Commonwealth legislation

Fisheries Levy (Gemfish Fishery) Regulations

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

72 of 1989

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These regulations set the fee that commercial fishers must pay for holding fishing rights in the Gemfish Fishery.

What it does

Defines fishing capacity: It specifies that a "unit of fishing capacity" means the fishing rights allocated to fishers under the Gemfish Fishery Management Plan.
Sets the levy: It fixes the charge at 2.5 cents for each unit of fishing capacity allocated.

Who it affects Commercial fishers who hold allocated fishing rights (units of capacity) in the Gemfish Fishery.

Why it matters This establishes the cost of maintaining fishing entitlements in this specific fishery. The levy is collected under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 to help manage and administer the fishery.

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Fisheries Levy (Gemfish Fishery) Regulations

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 721

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Fisheries Levy (Gemfish Fishery)

Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

Dated 27 April 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL DUFFY

Minister of State for Trade Negotiations for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Levy (Gemfish Fishery) Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations:

“plan of management” means the Gemfish Fishery Management Plan determined by the Minister on 26 April 1989 under subsection 7b (1) of the Fisheries Act 1952;

“the Act” means the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

Prescribing units of fishing capacity

For the purposes of paragaph 5 (bc) of the Act, a unit of fishing capacity allocated in accordance with the plan of management is a prescribed unit of fishing capacity.

Amount of levy

For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, the amount of levy imposed on the allocation of a prescribed unit of fishing capacity mentioned in regulation 3 is 2.5 cents.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 April 1989.

Source text

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