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FISHERIES LEVY (NORTHERN FISH TRAWL FISHERY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1992NO. 13

STATUTORY RULES 1992 No. 13

Issued by the authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy.

FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984

FISHERIES LEVY (NORTHERN FISH TRAWL FISHERY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

Section 8 of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 (the Act) empowers the Governor-General to make regulations for the purposes of sections 5 and 6 of the Act.

Paragraph 5(b) of the Act provides for the imposition of levy upon the endorsement of a licence granted under subsection 9(2) or 9(3) of the Fisheries Act 1952, being an endorsement included in a class of endorsements prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph.

Subsection 6(1) of the Act provides, so far as is relevant, that the amount of levy imposed on the endorsement of a fisheries licence is the amount that is specified in the Regulations.

The Fisheries Levy (Northern Fish Trawl Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) set the rate of levy for access to that fishery, which is to recover a proportion of the management costs for that fishery. These management costs cover administration, including consultative meetings with industry, research, data collection and processing.

The Northern Fish Trawl Fishery consists of an area of waters in the parts of the Arafura, and Timor Seas in which Australian fishermen have started to show increased interest in recent years. The levy proposed is $4,565 for endorsement to a licence to permit trawling in areas of the fishery. The levy increases depending on how many areas of the fishery the licence is endorsed for. The maximum levy for access to all areas of the fishery is $13,695. The levy is based on predicted costs and the small number of endorsements permitted under the development plan for the fishery.

Details of the Regulations are set out below.

Regulation 1 provides for amendment of the Fisheries Levy (Northern Fish Trawl Fishery) Regulations.

Regulation 2 defines phrases for the purposes of the Regulations.

Regulation 3 prescribes the endorsements referred to in the notice for the purposes of paragraph 5(b) of the Act.

Regulation 4 specifies the amounts of levy payable for an endorsement to a licence.

The Regulation took effect on Gazettal.