Sch 2Matters that may be provided for in a

Schedule 2 Matters that may be provided for in a management plan

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As in force at 10 December 2022

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FISHERIES ACT 1988 An Act to provide for the regulation, conservation and management of fisheries and fishery resources so as to maintain their sustainable utilisation, to regulate the sale and processing of fish and aquatic life, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Act 1988. 2 Commencement This Act shall come into operation on 14 December 1988. 2A Objects (1) The objects of this Act are: (a) to manage the aquatic resources of the Territory in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development; and (ab) to protect the environment, people and economy of the Territory from the introduction and spread of aquatic noxious species and diseases; and (ac) to acknowledge the rights and interests of Aboriginal people and resources of significance to Aboriginal people referred to in section 2B(1) and to promote opportunities for Aboriginal people to benefit economically from aquatic resources; and (b) to maintain a stewardship of aquatic resources that promotes fairness, equity and access to aquatic resources by all stakeholder groups, including: (i) Aboriginal people; and (ii) the commercial fishing, aquaculture and fishing tourism industries; and

Fisheries Act 1988 2 (iii) amateur fishers; and (iv) others with an interest in the aquatic resources of the Territory; and (c) to promote the optimum utilisation of aquatic resources to the benefit of the community. (2) Any person or body engaged in the administration, operation or enforcement of this Act must take into account the objects of this Act when exercising their powers and performing their duties.