For section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy payable for a leviable SWTBF fishing permit is:
(a) in the case of a permit that authorises the use of only 1 fishing method:
(i) if the method is a pelagic longline fishing method — $4 379.00; or
(ii) if the method is any other line fishing method — $3 075.00; or
(iii) if the method is a purse-seine fishing method — $2 522.00; or
(b) in the case of a permit that authorises the use of 2 or more fishing methods — the greater or greatest of the amounts specified in paragraph (a) for those methods.
Note The research component of each amount of levy is $212.00.