Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TORRES STRAIT FISHERIES ACT 1984 NO. 23 OF 1984 - SECT. 32.

32. (1) An arrangement under this Part shall be made by instrument in writing
approved by the Governor-General and the Governor of Queensland.

(2) An arrangement under this Part may be terminated by instrument in writing
approved by the Governor-General and the Governor of Queensland.

(3) The Commonwealth Minister shall cause a copy of every instrument approved
in accordance with sub-section (1) or (2) to be published in the Gazette, and
such an instrument takes effect on the date of publication or, if a later date
is specified in the instrument, on that later date.

(4) A party to an arrangement under this Part may-

   (a)  in the case of the Commonwealth-with the approval of the
        Governor-General; or

   (b)  in the case of Queensland-with the approval of the Governor of
        Queensland, give notice in writing to the other party that the party
        giving the notice desires the arrangement to terminate upon a date
        specified in the notice, not being earlier than 6 months after the day
        on which the notice is given.

(5) Where a party has duly given a notice in accordance with sub-section (4),
the Commonwealth Minister shall, not less than 3 months before the date
specified in the notice, cause to be published in the Gazette a notice stating
that, by reason of notice of termination given by that party, the arrangement
concerned will cease to have effect on that date and, where the Commonwealth
Minister has caused a notice to be so published, the arrangement ceases to
have effect on that date.

(6) An arrangement under this Part may provide that, for the purposes of the
application of sub-section (4) in respect of the arrangement, a longer or
shorter period is to be substituted for the period of 6 months referred to in
that sub-section and may further provide that, for the purposes of the
application of sub-section (5) in respect of the arrangement, a longer or
shorter period is to be substituted for the period of 3 months referred to in
that sub-section.

(7) After an arrangement under this Part has been made but before the
arrangement takes effect, licences, entries, permits or other instruments may
be granted or executed, and notices may be published, for the purposes of the
operation of this Act as affected by the arrangement, as if the arrangement
had taken effect, but such an instrument or notice does not have effect before
the arrangement takes effect.

(8) Upon the termination of an arrangement under this Part, licences, entries,
permits, notices and other instruments granted, executed or published for the
purposes of the operation of this Act as affected by the arrangement cease to
have effect.

(9) After action for the purpose of the termination of an arrangement under
this Part has been taken, but before the termination takes effect, licences,
entries, permits or other instruments may be granted or executed, and notices
may be published, for the purposes of the operation of this Act as affected by
the termination of the arrangement, as if the arrangement had been terminated,
but such an instrument or notice does not have effect before the termination
of the arrangement takes effect.