Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) Regulations 2017
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Part 2—Aquatic resources prescribed for the purposes of regulation 4(2)(b)
Molluscs Razorfish (Pinna bicolor) Vongole Scalefish Australian Anchovy (Engraulis australis) Maray (Etrumeus teres) Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Blue Sprat (Spratelloides robustus) Sandy Sprat (Hyperlophus vittatus) Legislative history Notes • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Formerly Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fisheries) Regulations 2017 Legislation revoked by principal regulations The Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) Regulations 2017 revoked the following: Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fisheries) Regulations 2006 Principal regulations and variations New entries appear in bold. Year No Reference Commencement 2017 228 Gazette 8.8.2017 p3386 15.1.2018: r 2 2020 260 Gazette 27.8.2020 p4405 27.8.2020: r 2 2020 321 Gazette 17.12.2020 p5784 17.12.2020: r 2 2021 87 Gazette 24.6.2021 p2285 1.7.2021: r 2 2021 104 Gazette 1.7.2021 p2608 1.7.2021 immediately after 87/2021: r 2 2022 51 Gazette 30.6.2022 p1994 1.7.2022: r 2 2024 120 Gazette 12.12.2024 p4652 1.1.2025: r 2 Provisions varied New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement r 1 varied by 87/2021 r 4 1.7.2021 r 2 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 27.8.2020 r 3
r 3(1)
Coffin Bay vongole fishing zone deleted by 87/2021 r 5(1) 1.7.2021 fishery inserted by 87/2021 r 5(2) 1.7.2021 Gulf St. Vincent and Kangaroo Island Fishing Zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(2) 1.7.2021 King George whiting inserted by 87/2021 r 5(3) 1.7.2021 King George whiting fishing zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(3) 1.7.2021 marine scalefish fishery deleted by 87/2021 r 5(4) 1.7.2021 MSSF licence deleted by 87/2021 r 5(4) 1.7.2021 Murray Mouth inserted by 87/2021 r 5(4) 1.7.2021 Port River vongole fishing zone deleted by 87/2021 r 5(5) 1.7.2021 rock lobster fishery inserted by 87/2021 r 5(5) 1.7.2021 sardine deleted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 sardine net deleted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 sardine quota entitlement deleted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 snapper inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 snapper fishing zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 South East fishing zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 southern calamari inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 southern calamari fishing zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 southern garfish inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 southern garfish fishing zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 Southern Zone Rock Lobster Fishery inserted by 87/2021 r 5(6) 1.7.2021 Spencer Gulf Fishing Zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(7) 1.7.2021 vongole fishing zone deleted by 87/2021 r 5(8) 1.7.2021 vongole quota entitlement deleted by 87/2021 r 5(8) 1.7.2021 West Coast vongole fishing zone deleted by 87/2021 r 5(8) 1.7.2021 West Coast Fishing Zone inserted by 87/2021 r 5(8) 1.7.2021 r 3
r 3(2) varied by 87/2021 r 5(9) 1.7.2021 rr 4 and 5 substituted by 87/2021 r 6 1.7.2021 r 6
r 6(2) varied by 87/2021 r 7(1) 1.7.2021 r 6(3) deleted by 87/2021 r 7(2) 1.7.2021 r 6(5) (b) deleted by 87/2021 r 7(3) 1.7.2021
varied by 87/2021 r 7(4) 1.7.2021 r 7 varied by 87/2021 r 8 1.7.2021 r 8
r 8(1)
licence varied by 87/2021 r 9(1) 1.7.2021 r 8(4) (c) deleted by 87/2021 r 9(2) 1.7.2021
varied by 87/2021 r 9(2), (3) 1.7.2021 r 9
r 9(1) varied by 87/2021 r 10(1) 1.7.2021 r 9(2) varied by 87/2021 r 10(1) 1.7.2021
(c) deleted by 87/2021 r 10(2) 1.7.2021
(d)(iii) deleted by 87/2021 r 10(3) 1.7.2021 r 9(3) varied by 87/2021 r 10(1) 1.7.2021 r 10
r 10(1) varied by 87/2021 r 11 1.7.2021 r 11 varied by 87/2021 r 12(1), (3) 1.7.2021
(b) deleted by 87/2021 r 12(2) 1.7.2021
substituted by 51/2022 r 3 1.7.2022 r 12 deleted by 87/2021 r 13 1.7.2021 r 13 varied by 87/2021 r 14 1.7.2021 r 14 before substitution by 87/2021
r 14(1)
quota period 2019-2020 inserted by 260/2020 r 4(1) 27.8.2020 quota period 2020-2021 inserted by 260/2020 r 4(1) 27.8.2020 quota period 2021-2022 inserted by 260/2020 r 4(1) 27.8.2020 r 14(3) varied by 260/2020 r 4(2) 27.8.2020 r 14(3a) inserted by 260/2020 r 4(3) 27.8.2020 r 14 substituted by 87/2021 r 15 1.7.2021 r 14(1)
following quota period inserted by 51/2022 r 4(1) 1.7.2022 initial allocation inserted by 51/2022 r 4(1) 1.7.2022 r 14(4a) inserted by 51/2022 r 4(2) 1.7.2022 r 14(5) amended by 51/2022 r 4(3), (4) 1.7.2022 r 14(5a)—(5c) inserted by 51/2022 r 4(5) 1.7.2022 r 15
r 15(1)
following quota period inserted by 51/2022 r 5(1) 1.7.2022 quota period 2019-2020 inserted by 260/2020 r 5(1) 27.8.2020 quota period 2020-2021 inserted by 260/2020 r 5(1) 27.8.2020 quota period 2021-2022 inserted by 260/2020 r 5(1) 27.8.2020 r 15(3) varied by 260/2020 r 5(2) 27.8.2020
amended by 51/2022 r 5(2) 1.7.2022 r 15(3a) inserted by 260/2020 r 5(3) 27.8.2020 r 15(3b)—(3d) inserted by 51/2022 r 5(3) 1.7.2022 r 16
r 16(1)
blue crab quota entitlement or quota entitlement varied by 87/2021 r 16 1.7.2021 following quota period inserted by 51/2022 r 6(1) 1.7.2022 quota period varied by 87/2021 r 16 1.7.2021 quota period 2019-2020 inserted by 260/2020 r 6(1) 27.8.2020
deleted by 51/2022 r 6(2) 1.7.2022 quota period 2020-2021 inserted by 260/2020 r 6(1) 27.8.2020
deleted by 51/2022 r 6(2) 1.7.2022 unit entitlement varied by 87/2021 r 16 1.7.2021 r 16(3) varied by 260/2020 r 6(2) 27.8.2020
varied by 87/2021 r 16 1.7.2021
(da), (g) deleted by 51/2022 r 6(3) 1.7.2022
amended by 51/2022 r 6(3) 1.7.2022 r 16(3a)—(3c) inserted by 51/2022 r 6(4) 1.7.2022 r 16(5) varied by 87/2021 r 16 1.7.2021 r 17 before substitution by 87/2021
r 17(2)
quota period 2020 inserted by 321/2020 r 4(1) 17.12.2020 quota period 2021 inserted by 321/2020 r 4(1) 17.12.2020 r 17(4) (a) deleted by 321/2020 r 4(2) 17.12.2020
varied by 321/2020 r 4(3), (4) 17.12.2020 r 17 substituted by 87/2021 r 17 1.7.2021 r 17(1)
following quota period inserted by 51/2022 r 7(1) 1.7.2022 initial allocation inserted by 51/2022 r 7(1) 1.7.2022 r 17(4a) inserted by 51/2022 r 7(2) 1.7.2022 r 17(5) amended by 51/2022 r 7(3), (4) 1.7.2022 r 17(5a)—(5c) inserted by 51/2022 r 7(5) 1.7.2022 r 17A inserted by 87/2021 r 17 1.7.2021 r 17A(1)
following quota period inserted by 51/2022 r 8(1) 1.7.2022 initial allocation inserted by 51/2022 r 8(1) 1.7.2022 r 17A(4a) inserted by 51/2022 r 8(2) 1.7.2022 r 17A(5) amended by 51/2022 r 8(3), (4) 1.7.2022 r 17A(5a)—(5c) inserted by 51/2022 r 8(5) 1.7.2022 r 17B inserted by 87/2021 r 17 1.7.2021 r 17B(1)
following quota period inserted by 51/2022 r 9(1) 1.7.2022 initial allocation inserted by 51/2022 r 9(1) 1.7.2022 r 17B(4a) inserted by 51/2022 r 9(2) 1.7.2022 r 17B(5) amended by 51/2022 r 9(3), (4) 1.7.2022 r 17B(5a)—(5c) inserted by 51/2022 r 9(5) 1.7.2022 r 18
r 18(1) substituted by 87/2021 r 18(2) 1.7.2021 r 18(2)—(5) varied by 87/2021 r 18(1) 1.7.2021 r 18(6) substituted by 87/2021 r 18(3) 1.7.2021 r 18(7)—(10) inserted by 87/2021 r 18(3) 1.7.2021 r 19 varied by 87/2021 r 19 1.7.2021 r 20 varied by 87/2021 r 20 1.7.2021 r 21 varied by 87/2021 r 21 1.7.2021 r 22 before deletion by 120/2024
r 22(1) varied by 87/2021 r 22 1.7.2021 r 22 deleted by 120/2024 r 3 1.1.2025 r 23 deleted by 87/2021 r 23 1.7.2021 r 24
r 24(1) substituted by 87/2021 r 24 1.7.2021 r 25
r 25(1) varied by 87/2021 r 25 1.7.2021 rr 25A—25C inserted by 87/2021 r 26 1.7.2021 r 26 deleted by 87/2021 r 27 1.7.2021 r 27
r 27(2) varied by 87/2021 r 28(1) 1.7.2021 r 27(3)—(5) varied by 87/2021 r 28(2) 1.7.2021 r 27(6) deleted by 87/2021 r 28(3) 1.7.2021 r 28
r 28(2) varied by 87/2021 r 29(1)—(3) 1.7.2021 r 28(3), (4) varied by 87/2021 r 29(1) 1.7.2021 r 28(5) varied by 87/2021 r 29(1), (4) 1.7.2021 r 28(6) varied by 87/2021 r 29(1) 1.7.2021 r 28(9)
relevant fishing activity deleted by 87/2021 r 29(5 1.7.2021 relevant quota entitlement deleted by 87/2021 r 29(5 1.7.2021 r 29 substituted by 87/2021 r 30 1.7.2021 r 30
r 30(1), (3) varied by 87/2021 r 31 1.7.2021 r 31
r 31(1), (3) varied by 87/2021 r 32 1.7.2021 r 32 substituted by 87/2021 r 33 1.7.2021 rr 32A and 32B inserted by 87/2021 r 33 1.7.2021 r 33 substituted by 87/2021 r 34 1.7.2021 r 34 deleted by 87/2021 r 35 1.7.2021 r 35
r 35(1) varied by 87/2021 r 36 1.7.2021 r 37
r 37(6) varied by 87/2021 r 37 1.7.2021 Sch 1
Pt 1
heading inserted by 87/2021 r 38(1) 1.7.2021 table varied by 87/2021 r 38(2)—(8) 1.7.2021
varied by 104/2021 r 4(1)—(7) 1.7.2021 Pt 2 inserted by 87/2021 r 38(9) 1.7.2021 Sch 2 before deletion by 87/2021
cl 1 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 27.8.2020 Sch 2 deleted by 87/2021 r 39 1.7.2021 Transitional etc provisions associated with regulations or variations Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) (Quota) Amendment Regulations 2022, Sch 1—Transitional provisions etc 1—Interpretation In this Schedule— principal regulations means the Fisheries Management (Marine Scalefish Fishery) Regulations 2017; relevant day means 1 July 2022. 2—Transitional provisions etc (1) If the total catch of King George whiting taken by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery subject to a condition fixing a King George whiting quota entitlement during the quota period that commenced on 1 July 2021 exceeded the quota entitlement under the licence for that quota period, then despite the deletion of regulation 14(5)(f) of the principal regulations by regulation 4(4) of these regulations, regulation 14(5)(f), as in force immediately before the relevant day, continues to apply to the licence such that the Minister may vary the conditions of the licence, in accordance with that regulation, in relation to the quota period commencing on 1 July 2022. (2) If the total catch of pipi taken by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery subject to a condition fixing a pipi quota entitlement during the quota period that commenced on 1 July 2021 exceeded the quota entitlement under the licence for that quota period, then despite the deletion of regulation 15(3)(c) of the principal regulations by regulation 5(2) of these regulations, regulation 15(3)(c), as in force immediately before the relevant day, continues to apply to the licence such that the Minister may vary the conditions of the licence, in accordance with that regulation, in relation to the quota period commencing on 1 July 2022. (3) If the total catch of blue crab taken by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery subject to a condition fixing a blue crab quota entitlement during the quota period that commenced on 1 July 2021 exceeded the quota entitlement under the licence for that quota period, then despite the deletion of regulation 16(3)(e) of the principal regulations by regulation 6(3) of these regulations, regulation 16(3)(e), as in force immediately before the relevant day, continues to apply to the licence such that the Minister may vary the conditions of the licence, in accordance with that regulation, in relation to the quota period commencing on 1 July 2022. (4) If the total catch of snapper taken by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery subject to a condition fixing a snapper quota entitlement during the quota period that commenced on 1 July 2021 exceeded the quota entitlement under the licence for that quota period, then despite the deletion of regulation 17(5)(f) of the principal regulations by regulation 7(4) of these regulations, regulation 17(5)(f), as in force immediately before the relevant day, continues to apply to the licence such that the Minister may vary the conditions of the licence, in accordance with that regulation, in relation to the quota period commencing on 1 July 2022. (5) If the total catch of southern calamari taken by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery subject to a condition fixing a southern calamari quota entitlement during the quota period that commenced on 1 July 2021 exceeded the quota entitlement under the licence for that quota period, then despite the deletion of regulation 17A(5)(f) of the principal regulations by regulation 8(4) of these regulations, regulation 17A(5)(f), as in force immediately before the relevant day, continues to apply to the licence such that the Minister may vary the conditions of the licence, in accordance with that regulation, in relation to the quota period commencing on 1 July 2022. (6) If the total catch of southern garfish taken by the holder of a licence in respect of the Marine Scalefish Fishery subject to a condition fixing a southern garfish quota entitlement during the quota period that commenced on 1 July 2021 exceeded the quota entitlement under the licence for that quota period, then despite the deletion of regulation 17B(5)(f) of the principal regulations by regulation 9(4) of these regulations, regulation 17B(5)(f), as in force immediately before the relevant day, continues to apply to the licence such that the Minister may vary the conditions of the licence, in accordance with that regulation, in relation to the quota period commencing on 1 July 2022. Historical versions 27.8.2020
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