Commentary on provisions of Act Fisheries objectives, fisheries statements, and fisheries management plans Section 3: Joint fisheries statement: procedure
Subsection (1) to this section provides that the fisheries policy authorities may at any time prepare and publish a replacement JFS or make amendments to an existing JFS.
	Subsection (2) refers to Part 1 of Schedule 1 which outlines the mechanism for bringing the JFS into effect. Subsection (3) provides that the JFS only comes into effect when it has been published in accordance with that Part of that Schedule.
	Subsections (4) to (6) provide that the JFS must be reviewed whenever it is appropriate, but no later than six years following its initial publication or within six years following any review. This is to align with a six-year review period for marine plans made under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. A revised JFS or any amendments made to it must be published following a review. A review ends under this section when the fisheries policy authorities conclude that no changes to the JFS are required or when a replacement JFS or amendments are published.