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This order may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Destruction of Controlled Fish) Order 1996 .
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Tasmania regulation
This Order authorises the Director (under the Inland Fisheries Act 1995) to destroy “controlled fish” by either adding specified chemicals (Rotenone, Alphamethrin, Endosulfan, Calcium hydroxide) to inland waters where the fish are believed to occur, or by draining those waters. The term “controlled fish” is defined in the Act; the Order is administered by the Department of Environment and Land Management and took effect 31 May 1996.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Inland Fisheries (Destruction of Controlled Fish) Order 1996.
This order may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Destruction of Controlled Fish) Order 1996 .
This order takes effect on 31 May 1996.
(1) In this order "Act" means the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 .
(2) An expression in this order that is defined in the Act has the same meaning as so defined.
[Clause 4 Substituted by S.R. 2003, No. 123, Applied:15 Oct 2003] The Director is authorised to destroy controlled fish in either or both of the following manners:
(a) adding any, or any combination, of the following to the inland waters in which the fish are believed to occur:
(i) Rotenone;
(ii) Alphamethrin;
(iii) Endosulfan;
(iv) Calcium hydroxide;
(b) draining inland waters.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 30 May 1996
This order is administered in the Department of Environment and Land Management.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Destruction of Controlled Fish) Order 1996 .
This order takes effect on 31 May 1996.
(1) In this order "Act" means the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 .
(2) An expression in this order that is defined in the Act has the same meaning as so defined.
[Clause 4 Substituted by S.R. 2003, No. 123, Applied:15 Oct 2003] The Director is authorised to destroy controlled fish in either or both of the following manners:
(a) adding any, or any combination, of the following to the inland waters in which the fish are believed to occur:
(i) Rotenone;
(ii) Alphamethrin;
(iii) Endosulfan;
(iv) Calcium hydroxide;
(b) draining inland waters.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 30 May 1996
This order is administered in the Department of Environment and Land Management.