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Fish Resources Management Act 1994
Part 6Management of fisheries
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Part 6 — Management of fisheries
Division 1 — Interpretation
53. Term used: authorisation 41
Division 2 — Management plans
54. Determination etc. of management plan 41
55. Instruments under s. 54 subject to disallowance by Parliament 41
56. Contents of management plans, general provisions 41
57. Expiry date for plan for interim managed fishery 42
58. Management plan may provide for authorisations etc. 42
59. Management plan may specify capacity of fishery 44
60. Management plan may provide for entitlements under authorisations 44
61. Management plan may prohibit fishing etc. 46
62. Management plan, miscellaneous provisions in 46
63. How interim managed fishery becomes managed fishery 49
Division 3 — Procedure before determining or amending management plans
64. Procedure before determining management plan 49
65. Procedure before amending management plan 50
Division 4 — Managed fishery licences and interim managed fishery permits
66. Authorisations, grant of 51
67. Duration of authorisations 52
68. Renewal of authorisations 52
69. Conditions in authorisations 52
70. Authorisation ceases to have effect if management plan ceases to have effect 53
71. Prior fishing confers no right to authorisation 53
72. Grant of authorisation confers no right to subsequent authorisation 53
73. Other licences do not authorise fishing in fishery 54
73A. Authorisation is subject to restrictions in relation to certain marine reserves 54
Division 5 — Offences
74. Contravening management plan 54
76. Offence under s. 74(1) or 77(1), court to order reduction of entitlement in certain cases of 55
77. Contravening condition of managed fishery licence or managed fishery permit, offence 56
78A. Regulations relating to cancellations under s. 224 57