Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2019

- made under the Fisheries Management Act 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name  
   3.      Authority  
   4.      Simplified outline of this instrument  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Geographic coordinates  
   7.      Conversion of weight for Southern Bluefin Tuna in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery  
   8.      Determining length of boat  
   9.      Approved vessel monitoring systems  

   PART 2--APPLICATION--OF ACT TO AREAS OUTSIDE THE AFZ

   10.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   11.     Antarctic waters  
   12.     High seas fishing zone  
   13.     South Tasman Rise  
   14.     Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources  
   15.     Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement  
   16.     Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean  

   PART 3--REFERENCES--TO AREAS OF THE AFZ

   17.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   18.     Referring to areas of waters within the AFZ  

   PART 4--REGULATION--OF BOATS TO CONSERVE THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

   19.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   20.     Regulation of boats to conserve the marine environment  

   PART 5--TENDERS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   21.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   22.     Administration of the tender process  

           Division 2--Applications and tender process

   23.     Applications under subsection 26(1) of the Act  
   24.     Opening outer envelopes  

           Division 3--Recording and ranking of tenders

   25.     Application procedures if fishery divided into sectors  
   26.     Procedures for reserve price  
   27.     Tenders--recording and ranking  
   28.     Certain persons not to be placed on precedence list  
   29.     Procedures if tenderer can acquire less than all available rights  

   PART 6--PRESCRIBED--PERIOD FOR PAYMENT

   30.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   31.     Prescribed period for payment  

   PART 7--STANDARD--CONDITIONS FOR FISHING CONCESSIONS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   32.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Nominated boats

   33.     Nominated boat must be used on trip  

           Division 3--Vessels on IUU vessel list

   34.     Conditions  
   35.     Concession holders not to use vessels on IUU vessel list  

           Division 4--Vessel monitoring systems

   36.     Conditions  
   37.     Concession holder to ensure that vessel monitoring system is fitted and operating  

           Division 5--Observers on nominated Australian boats

   38.     Conditions  
   39.     Requirement to carry observer  
   40.     Concession holder to ensure provision for observer and equipment  
   41.     Concession holder to ensure observer is able to perform functions  

           Division 6--Disposal of fish taken in declared fisheries

   42.     Conditions  
   43.     Fish to be disposed of to fish receiver permit holder  

           Division 7--Catch limits in northern waters

   44.     Conditions  

           Division 8--Catch limits for Victorian waters

   45.     Interpretation  
   46.     Conditions  
   47.     Crustaceans  
   48.     Molluscs  
   49.     Finfish  

           Division 9--Catch limits for South Australian waters

   50.     Interpretation  
   51.     Conditions  
   52.     Crustaceans  
   53.     Molluscs  
   54.     Finfish  

           Division 10--Catch limits for Tasmanian waters

   55.     Interpretation  
   56.     Conditions  
   57.     Crustaceans  
   58.     Molluscs  
   59.     Finfish  
   60.     Other species  

           Division 11--Catch limits for prawn fishery waters

   61.     Conditions  
   62.     Crustaceans  
   63.     Molluscs  
   64.     Finfish  
   65.     Other species  

           Division 12--Fish processing during a trip

   66.     Conditions  
   67.     Prohibited ways of processing fish  
   68.     Removal of shark liver  

           Division 13--Impacts on the marine environment

   69.     Conditions  
   70.     No interaction with protected organism  
   71.     Reporting interaction with protected organism  
   72.     Requirements if protected organism is injured by interaction  
   73.     Requirements if protected organism killed by interaction  

   PART 8--FISH--RECEIVER PERMITS

   74.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   75.     Holder of fish receiver permit to keep records  
   76.     Holder of fish receiver permit to give returns of information  
   77.     Information about fish received  
   78.     Information about fish disposed of  

   PART 9--OPERATION--OF BOATS AND EQUIPMENT

           Division 1--Preliminary

   79.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Operation of boats

   80.     Identification code for a boat  
   81.     Production of documents on a foreign boat  
   82.     Identification of the call sign of a foreign boat  
   83.     Identification of the name of a foreign boat  
   84.     Information relating to persons on board a boat  

           Division 3--Closure or partial closure of a fishery

   85.     Meaning of closed zone  
   86.     Navigating in area that is a closed zone  

           Division 4--Unclaimed equipment

   87.     Sale or disposal of unclaimed equipment  

   PART 10--DETENTION--OF SUSPECTED ILLEGAL FOREIGN FISHERS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   88.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Identifying detainees

   89.     Personal identifiers  
   90.     Personal identifiers detainees must provide  
   91.     Personal identifiers officers must require non - citizens to provide by way of identification tests  
   92.     Information to be provided before carrying out identification tests  
   93.     Authorising access to video recordings  
   94.     Providing video recordings--permitted provision  
   95.     Providing video recordings--limitations  

           Division 3--Disclosure of identifying information

   96.     Authorising access to identifying information  
   97.     Authorising disclosure of identifying information  
   98.     Disclosure of identifying information to Australian bodies  
   99.     Disclosure of identifying information to international organisations  

           Division 4--Disclosures relating to illegal fishing activities

   100.    Authorising disclosure of information relating to illegal fishing activities  

   PART 11--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   101.    Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Registers

   102.    Information to be included in registers  

           Division 3--Collection and disclosure of information

   103.    Collection of information  
   104.    Disclosure of information  

           Division 4--Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel

   105.    Administrative matters  
   106.    Fees and allowances for appearing before Panel  

           Division 5--Restrictions on transfers

   107.    Caveats  

           Division 6--Fees

   108.    Fees  

   PART 12--TRANSITIONAL--PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   117.    Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Provisions for this instrument as originally made

   118.    Things done under the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992 or the Fisheries Management (Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery) Regulations 1995  
   119.    Infringement notices  
           SCHEDULE 1 Application of Act outside the AFZ
           SCHEDULE 2 References to areas of the AFZ
           SCHEDULE 3 Catch limits for fishing in northern waters
           SCHEDULE 4 Catch limits for Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian waters
           SCHEDULE 5 Catch limits for prawn fishery waters
           SCHEDULE 6 Fees