Pursuant to section 5(5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation, the Director, Conservation Partnerships, South and Eastern South Island Region, notifies that he has received applications from Otago Museum for the issue of three permits; retrospective permit to hold marine mammals, permit to collect and hold marine mammals for the purpose of research, and permit to import/export marine mammal materials.
A copy of the application can be obtained from the Department of Conservation, Christchurch Shared Services Unit, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140.
Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to the Director Conservation Partnerships South and Eastern South Island Region, c/o Bethan Parry, Christchurch Shared Services Unit, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140, within 28 days after publication of this notice.
Unless a person making a submission states to the contrary in the submission, that person will be deemed to give his/her consent to the release under the Official Information Act 1982 of all the information in the submission.
Dated at Dunedin this 8th day of September 2014.
BARRY HANSON, Director, Conservation Partnerships, South and Eastern South Island Region.