(1) After considering any submissions on a draft Marine and Coastal Strategy, the Minister must make the strategy with or without amendment.
(2) The Minister must publish notice of the making of a Marine and Coastal Strategy in the Government Gazette.
(3) A Marine and Coastal Strategy 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 Strategy made under this section;
(b) a copy of any amendment to a Marine and Coastal Strategy made under section 36;
(c) a consolidated version of a Marine and Coastal Strategy if amended under section 36.