Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Application to Import, Hold and Export Marine Mammal Bone

Pursuant to section 5(5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a delegation from the Minister of Conservation, the Operations Manager, East Coast District, Department of Conservation, notifies that he has received a permit application from Gisborne Museum of Art and History Trust to import, hold and export marine mammal artefacts.

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, or online at http://www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/have-your-say/open-for-your-comment/.

Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to the Operations Manager, East Coast District, Department of Conservation, c/- Bethan Parry, Christchurch Shared Services Unit, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8140, within 28 days after publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

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 Gisborne this 19th day of August 2019.

JOHN LUCAS, Operations Manager, East Coast, Department of Conservation.