Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FISHING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1984 No. 30 of 1984 - SECT 26

26. (1) Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by inserting in paragraphs (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) "or during a
period" after "time";
(b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) "water" and substituting "waters";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (2) (c) "to engage in fishing in an area of
        proclaimed waters specified in the certificate" and substituting "to
        be in charge of a boat for fishing in an area of proclaimed waters
        specified in the certificate";

   (d)  by omitting "or" from the end of paragraph (2) (db);

   (e)  by inserting after paragraph (2) (db) the following paragraphs:



"(dc) that there was, or was not, in respect of a boat specified in the
certificate a notice in force under sub-section 13BAA (1) authorizing the
bringing of the boat into a port specified in the certificate at a time or
during a period specified in the certificate for a purpose specified in the
certificate;

   (dd) that, at a time or during a period specified in the certificate, a
        person specified in the certificate was, or was not, the holder of a
        permit under section 6B authorizing the person to undertake activities
        specified in the certificate in an area of proclaimed waters specified
        in the certificate; or"; and

   (f)  by omitting paragraph (2) (e) and substituting the following
        paragraph:



"(e) that, at a time or during a period specified in the certificate, there
was in force in respect of a boat identified in the certificate a licence
under section 9, being a licence specified in the certificate to be one in
respect of which an endorsement under sub-section 9 (4) was or was not in
force that authorized or that did not authorize the use of the boat for
activities specified in the certificate in an area of proclaimed waters
specified in the certificate.".

(2) Notwithstanding the amendments made by sub-section (1), sub-section 16 (2)
of the Principal Act continues in operation after the commencement of this
section for the purposes of proceedings for an offence against this Act or the
regulations, being an offence that was committed before the commencement of
this section.