made under this section;
(b) a copy of any amendment to a Marine and Coastal Policy made under section 29;
(c) a consolidated version of a Marine and Coastal Policy if amended under section 29.