New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 292

292 Approval of draft regional marine oil spill contingency plan

1 A regional council shall, forthwith upon being required by the Director to do so, include in, or omit from, its draft regional marine oil spill contingency plan submitted to the Director under section 289 or section 290 such provisions as the Director may specify.

2 The Director may, in his or her sole discretion, determine what provisions (if any) he or she requires under subsection (1) to be included in or omitted from a draft regional marine oil spill contingency plan, except that the Director shall not require any inclusion or omission of a provision that will result in the plan being inconsistent with any relevant requirements of the marine protection rules.

3 The Director shall, once his or her requirements (if any) under subsection (1) have been complied with, approve the relevant regional marine oil spill contingency plan.