{"id":"C2004L04711","name":"Fisheries Levy Regulations","slug":"fisheries-levy-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"215 of 1987","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27625,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04711-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Levy Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1987 No. 2151\n\n–––––––\n\nFisheries Levy Regulations\n\nI, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.\n\nDated 25 September 1987.\n\nJ. A. ROWLAND\n\nAdministrator\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nPETER MORRIS\n\nMinister of State for Resources\n\n–––––––––\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Levy Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations “the Act” means the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.\n\nPrescribed licences\n\n3\\. (1) The following classes of licences, namely licences endorsed under subsection 9 (4) of the Fisheries Act 1952 at the time the licences are granted and licences not so endorsed, are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (a) of the Act.\n\n(2) The following class of endorsements, namely endorsements made under subsection 9 (4) of the Fisheries Act 1952 on licences already in force when these Regulations come into operation, is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (b) of the Act.\n\n  \n\nRate of levy in respect of the grant or endorsement of a fisheries licence\n\n4. For the purposes of section 6 of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984, the amount of\n\n$295 is specified in respect of a licence included in a class of fisheries licences prescribed by subregulation 3 (1) and an endorsement included in a class of endorsements prescribed by subregulation 3 (2).\n\n> Note: NOTES\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 September 1987.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1724},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain the narrow scope authorized by the Fisheries Levy Act 1984, focusing solely on prescribing the specific classes of fishing licences and endorsements that attract the levy, and setting the fixed dollar amount ($295). There is no evidence of scope creep beyond the original fee-setting purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations in total","Single defined term ('the Act')","Straightforward fee-setting with no conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 and Fisheries Act 1952)","No sub-delegation or discretionary powers"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set the fee (called a 'levy') that commercial fishers must pay to the government when they receive a new fishing licence or add a special permission (called an 'endorsement') to an existing licence.\n\n**Who it affects:** Commercial fishers operating under Australia's Commonwealth fisheries laws (specifically those covered by the *Fisheries Act 1952*).\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **The fee:** $295 (set in 1987)\n*   **When it applies:** \n    *   When you get a new fishing licence (whether or not it includes special endorsements)\n    *   When you add an endorsement to a licence you already hold\n\n**Why it matters:** This is the paperwork that puts a dollar figure on the cost of obtaining permission to fish commercially in Commonwealth waters. It implements the *Fisheries Levy Act 1984* by specifying exactly which licences attract the charge and how much must be paid."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-regulations","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-levy-regulations/documents"}}