89Provisions applying to fisheries reserves

89 Provisions applying to fisheries reserves (1) The Minister may establish a committee of management for a fisheries reserve under section 14 of the **Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978** as if it were permanently reserved under that Act and that Act shall apply in respect of the committee of management accordingly. (2) A management plan must be prepared in respect of a fisheries reserve in accordance with Part 3. S. 89(3) amended by No. 40/2019 s. 21(1). (3) A fisheries notice, the regulations or an Order in Council may— (a) prohibit or regulate fishing, the use of any equipment or any other activity in the fisheries reserve; and S. 89(3)(b) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 97. (b) provide for the issue of permits by the Victorian Fisheries Authority; and S. 89(3)(c) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 97, substituted by No. 40/2019 s. 21(2). (c) impose penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for any contravention of— (i) the fisheries notice; or (ii) the regulations; or (iii) the Order in Council; or (iv) a permit issued by the Victorian Fisheries Authority. S. 89(4) substituted by No. 40/2019 s. 21(3). (4) If there is any inconsistency between a fisheries notice, the regulations, an Order in Council or a licence or permit issued under this Act— (a) the fisheries notice prevails to the extent of the inconsistency over the regulations, the Order in Council, the licence or the permit; and (b) the regulations prevail to the extent of the inconsistency over the Order in Council, the licence or the permit; and (c) the Order in Council prevails to the extent of the inconsistency over the licence or the permit; and (d) the relevant licences or permits are to be amended as soon as is practicable to remove the inconsistency. S. 89(5) amended by No. 40/2019 s. 21(4). (5) An authorised officer may direct any person— (a) to immediately leave the fisheries reserve; (b) to cease engaging in prohibited activities in the fisheries reserve; (c) to remove any matter or thing from the fisheries reserve— if in the opinion of the authorised officer the person, activity or thing is contravening a fisheries notice, the regulations, an Order in Council or a permit issued in respect of the fisheries reserve. (6) A person must comply with any direction given under subsection (5). Pt 6 (Heading and ss 90–100) amended by Nos 5/1997 ss 16, 17, 17/2002 ss 12, 13, 108/2003 s. 40, repealed by No. 35/2009 s. 36, new Pt 6 (Heading and ss 90–97B) inserted by No. 64/2013 s. 4.