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[Section 3 Amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] agency means a Government department or State authority within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 ;
amend, in relation to a marine farming development plan, includes –
(a) to alter the area covered by the marine farming development plan; and
(b) to increase the maximum leasable area for marine farming; and
(c) to alter the species of fish to be permitted to be farmed in any part of a marine farming zone; and
(d) to add a new marine farming zone; and
(e) to alter any condition of the marine farming development plan;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 247, Applied:05 Nov 2021]
[Section 3 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 247, Applied:05 Nov 2021] Appeal Tribunal means the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal;
approved form means a form approved by the Minister;
area includes waters;
Board means the Board of Advice and Reference established under Part 4 ;
certificate of preference means a certificate issued under section 54 ;
conservation includes preservation, maintenance, sustainable use and restoration;
council means a council as defined in the Local Government Act 1993 ;
draft management controls means the management controls referred to in section 24 ;
draft plan means a draft marine farming development plan referred to in section 21 ;
emergency lease means an emergency lease in force under section 63 ;
environmental impact statement means a statement referred to in section 23 ;
infringement notice means an infringement notice referred to in Division 7 of Part 5 ;
lease means a lease, special lease or emergency lease in force under Part 4 ;
lease area means the area which is the subject of a lease;
lessee means the holder of a lease;
marine farming includes the farming, culturing, ranching, enhancement and breeding of fish or marine life for trade, business or research;
marine farming equipment means any of the following whether actively engaged with fish rearing or not:
(a) any equipment or structure used in connection with marine farming or the operation of a marine farm;
(b) fish cages, lines and racks;
(c) [Section 3 Amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:15 May 1998] moorings, staylines, anchors and predator control devices;
(d) any other equipment;
marine farming zone means the zone designated as such in a marine farming development plan;
objectives of resource management means the objectives set out in Schedule 1 ;
Panel means the Marine Farming Planning Review Panel established under Part 2 ;
planning authority means the Secretary;
public notice means a notice published in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the State;
public purpose means a purpose which is for the use or benefit of the public;
raft means a floating platform, pontoon, barge, punt or hulk or any other thing which is –
(a) not self propelled; and
(b) moored for the purpose of providing buoyant support for the surface or enclosures on which fish are bred, reared and harvested;
relevant agency means –
(a) a department or other agency of Government of the State or of the Commonwealth; and
(b) an authority of the State or of the Commonwealth established for the public benefit; and
(c) a person undertaking a function for the public benefit;
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department;
structure includes a platform, pontoon, jetty, building or any other thing used in connection with marine farming;
sustainable development means sustainable development as defined in clause 2 of Schedule 1 ;
use includes proposed use;
waters includes –
(a) the bed and subsoil under any waters; and
(b) the airspace above any waters.