New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MARINE PARKS ACT 1997 - SECT 17E

17E Amending zoning plans for marine parks

(1) The relevant Ministers may, at any time, recommend the making of a regulation to amend the zoning plan for a marine park.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the relevant Ministers may recommend the making of a regulation to amend the zoning plan for a marine park as a consequence of any of the following:

(a) the publication of a critical habitat declaration, threat abatement plan or recovery plan under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 ,

(b) the publication of a critical habitat declaration, threat abatement plan or recovery plan under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 ,

(c) the making of any instrument under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth in relation to species, ecological communities, places or activities that is relevant to the marine park,

(d) the making of a proclamation under this Act varying the area of the marine park.

(3) At the direction of the relevant Ministers, the Authority is, in consultation with the advisory committee for the marine park, to cause a draft zoning plan to be prepared to amend a zoning plan.

(4) Section 17C (2)-(6) apply to the making of an amendment to the zoning plan for a marine park in the same way as they apply to the making of a zoning plan under that section unless the relevant Ministers are of the opinion that:

(a) the amendment is to be made as a consequence of any event referred to in subsection (2) (a)-(c), or

(b) the proposed amendment corrects a technical error or inconsistency.