Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FISHING LEVY REGULATIONS 2009 (SLI NO 347 OF 2009) - REG 66

         (1)   For section 6 of the Levy Act, if:

                (a)    a person is granted a leviable WTBF fishing permit; and

               (b)    an amount of levy is due and payable for the permit; and

                (c)    the person is granted a leviable WTBF boat SFR; and

               (d)    the person does not pay the amount of levy payable for the permit on or before the day the person is granted the SFR; and

                (e)    the person was granted fishing permits for the WTBF in all 3 applicable years;

the amount of levy payable for the SFR is the amount prescribed in subregulations (2) and (3).

         (2)   If the permits granted to the person authorised the use of only 1 fishing method, the prescribed amount of levy payable for the SFR is:

                (a)    for a pelagic longline fishing method -- $3 071.00; or

               (b)    for a minor line fishing method -- $2 432.00; or

                (c)    for a purse seine fishing method -- $1 728.00.

         (3)   If the permits granted to the person authorised the use of 2 or more fishing methods, the prescribed amount of levy payable for the SFR is the greater or greatest of the amounts prescribed in subregulation (2) for those methods.