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Table of provisions
4A Application
of Criminal
Code
6 Delegation
7A Fisheries
Inspectors
8 Identity cards
8A Return
of identity
card
9B Notice
to registered third party interest holder
Part 2A Licences, permits and vessel registration
Division 1 Requirement for licence or permit
10 Requirement for licence
11 Requirement for permit
Division 2 Licences and permits
12 Licence allocation for new fishery
13 Applying for and granting licence or permit
14 Conditions of licence or permit
15 Term of licence or permit
16 Expiry and renewals
16A Transfer of licence
16B Restriction on licensee performing fishing operations
16C Licence not personal property
17 Special permits
Division 3 Approved operators and persons in charge
17A Approved operators
17B Fit and proper person test
17C Identity card
17D Revocation of approval
17E Appointment of approved operator to be person in charge of fishing operations
17F Production of identity card
17G Offence if person in charge not appointed
17H Liability of person in charge for offences by others
17J Liability of licensee for offences by approved operator and others
Division 4 Registration of vessels
17K Requirement for registration of fishing vessels
18 Registration of fishing vessels
19 Tender vessels
Division 5 Cancellation or suspension of licence, permit or registration
20 Cancellation or suspension by court order
20A Cancellation or suspension by Director
20B Cancellation of vessel registration if licence or permit cancelled
20C Surrender of licence or permit
Division 6 Administrative provisions
20D Ministerial guidelines
20E Form of application
20F Notice of decision
20G Grant
of licence may be noted on existing
licence
23 Director
to prepare proposed management
plans
25 Procedure
in relation to management
plans
26 Minister
may make emergency amendments to management
plans
30 Powers
of entry and
examination
33 Powers
of seizure
33A Release or forfeiture of things seized or proceeds of sale
33B Protection from liability
33C Powers
of Fisheries Officers in relation to permit
offences
34A Movement
of fish without proper documents prohibited
35 Offence not to keep or supply records
35A Misleading information
36 Unauthorised
disclosure of confidential
information
37 Continuing
offence
39 Obstruction
of authorised officers
40 Liability of owner or person in control of registered vessel for illegal use of vessel, fishing gear or equipment
40A Failure of licensee or vessel owner to notify change of address for service
40B Unauthorised trafficking in or possession of fish of priority species
41 Falsely identifying fish or aquatic life for sale
42 Buying, selling or possessing fish or aquatic life taken illegally
43 Offences relating to aquaculture
43A Time
for commencing
prosecution
45A Court
may order payment for permit offences
45B Court
may order payment of costs of storage of things
seized
Division
4A Infringement notice
offences
46A Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable
46B When infringement notice may be given
46C Contents of infringement notice
46D Payment by cheque
46E Withdrawal of infringement notice
46F Application of Division
Division 4B Confiscation offences
46G Application of Division
46H Contravention notice
46J Seized property to be held by Director
46K Application by alleged offender or owner to Court in relation to contravention notice
46L Application by Director to Court in relation to contravention notice
46M How Court deals with matter
46N Relationship
with other seizure
powers
49 Management
plans and certain notices to have status of regulations
Part 5 Miscellaneous matters
Division 1 Review of decisions
50 Review of decision made by delegate
50A Review by Tribunal
Division
2 Other
matters
52 Fishing
Industry Research and Development Trust Fund advisory
committee
57 Acquisition
on just terms
Subdivision
1 General
matters
63A Definition
64A Variation
and termination of arrangements
65 Application
of this Act to fisheries in accordance with
arrangements
Subdivision
2 Joint Authority
fishery management plans
70A Joint Authority to prepare management plans
70B Fisheries management advisory committees
70C Procedure in relation to management plans
70D Amendments to management plans
70E Joint
Authority may make emergency amendments to management
plans
Part
8 Transitional matters
for Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2016
72 Definitions
73 Offence provisions – before and after commencement
74 Licences, permits and vessel registration
75 Pending applications
76 Pending reviews by Director
77 Pending reviews by Local Court
78 Identity cards
79 Register
80 Pending applications for registration of third party interests
81 Management plans
82 Fishing Industry Research and Development Fund
83 Fishing
Industry Research and Development Fund advisory
committee
Schedule
3 Reviewable
decisions
15 What
is a noxious
species
25 Permit
required to trade in or release live exotic fish and aquatic
life
28 Permit
to import live fish or aquatic life to state certain
matters
138 Licence
required to trial gear or fishing
methods
192 Licence
required for tour
operator
196A Licence
does not authorise taking fish for
sale
203 Licence
required for selling or repairing
nets
205A Infringement
notice
offences
209B Review
of decisions made in relation to Joint Authority
fishery
Schedule
1 Noxious
species
NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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Act No. 23 of 2016
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[Assented to 9 June 2016]
[Second reading 20 April 2016]