(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister must cause to be prepared and made a State of the Marine and Coastal Environment Report.
(2) A State of the Marine and Coastal Environment Report must include the following information—
(a) the condition of the marine and coastal environment;
(b) the environmental, social and economic benefits of the marine and coastal environment;
(c) the threats to the marine and coastal environment.
(3) The Minister may request the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability to prepare and make a State of the Marine and Coastal Environment Report.
(4) The Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability must prepare and make a State of the Marine and Coastal Environment Report if requested by the Minister under subsection (3).