Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1993 No. 71 FISHING LEVY (SOUTHERN SHARK FISHERY RESEARCH) REGULATIONS - REG 3

3. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), for the purposes of section 6 of the Levy
Act, the amount of levy prescribed in respect of a shark gillnet fishing
permit is $45 for each net unit specified in a condition of the permit.

(2) If the person granted a shark gillnet fishing permit is the holder of a
shark hook fishing permit in respect of which levy is prescribed by
subparagraph (3) (b) (ii), the amount prescribed in subregulation (1) in
respect of the shark gillnet fishing permit is reduced by the amount specified
in subparagraph (3) (b) (ii).

(3) For the purposes of section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy
prescribed in respect of a shark hook fishing permit is:

   (a)  if the permit is granted to a person at the same time as, or after,
        the grant to that person of a shark gillnet fishing permit in respect
        of which levy is prescribed by subregulation (1)-nil; or

   (b)  in any other case:

        (i)    if the permitted catch of hook shark specified in a condition
               of the permit is not more than the prescribed weight of
               hook shark per trip-nil; or

        (ii)   if the permitted catch of hook shark specified in a condition
               of the permit is more than the prescribed weight of hook shark
               per trip-$50.

(4) For the purposes of subregulation (3), the prescribed weight of hook shark
per trip is the lesser of:

   (a)  the total weight of the first 5 carcasses of hook shark taken; or

   (b)  50 kilograms of hook shark.
(5) In subregulations (3) and (4), "trip" means a voyage by a boat:

   (a)  commencing at a place on the coastline of Australia: and

   (b)  proceeding to and from, or through, the area of the Southern Shark
        Fishery for the purposes of fishing; and

   (c)  ending at a place on the coastline of Australia where fish taken using
        the boat are unloaded.