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FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1992
Part 5of that Act in relation to the Northern Prawn Fishery or a
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Part 5 of that Act in relation to the Northern Prawn Fishery or a
fishery in respect of tuna or tuna like species, is taken to hold a
licence of the same kind under the Fisheries Act 1988 in respect of
the internal waters of the Territory contiguous to the area of that
fishery (a deemed licence).
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), a deemed licence is taken, for the Act,
to have been granted subject to:
(a) the conditions specified on the permit or licence issued under
the Commonwealth Act; and
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(b) the condition that the holder of the deemed licence will comply
with the Commonwealth Act and any instrument of a
legislative or administrative character made under that Act
applicable to the holder of such a licence or permit issued
under that Act, as if the relevant internal waters were included
in the fishery under the Commonwealth permit or licence.
(3) The holder of a deemed licence is permitted to take fish for sale in
the relevant internal waters of the Territory, to sell such fish in the
Territory and to take any action that is expressly permitted by or
under the Commonwealth Act in respect of the fishery under the
Commonwealth Act, notwithstanding that the action would, but for
this regulation, not be permitted by or under the Fisheries Act 1988.
(4) The holder of a deemed licence:
(a) may not transfer the licence under section 16A of the Act; and
(b) is not, in relation to the licence, subject to the requirements of
section 16, 16B or 17E of the Act.