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#### 235 Recreational Fishing (Saltwater) Trust Fund
235 Recreational Fishing (Saltwater) Trust Fund
> > (1) There is to be paid into the Recreational Fishing (Saltwater) Trust Fund—
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> > > (a) all fees paid for the registration of fishing gear used for recreational estuarine and marine fishing, and
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> > > (b) the proceeds of the sale of tags, or other identification, to be used on fish taken by recreational estuarine and marine fishers, and
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> > > (c) all recreational fishing fees, other than any amount or proportion of those fees allocated to the Recreational Fishing (Freshwater) Trust Fund, and
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> > > (d) any gift or bequest of money for the purposes of that Fund, and
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> > > (e) any other money appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of that Fund or required by law to be paid into that Fund.
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> > (2) There may be paid out of that Fund—
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> > > (a) the costs of taking measures to enhance, maintain or protect recreational estuarine and marine fishing, and
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> > > (b) the costs of carrying out research into estuarine and marine fish and their ecosystems, and
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> > > (c) the costs of management and administration of recreational estuarine and marine fishing, and
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> > > (d) the costs of ensuring compliance with recreational estuarine and marine fishing regulatory controls, and
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> > > (e) the costs of consultative arrangements with recreational estuarine and marine fishers.
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> > (3) The Minister is to consult any relevant advisory council on recreational fishing established under section 229 about policies and priorities for expenditure from that Fund.
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> **s 235:** Rep 1996 No 141, Sch 1 \[12\]. Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 3 (am 1998 No 54, Sch 2.18 \[2\]). Am 2000 No 86, Sch 4 \[8\] \[9\]; 2009 No 114, Sch 1 \[60\].