Pursuant to section 296P of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement (1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Standards and Specifications) Notice 2009.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on 1 November 2009.
2. Interpretation In this notice, terms and expressions defined in the Fisheries Act 1996 have the same meanings as in that Act.
3. Nature of standards and specifications (1) I have amended the previous standards and specifications issued under section 296O of the Fisheries Act 1996.
(2) The standards and specifications relate to the performance or exercise of specified functions, duties and powers by an Approved Service Delivery Organisation (ASDO).
(3) The amendment to the standards and specifications are minor and technical and are to:
(a) create consistency with the Fisheries Act 1996, its Regulations and other legal requirements;
(b) create consistency with other documentation and information associated with the ASDO standards and specifications;
(c) enable ease of reading, referencing and understanding terminology used throughout the ASDO standards and specifications;
(d) correctly reflect current practices undertaken by the Ministry and the ASDO in respect of service delivery;
(e) create consistency in terminology and formatting used in the ASDO standards and specifications; and
(f) clarify service delivery requirements to be undertaken by the ASDO under the ASDO standards and specifications.
4. Copies of standards and specifications Full copies of the standards and specifications are available from the Head Office, Ministry of Fisheries, 101-103 The Terrace (PO Box 1020), Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of October 2009.
HON PHIL HEATLEY, Minister of Fisheries.