Discussion Paper: Managing and Controlling the Risk to the Marine Environment from Ballast Water Discharges

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's biosecurity agency, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, seeks your views on the proposals in this discussion paper. Questions are placed throughout the paper to help focus your feedback on specific issues, but please feel free to comment on any other matters. Your views will assist with the development of advice to the Government on New Zealand's response to the Ballast Water Management Convention.

Supporting documents

You can post your submission to:

  • MAF Biosecurity New Zealand
    Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
    PO Box 2526
    WELLINGTON
    Attention: Allan Bauckham

Or email it to:

The closing date for submissions is 21 December 2007.

When responding, please state whether you are responding as an individual or representing the views of an organisation. If responding on behalf of an organisation, please make it clear who the organisation represents and, where applicable, how the views of members were assembled.

Submissions or comments provided on this discussion document will be subject to the Official Information Act (OIA) 1982. The OIA requires information to be made available unless there is good reason, pursuant to the Act, to withhold the information, and that good reason outweighs the public interest in making the information available. If you want information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please clearly identify the material and why you wish the information to be withheld.

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