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Fisheries Act 1994
sec.8Meaning of marine plant
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### sec.8 Meaning of marine plant
Marine plant includes the following—
a plant (a tidal plant ) that usually grows on, or adjacent to, tidal land, whether it is living, dead, standing or fallen;
material of a tidal plant, or other plant material on tidal land;
a plant, or material of a plant, prescribed by regulation to be a marine plant.
Marine plant does not include a plant that is—
prohibited matter or restricted matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 ; or
See the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedule 1 or schedule 2 .
See also the note to the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedules 1 and 2 .
controlled biosecurity matter or regulated biosecurity matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 .
s 8 amd 2002 No. 12 s 329 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 7 s 531 ; 2019 No. 6 s 3 sch 1
amd 2024 No. 17 s 192 sch 1 pt 3 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.8-ssec.1) Marine plant includes the following— a plant (a tidal plant ) that usually grows on, or adjacent to, tidal land, whether it is living, dead, standing or fallen; material of a tidal plant, or other plant material on tidal land; a plant, or material of a plant, prescribed by regulation to be a marine plant.
(sec.8-ssec.2) Marine plant does not include a plant that is— prohibited matter or restricted matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 ; or See the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedule 1 or schedule 2 . See also the note to the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedules 1 and 2 . controlled biosecurity matter or regulated biosecurity matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 .
- (a) a plant (a tidal plant ) that usually grows on, or adjacent to, tidal land, whether it is living, dead, standing or fallen;
- (b) material of a tidal plant, or other plant material on tidal land;
- (c) a plant, or material of a plant, prescribed by regulation to be a marine plant.
- (a) prohibited matter or restricted matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 ; or Notes— 1 See the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedule 1 or schedule 2 . 2 See also the note to the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedules 1 and 2 .
- 1 See the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedule 1 or schedule 2 .
- 2 See also the note to the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedules 1 and 2 .
- (b) controlled biosecurity matter or regulated biosecurity matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 .
- 1 See the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedule 1 or schedule 2 .
- 2 See also the note to the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedules 1 and 2 .