19A   Referral of nomination to Fisheries Scientific Committee

(1)  If, in the opinion of the Chairperson of the Scientific Committee, a nomination of a key threatening process relates to a threatening process that is likely to have an impact on both terrestrial and aquatic environments, the Chairperson may consult with the Chairperson of the Fisheries Scientific Committee for the purpose of determining whether the nomination should also be considered by the Fisheries Scientific Committee under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.

(2)  If the Chairpersons agree that the nomination should also be considered by the Fisheries Scientific Committee under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994, the nomination is to be referred to the Fisheries Scientific Committee for consideration.

(3)  In such a case:

(a)  the nomination is taken to also be a nomination for amendment of Schedule 6 to that Act, made to the Fisheries Scientific Committee in accordance with Part 7A of that Act on the date the Chairpersons agree that it should also be considered by the Fisheries Scientific Committee under Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994, and

(b)  Part 7A of that Act applies in relation to the nomination (in addition to this Division).

(4)  For the purposes of this section, a nomination of a key threatening process means:

(a)  the nomination of any matter to be inserted in or omitted from Schedule 3, or

(b)  the nomination of any matter in Schedule 3 for amendment.

Note. There is a reciprocal process in Part 7A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 for the referral of nominations made under that Part to the Scientific Committee in appropriate cases.