Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FISHING INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1987 No. 174 of 1987 - SECT 4

4. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"appoint" includes re-appoint;

"Australian fishing industry":

   (a)  except in section 33, includes any industry carried on in or from
        Australia in connection with the culturing, taking, preserving,
        storing, transporting, processing or marketing of fish or fish
        products; and

   (b)  in section 33, means any industry carried on in or from Australia in
        connection with the culturing or taking of fish;

"Chairperson" means:

   (a)  in relation to the Council-the Chairperson of the Council; and

   (b)  in relation to the Selection Committee-the Chairperson of the
        Committee;

"Council" means the Fishing Industry Research and Development Council;

"fish" means all the living natural resources of the sea and seabed and of
waters within the limits of Australia;

"fisheries research and development" means:

   (a)  systematic experimentation or analysis in any field of science,
        technology, marketing or economics carried out with the object of
        acquiring knowledge that might be useful in improving the efficiency
        and competitiveness of the Australian fishing industry;

   (b)  the exploration of the sea or seabed for the purpose of locating, or
        determining the extent of, fish stocks; or

   (c)  the application of knowledge (whether or not acquired by activities
        referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)) for the purpose of improving the
        efficiency and competitiveness of the Australian fishing industry;
and, without limiting the generality of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), includes:

   (d)  the development of equipment and techniques for culturing, taking,
        preserving, storing, transporting, processing or marketing fish or
        fish products;

   (e)  the dissemination of information, and the provision of advice and
        assistance, to the Australian fishing industry for the purpose of
        encouraging the adoption of scientific and technological developments
        to improve its efficiency and competitiveness;

   (f)  the publication of reports, periodicals, books and papers containing
        scientific, technical, marketing or economic information that might be
        useful in improving the efficiency and competitiveness of the
        Australian fishing industry;

   (g)  employment and vocational training of persons engaged, or to be
        engaged, in the Australian fishing industry;

   (h)  the establishment or development of the Australian fishing industry in
        a particular place or for a particular purpose;

   (j)  the training of persons to do activities referred to in paragraphs
        (a), (b) and (c); and

   (k)  any activity incidental to an activity referred to in paragraphs (a)
        to (j) (inclusive);

"government member" means the government member of the Council;

"member":

   (a)  in relation to the Council-means a member of the Council, and includes
        the Chairperson and, except in section 17, the government member;

   (b)  in relation to the Selection Committee-means a member of the
        Selection Committee, and includes the Chairperson;

"Parliament", in relation to the Northern Territory, means the Legislative
Assembly of the Northern Territory;

"planning period" means:

   (a)  the 5 year period commencing on 1 July next following the day fixed
        under subsection 2 (2); and

   (b)  each subsequent 5 year period;

"processing", in relation to fish, includes cutting up, dismembering,
cleaning, sorting and packing fish;

"Selection Committee" means the Fishing Industry Research and Development
Council Selection Committee;

"State" includes the Northern Territory;

"taking", in relation to fish, includes catching or capturing fish;

"Trust Fund" means the Fishing Industry Research and Development Trust Fund.