152Management of fishery by Joint Authority

152 Management of fishery by Joint Authority

(1)  The Minister may enter into an arrangement with the Commonwealth under the Commonwealth Act for the management by a Joint Authority of a particular fishery in State waters.

(2)  Before an arrangement entered into by the Minister takes effect –

(a) any authorisation or other instrument may be issued, renewed or executed as affected by the arrangement; and

(b) [Section 152 Subsection (2) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 29, Applied:13 Nov 1997] regulations, rules, orders or notices may be made for the purpose of the arrangement.

(3)  [Section 152 Subsection (3) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 29, Applied:13 Nov 1997] Any authorisation, instrument, regulations, rules, orders or notices issued, renewed, executed or made under subsection (2) do not take effect until the arrangement takes effect.

(4)  [Section 152 Subsection (4) amended by No. 45 of 1997, s. 29, Applied:13 Nov 1997] Subject to sections 153(6) and 292(2) , if a fishery becomes a Joint Authority fishery under an arrangement, any regulation, rule, order or notification in force under this Act ceases to apply to that fishery.