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FISHERIES LEVY (NORTHERN PRAWN FISHERY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1991 NO. 143

STATUTORY RULES 1991 No. 143

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

FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984

FISHERIES LEVY (NORTHERN PRAWN FISHERY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

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

Paragraphs 5(bc) and (bd) of the Act impose levy on the allocation and renewal of allocation, respectively, of units of fishing capacity, being units of fishing capacity prescribed for the purposes of those paragraphs.

Subsection 6 (1) of the Act provides, so far as is relevant, that the amount of levy imposed on the allocation or renewal of allocation of a unit of fishing capacity is the amount specified in the Regulations.

The Fisheries Levy (Northern Prawn Fishery) Regulations ("the regulations") specify amounts of levy which authorise fishing in the Northern Prawn Fishery during two specific periods; from 14 December in a year to 13 July in the following year, and 14 July to 13 December in the same year. These classes of units are Class A units assigned to a boat along with a Class B or C unit or surplus units.

The regulations will amend the principal regulations to specify the payment of the following amounts of levy for an allocation or renewal of allocation of class A units:

•       as described in paragraphs 3 (a) and 3 (c) the Principal Regulations for the period 14 July in a year to 13 December in that year $8.50;

•       as described in paragraphs 3 (b), 3(d) and 3(e) of the Principal Regulations for the period 14 July in a year to 13 December in that year $17.00.

These amounts have been determined by the Minister and have the support of the Northern Prawn Fishery Management Committee.

The regulations commence on Gazettal.