161Arrangements with Commonwealth

### 161 Arrangements with Commonwealth > > (1)  The State may enter into an arrangement with the Commonwealth under the Commonwealth Act for the management of a particular fishery in State waters other than a fishery to which an arrangement under [section 152](#GS152@EN) applies. > > > (2)  A fishery under [subsection (1)](#GS161@Gs1@EN) is to be managed – > > > > > > (a) under the law of the Commonwealth in the case of a fishery wholly or partly in coastal waters of the State; or > > > > > > > (b) under the law of Tasmania in the case of a fishery wholly or partly in waters on the seaward side of the coastal waters of the State. > > > (3)  The Minister may exercise any power under this Act in relation to a fishery referred to in [subsection (2)](#GS161@Gs2@EN) [(b)](#GS161@Gs2@Hpb@EN) . > > > (4)  [*\[Section 161 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 44, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS44@EN) The power of the State to enter into an arrangement with the Commonwealth under [subsection (1)](#GS161@Gs1@EN) includes the power to vary or terminate the arrangement. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 161 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 44, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS44@EN) If an arrangement entered into under [subsection (1)](#GS161@Gs1@EN) is varied, a reference to the arrangement in any legislative or other instrument is, unless the context expressly or impliedly indicates otherwise, a reference to the arrangement as so varied. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 161 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 3 of 2022, s. 9, Applied:18 Mar 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-03-18/act-2022-003#GS9@EN) For the avoidance of doubt, the marine farming of fish for research purposes is a fishery to which an arrangement under this section may apply.