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Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 2019
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# Schedule 6 Fees
Schedule 6 Fees
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Matter for which fee is payable | Amount |
| 1 | Recreational fishing fee (clause 66)— | |
| | (a) for period of 3 days | $7 |
| | (b) for period of 1 month | $14 |
| | (c) for period of 12 months | $35 |
| | (d) for period of 3 years | $85 |
| 2 | Issue of replacement fishing fee receipt (clause 67 (3)) | $8 |
| 3 | Fishing fee exemption certificates (clause 72 (3))— | |
| | (a) a 1 year exemption certificate under section 34I (3) (a) of the Act that operates to exempt up to 4 persons at a time carrying out recreational fishing activities under supervision or guidance | $140 |
| | (b) a 1 year exemption certificate under section 34I (3) (a) of the Act that operates to exempt up to 80 persons at a time carrying out recreational fishing activities under supervision or guidance on or from private land as part of commercial tourism business | $2,800 |
| | (c) a 1 year exemption certificate under section 34I (3) (b) of the Act that operates to exempt up to 4 passengers at a time carrying out recreational fishing activities on boat | $140 |
| | (d) a 1 year exemption certificate under section 34I (3) (b) of the Act that operates to exempt between 5 and 9 passengers at a time carrying out recreational fishing activities on boat— | |
| | (i) base fee, and | $140 |
| (ii) for the fifth and each additional passenger to be exempted | $35 |
| | (e) a 1 year exemption certificate under section 34I (3) (b) of the Act that operates to exempt 10 or more passengers at a time carrying out recreational fishing activities on a boat | $350 |
| 4 | Application for amendment of fishing fee exemption certificate (clause 73 (3) (a)) | $14 |
| 5 | Permit or renewal of permit to use explosives (clause 80 (5)) | $359 |
| 6 | Permit or renewal of permit to use electrical devices (clause 82 (5)) | $359 |
| 7 | Application for permit or renewal of permit under section 37 of the Act (clause 97)— | |
| | (a) marine park permit | $82 |
| | (b) permit for research purposes | $400 |
| | (c) permit for aquarium collection purposes | $189 |
| | (d) permit for purpose approved by Minister | $400 |
| 7A | Application for permit or renewal of permit to gather marine vegetation for commercial purposes (clause 98A(5)) | $189 |
| 8 | Special endorsement in share management fishery (clause 101) | $160 |
| 9 | Application for registration of share transfer transaction (clause 104 (1) (a)) | $320 |
| 10 | Application for registration of other share transaction (clause 104 (1) (b)) | $561 |
| 11 | Inspection of 1 entry in Share Register conducted with assistance of officer of Department (clause 105 (a)) | $19 |
| 12 | Inspection of 1 registered document retained by Secretary (clause 105 (b)) | $82 |
| 13 | Application for issue of commercial fishing licence for 1 year term (clause 108(2)) | $297 |
| 14 | Application for issue of commercial fishing licence for 5 year term (clause 108(2)) | $471 |
| 15 | Application for issue of commercial fishing licence for 10 year term (clause 108(2)) | $645 |
| 16 | Application for renewal of commercial fishing licence for 1 year term (clause 112(2A)) | $171 |
| 17 | Application for renewal of commercial fishing licence for 5 year term (clause 112(2A)) | $345 |
| 17A | Application for renewal of commercial fishing licence for 10 year term (clause 112(2A)) | $519 |
| 18 | Manual transfer of red sea urchin quota (clause 137 (3)) | $240 |
| 19 | Approval of transfer of inland fishery endorsement (clause 164 (1)) | $320 |
| 20 | Application for approval by Secretary of transfer of endorsement or share (clause 184 (6)) | $320 |
| 21 | Application for registration as Class A registered fish receiver (clause 189 (2)) | $1,201 |
| 22 | Application for registration as Class B registered fish receiver (clause 189 (2))— | |
| | (a) for 1 or 2 premises at which fish receiver receives fish, and | $3,917 |
| | (b) for each additional premises | $1,958 |
| 23 | Issue or reissue of annual charter fishing licence, clause 209(1) and (3)(b) | $761 |
| 24 | Renewal of annual charter fishing licence, clause 209(1) | $601 |
| 25 | Annual contribution for each declared charter fishing activity specified on charter fishing licence, clause 210(1) | $120 |
| 26 | Electronic transfer of charter fishing business, clause 223(2)(a) | $200 |
| 27 | Manual transfer of charter fishing business by manual transfer, clause 223(2)(b) | $401 |
| 28 | Application for permit under Part 7 of the Act (clause 224 (1) (a)) | $179 |
| 29 | Minor assessment (clause 224 (3) (a)) | $179 |
| 30 | Moderate assessment (clause 224 (3) (b)) | $418 |
| 31 | Major assessment (clause 224 (3) (c)) | $1,497 |
| 32 | Complex assessment (clause 224 (3) (d)) | $3,891 |
| 33 | Additional assessment (clause 224 (7))—for each hour (or part of an hour) of work performed | $74 |
**sch 6:** Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.19\[2\]; 2022 (688), Sch 3\[20\]; 2023 (13), Sch 5\[24\].