The Act sets out a process to pay fair compensation to holders of fishing, aquaculture and pearling authorisations when marine reserves or management‑plan changes reduce their market value (ss 4–5). Affected holders may apply; the Minister decides entitlement within 30 days and negotiates payment or the State Administrative Tribunal can fix the amount (ss...

These regulations set the procedure for compensation claims under the Fishing and Related Industries Compensation (Marine Reserves) Act 1997: they prescribe a 30‑day time period for the purpose of s5(7) (reg 2), require applications in Form 1 but allow substantial compliance (reg 3 & Schedule 1), and record decision, negotiation and Tribunal timeframes...

The Fisheries Act 1994 sets Queensland’s system for managing fisheries and fish habitat: licences, permits, quotas, technical controls (eg vessel tracking), inspections, seizure and criminal penalties, and a shark‑control program. It makes the chief executive the primary decision‑maker, requires allocation to balance ecological, economic, social and...

This law creates a comprehensive regulatory system for fishing, aquaculture, processing and sale of aquatic life in the Northern Territory by requiring licences/permits, vessel registration, enforceable management plans and wide compliance and enforcement powers. It establishes a Director, fisheries officers/inspectors and advisory bodies to run the system....

Mechanically, the Act creates the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and the Fishing Industry Policy Council, allocates domestic fisheries management to a multi‑member Commission and foreign compliance to a CEO, sets delegation and committee arrangements, authorises fees/levies and a dedicated AFMA Special Account, and allows Ministerial directions....

Creates a comprehensive regulatory framework for fishing, licences, quotas, permits, conservation and enforcement in Victorian waters, administered mainly by the Victorian Fisheries Authority. The Act’s stated purpose is to modernise fisheries law and manage fisheries and aquaculture ecologically sustainably. It affects commercial and recreational fishers,...

This consequential, transitional Act repeals older fisheries statutes and shifts their effects into the Fisheries Management Act 1991 and AFMA. It preserves existing licences and permits during the changeover, provides mechanics for staff and asset transfers to AFMA, and updates cross‑references in other Commonwealth laws. Crucially, it creates a funding...

This Act sets the rules for how compulsory levies from Australian primary industries are allocated and spent, directing funds to declared and statutory industry bodies (including Animal/Plant Health Australia) and the National Residue Survey. It narrowly confines uses—marketing, R&D, and residue testing—and requires funding agreements. The Commonwealth also...

This instrument implements detailed rules under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024: it maps 27 primary industries to the recipient bodies that receive levy and charge money, prescribes which levy components (marketing, R&D, general, biosecurity, National Residue Survey) each body gets, and sets spending restrictions and how...