Fisheries Act 2000
Sch 1Reviewable decisions
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Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions (see pt 10) column 1 item column 2 section column 3 decision column 4 entity 1 22 refuse to issue recreational group licence applicant for licence 2 30 refuse to issue fisheries licence applicant for licence 3 31 issue licence with conditions applicant for licence 4 36 (2) amend licence licensee 5 36 (3) issue amended licence with conditions licensee 6 36A refuse to issue replacement fisheries licence licensee 7 36H (3) take regulatory action licensee 8 36I (2) suspend licence licensee 9 39 refuse to register fish dealer applicant for registration 10 41 suspend fish dealer’s licence entity that has registration suspended 11 42 cancel fish dealer’s licence entity that has registration cancelled
(see s 4) Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms: • ACAT • conservator of flora and fauna • contravene • disallowable instrument • document • function • home address • magistrate • Magistrates Court • penalty unit (see s 133) • power • reviewable decision notice. abalone means blacklip and greenlip abalone and includes all other species of abalone. aquaculture—see section 46. aquatic habitat—see section 88. authorised person— (a) means a fisheries officer; and (b) includes— (i) a conservation officer; and (ii) a police officer. authorised person’s direction—see section 72. boat means any kind of vessel, however navigated.
commercial quantity of fish of a priority species means the quantity prescribed by regulation as a commercial quantity of the fish. conservation officer—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, dictionary. conservator means the conservator of flora and fauna. conservator guidelines means a guideline made under section 113A. corresponding law means a law of a State that regulates fisheries. critical habitat means aquatic habitat, or a part of aquatic habitat, declared as critical habitat under section 18A. critical habitat declaration—see section 18A (1). cultural resource management plan—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, dictionary. environment—see the Environment Protection Act 1997, dictionary. exempt conduct, for part 8 (Offences)—see section 73. exempt species means a species of fish declared to be an exempt species under section 18. exempt species declaration—see section 18 (1). fin fish means a marine, estuarine or freshwater fish of the class pisces. fish means marine, estuarine or freshwater fish or other aquatic animal life, or any of their parts, at any stage of their history (whether alive or dead), and includes— (a) abalone, oysters and other aquatic molluscs; and (b) crustaceans; and (c) echinoderms; and (d) beachworms and other aquatic polychaetes;
but does not include— (e) reptiles; and (f) birds; and (g) amphibians. fish dealer means a person who receives fish, for resale or other commercial use, from a person whom they know or suspect or ought to know or suspect to be a commercial fisher, but does not include a person who receives fish only for the purpose of transporting them on behalf of the owner of the fish. fisheries licence—see section 19. fisheries licence register—see section 36M. fisheries management plan—see section 5. fisheries officer means a person appointed under section 50. fishing closure—see section 13. fishing gear means equipment, other than a vehicle or boat, used for taking fish. fish of a priority species means— (a) abalone; and (b) Murray Cod; and (c) rock lobster; and (d) fish of any other species prescribed by regulation as a priority species. ground for regulatory action—see section 36F. identity card means— (a) in relation to a fisheries officer—an identity card issued to the person under section 51; or