4Interpretation

4 Interpretation (1) In this Act: acting in an official capacity, in relation to an authorised officer, means the officer is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act. alleged offender, see section 46H. amateur fishing means fishing for fish or aquatic life otherwise than for sale. approved means approved by the Director. approved operator means a person approved under section 17A. aquaculture includes the farming, culturing, or breeding of fish or aquatic life for the purposes of trade, business, or research. aquatic life means any species of plant or animal life (except species of birds) which, at any time of the life history of the species, must inhabit water, and includes the plant or animal at any stage of its life history, and also includes any part of such plant or animal, but does not include fish, or aquatic life declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be aquatic life to which this Act does not apply. arrangement means an arrangement made under Part 6 by the Territory with the Commonwealth whether or not it is also made with a State. Australian fishing zone means the Australian fishing zone as defined by the Commonwealth Act. authorised officer means the Director, a Fisheries Officer or a Fisheries Inspector. coastal waters, in relation to the Territory, has the same meaning as it has in the Commonwealth Act. Commonwealth Act means the Fisheries Management Act 1991 (Cth) or any Act in substitution for that Act. Commonwealth Minister means the Minister for the time being administering the Commonwealth Act or other Minister exercising powers and performing functions pursuant to section 60 of the Commonwealth Act.

Fisheries Act 1988 4 confiscation offence means an offence prescribed by regulation for Part 4, Division 4B. container includes a cupboard, drawer, chest, trunk, box, cage, package or other receptacle. contravention notice, see section 46H. corporation has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001. Crown lands has the same meaning as in the Crown Lands Act 1992. delegate decision, see section 50(1). Director means the Director of Fisheries appointed under section 5, and includes a person who is acting in or performing the duties of the office of Director of Fisheries. ecologically sustainable development means using, conserving and enhancing the community's resources so that ecological processes, on which life depends, are maintained and the total quality of life, now and in the future, can be increased. electric fishing device means a device, engine, or machine designed or used for the taking or killing by means of electric current of any species of fish or aquatic life or for the production of electronarcosis of any species of fish or aquatic life. fish means any species or class of fish including crustaceans, echinoderms, and molluscs, and includes an aquatic animal (except a species of bird) declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be a fish for the purposes of this Act, and also includes: (a) an egg, fry, spat, or larva of a fish; (b) the dead body, or a part of the dead body, of a fish; and (c) the shell or exoskeleton, or a part of the shell or exoskeleton, of a crustacean, echinoderm, or mollusc. Fisheries Inspector means a person appointed to be a Fisheries Inspector under section 7A. Fisheries Officer means a person appointed or declared to be a Fisheries Officer under section 7. fishery means one or more stocks or parts of stocks or one or more species, habitats, or locations of fish or aquatic life that can