Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

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Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

Western Australia

Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

Contents

1. Short title 1

2. Commencement 1

3. Interpretation 1

4. Levy may be prescribed 1

5. Levy imposed 2

6. Levy payable by holder of licence or permit 2

Notes

Compilation table 3

Uncommenced provisions table 3

Defined terms

Western Australia

Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

An Act to impose a levy in respect of certain licences and permits under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994.

2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation on such day as is fixed by proclamation.

3. Interpretation

(1) In this Act, principal Act means the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions defined in the principal Act have the same meanings in this Act as in that Act.

4. Levy may be prescribed

(1) For the purposes of section 240 of the principal Act, the Governor may make regulations prescribing an amount by way of levy that is to be payable in respect of all or any of the following —

(a) aquaculture licences;

(b) fishing boat licences;

(c) fish processor’s licences;

(d) interim managed fishery permits;

(e) managed fishery licences.

(2) The regulations may, in respect of any of the licences or permits referred to in subsection (1) —

(a) prescribe an amount by way of levy in all cases, in all cases subject to specified exceptions or in a specified class of case; or

(b) prescribe different amounts by way of levies in respect of different classes of case.

(3) A levy may be prescribed to be an amount calculated by reference to any factor or factors.

(4) Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the operation of section 43 of the Interpretation Act 1984.

5. Levy imposed

If an amount by way of levy is prescribed in respect of a licence or permit that levy is imposed in respect of the licence or permit.

6. Levy payable by holder of licence or permit

The holder of a licence or permit is liable to pay the amount of any levy imposed in respect of the licence or permit.

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

principal Act 3(1)