3. (1) Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), for the purposes of section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy prescribed for a fishing permit granted in the period that commences when these Regulations commence and ends on 30 June 1996 is:

(a)

if the permit authorises the use of the purse seine fishing method in relation to the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery, or the Southern Tuna Fishery, or both—$1,900; and

(b)

if the permit authorises the use of the pelagic longline fishing method in relation to the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery, or the Southern Tuna Fishery, or both—$1,600; and

(c)

if the permit authorises the use of other line fishing methods in relation to the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery, or the Southern Tuna Fishery, or both—$1,300.

(2)

Subject to subregulation (3), if a fishing permit authorises the use of more than one fishing method in a fishery, the amount of levy prescribed for the fishing permit is the highest of the amounts specified in subregulation

(1)

relating to the permit.

(3)

If, in relation to the Southern Tuna Fishery:

(a)

a fishing permit:

(i)

is granted to a person who also holds a statutory fishing right under the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995; and

(ii)

is not transferable; and

(iii)

authorises the taking, by any fishing method, of a limited amount of fish (the limit being related to the weight of southern bluefin tuna that can be taken under the statutory fishing right); or

(b)

a fishing permit:

(i)

authorises the use of a boat for fishing only in zone Z; and

(ii)

is granted to a person who has paid levy prescribed under the Fishing Levy (East Coast Tuna Fishery) Regulations for the period that commenced on 1 July 1995 and ends on 30 June 1996 for a fishing permit:

(A) in relation to the ML Sector of the East Coast Tuna Fishery (being a permit that authorises fishing in 1 or more of sub-areas 6, 7, 8A or 8B of that fishery); or
(B) in relation to the PLL (Sub-area 7) Sector, the PLL (Sub-areas 8A and 8B) Sector, the PS (Sub-area 6) Sector, the PS (Sub-area 7) Sector, or the PS (Sub-areas 8A and 8B) Sector of the East Coast Tuna Fishery;

the amount of levy prescribed is $1,060.