Section 179 Proposal for marine zone

(1) A government entity or a local government (a proposing entity) may give the general manager a proposal for an area (a proposed area) to be a marine zone under section 177.

(2) The proposal must be in the approved form.

(3) The approved form may require the proposing entity to include any of the following information in the proposal—

(a) a description of the proposed area, including details of the boundaries of the proposed area and a map or chart showing its locality;

(b) the requirements to be placed on the operation of a ship in the proposed area;

(c) why the proposed marine area should be a marine zone;

(d) who the proposing entity has consulted, the nature of the consultation and the results of the consultation.