Fish Resources Management Act 1994
Part 6Management of fisheries
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Part 6 — Management of fisheries
Division 1 — Interpretation
- Term used: authorisation 41
Division 2 — Management plans
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Determination etc. of management plan 41
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Instruments under s. 54 subject to disallowance by Parliament 41
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Contents of management plans, general provisions 41
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Expiry date for plan for interim managed fishery 42
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Management plan may provide for authorisations etc. 42
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Management plan may specify capacity of fishery 44
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Management plan may provide for entitlements under authorisations 44
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Management plan may prohibit fishing etc. 46
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Management plan, miscellaneous provisions in 46
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How interim managed fishery becomes managed fishery 49
Division 3 — Procedure before determining or amending management plans
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Procedure before determining management plan 49
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Procedure before amending management plan 50
Division 4 — Managed fishery licences and interim managed fishery permits
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Authorisations, grant of 51
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Duration of authorisations 52
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Renewal of authorisations 52
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Conditions in authorisations 52
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Authorisation ceases to have effect if management plan ceases to have effect 53
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Prior fishing confers no right to authorisation 53
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Grant of authorisation confers no right to subsequent authorisation 53
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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
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Contravening management plan 54
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Offence under s. 74(1) or 77(1), court to order reduction of entitlement in certain cases of 55
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Contravening condition of managed fishery licence or managed fishery permit, offence 56
78A. Regulations relating to cancellations under s. 224 57