Fisheries Management Act 1991
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7 Application
(1) This Act extends to all of the Territories and has extra‑territorial operation. (2) In relation to the AFZ and to fishing for sedentary organisms outside the AFZ, this Act applies to all persons, including foreigners, and to all boats, including foreign boats. (3) In relation to fishing activities on waters outside the AFZ, this Act applies: (a) to Australian boats and to Australian‑flagged boats that are not Australian boats; and (b) to all persons (including foreigners) on boats to which paragraph (a) applies. This subsection does not limit subsection (2) or express provisions that extend the application of this Act. (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the extra‑territorial operation of this Act.