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FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 153E

Restriction against commercial net fishing in Port Phillip Bay

    (1)     Despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any regulations made under this Act

        (a)     a licence holder is not authorised to use any fishing net in Corio Bay on and after 1 April 2018; and

S. 153E(1)(b) substituted by No. 40/2019 s. 36(1).

        (b)     the holder of a Western Port/Port Phillip Bay Fishery Access Licence is not authorised to use any fishing net anywhere in Port Phillip Bay on or after the earlier of the following—

              (i)     the day of receiving any compensation under section 153I(3);

              (ii)     1 April 2022.

S. 153E(2) repealed by No. 40/2019 s. 36(2).

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    (3)     Despite anything to the contrary in sections 64 and 64A, the Minister must not make an order in relation to the commercial fishery operating in Western Port and Port Phillip Bay for the 12 month period commencing on 1 April 2022 that—

        (a)     sets a total allowable catch that exceeds 88 tonnes of snapper; or

        (b)     allocates quota units to each holder of a Western Port/Port Phillip Bay Fishery Access Licence that are other than the equivalent of 11 tonnes of snapper.

S. 153F inserted by No. 64/2015 s. 5.



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