18 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery—fishing permits
(1) In this section:
GHT means the Gillnet, Hook and Trap Fishery.
leviable SESSF autolongline fishing permit means a fishing permit that:
(a) is granted under the Management Act for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery; and
(b) authorises fishing with automatic baiting equipment in the Commonwealth Scalefish Hook Sector of that fishery; and
(c) is in force at any time during the period starting on the new levy day and ending on the next following 30 June.
leviable SESSF ECDT fishing permit means a fishing permit that:
(a) is granted under the Management Act for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery; and
(b) authorises fishing by trawling methods in the East Coast Deepwater Trawl Sector of that fishery; and
(c) is in force at any time during the period starting on the new levy day and ending on the next following 30 June.
leviable SESSF GHT fishing permit means a fishing permit that:
(a) is granted under the Management Act for:
(i) the South Australian Coastal Waters Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery; or
(ii) the Tasmanian Coastal Waters Sector of that fishery; or
(iii) the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Sector of that fishery; and
(b) authorises the taking of fish of one or more quota species; and
(c) is in force at any time during the period starting on the new levy day and ending on the next following 30 June.
leviable SESSF GHT trap fishing permit means a fishing permit that:
(a) is granted under the Management Act; and
(b) authorises fishing with fish traps in the Commonwealth Scalefish Hook Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery; and
(c) is in force at any time during the period starting on the new levy day and ending on the next following 30 June.
leviable SESSF quota fishing permit means a fishing permit that:
(a) is granted under the Management Act for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery; and
(b) authorises the holder to take one or more quota species mentioned in the table in subsection (3); and
(c) is in force at any time during the period starting on the new levy day and ending on the next following 30 June.
leviable SESSF quota SFR has the same meaning as in section 17.
leviable SESSF VCW fishing permit means a fishing permit that:
(a) is granted under the Management Act for the Victorian Coastal Waters Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery; and
(b) authorises fishing by trawling methods; and
(c) is in force at any time during the period starting on the new levy day and ending on the next following 30 June.
Fishing permits (other than leviable SESSF quota fishing permits)
(2) The amount of levy in respect of a fishing concession mentioned in the following table is the amount mentioned in the table for the fishing concession.
Leviable SESSF quota fishing permits
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the amount of levy in respect of a leviable SESSF quota fishing permit is worked out by:
(a) multiplying the number of quota units authorised to be taken by the permit of a quota species mentioned in an item in the following table by the amount mentioned in that item; and
(b) adding together the totals for each applicable item.
(4) If:
(a) on 30 April 2026, a leviable SESSF quota fishing permit ceases to be in force; and
(b) on 1 May 2026, one or more leviable SESSF quota SFRs are in force that authorise the taking of the quota species that were authorised to be taken by the permit before it ceased to be in force;
then, the amount of levy in respect of the permit is the amount that is equal to two‑thirds of the amount of levy that would, apart from this subsection, be payable in respect of the permit.
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