Commonwealth legislation

Fisheries Levy (Western and North Western Deep-Water Trawl Fisheries) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

464 of 1990

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What it does This regulation sets a fixed annual fee ($3,100) for commercial fishing licences operating in Australia's Western and North Western deep-water trawl fisheries.

Who it affects Commercial fishers who hold licences with specific endorsements (permissions) for deep-water trawling in these Commonwealth-managed fisheries.

Why it matters

It establishes the exact amount fishers must pay for these specific fishing rights
It replaces earlier regulations from 1988 and 1989, consolidating the fee structure
The levy only applies to licences carrying endorsements listed in Fisheries Notice No. WNW 1 (a technical document defining the specific fishing permissions)

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Fisheries Levy (Western and North Western Deep-Water Trawl Fisheries) Regulations

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 4641

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Fisheries Levy (Western and North Western Deep-water Trawl Fisheries) 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 17 December 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. KERIN

Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Levy (Western and North Western Deep-water Trawl Fisheries) Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“endorsement” means an endorsement of a licence under subsection 9 (4) of the Fisheries Act 1952;

“licence” means a licence granted under subsection 9 (2) or (3) of the Fisheries Act 1952;

“notice” means Fisheries Notice No. WNW 1 published in the Gazette on 15 June 1990 and in force under section 8 of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984;

“the Act” means the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

Endorsements prescribed under paragraph 5 (b) of the Act

For the purposes of paragraph 5 (b) of the Act, each of the endorsements referred to in paragraph 6 of the notice is prescribed.

Amount of levy under subsection 6 (1) of the Act

For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, $3,100 is specified as the amount of levy for a licence bearing one or more of the endorsements referred to in paragraph 6 of the notice.

Repeal of Fisheries Levy (Western Deep-water Trawl Fishery) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1988 No. 172 and 1989 No. 211 are repealed.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 January 1991.

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