Fisheries Levy Act 1984
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3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
fisheries licence means a licence under the Fisheries Act 1952 or the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.
fishery means a class of activities by way of fishing, being a class of such activities that is identified in a plan of management as a fishery to which the plan of management applies.
plan of management means a plan of management determined under subsection 7B(1) of the Fisheries Act 1952 or section 15A of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.
(2) A reference in this Act to units of fishing capacity is a reference to the units into which, under a plan of management for a fishery, the fishing capacity or a part of the fishing capacity permitted for the fishery is divided.