Victorian Current Acts

FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 89

    (1)     The Minister may establish a committee of management for a fisheries reserve under section 14 of the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 as if it were permanently reserved under that Act and that Act shall apply in respect of the committee of management accordingly.

    (2)     A management plan must be prepared in respect of a fisheries reserve in accordance with Part 3.

S. 89(3) amended by No. 40/2019 s. 21(1).

    (3)     A fisheries notice, the regulations or an Order in Council may—

        (a)     prohibit or regulate fishing, the use of any equipment or any other activity in the fisheries reserve; and

S. 89(3)(b) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 97.

        (b)     provide for the issue of permits by the Victorian Fisheries Authority; and

S. 89(3)(c) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 97, substituted by No. 40/2019 s. 21(2).

        (c)     impose penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for any contravention of—

              (i)     the fisheries notice; or

              (ii)     the regulations; or

              (iii)     the Order in Council; or

              (iv)     a permit issued by the Victorian Fisheries Authority.

S. 89(4) substituted by No. 40/2019 s. 21(3).

    (4)     If there is any inconsistency between a fisheries notice, the regulations, an Order in Council or a licence or permit issued under this Act—

        (a)     the fisheries notice prevails to the extent of the inconsistency over the regulations, the Order in Council, the licence or the permit; and

        (b)     the regulations prevail to the extent of the inconsistency over the Order in Council, the licence or the permit; and

        (c)     the Order in Council prevails to the extent of the inconsistency over the licence or the permit; and

        (d)     the relevant licences or permits are to be amended as soon as is practicable to remove the inconsistency.

S. 89(5) amended by No. 40/2019 s. 21(4).

    (5)     An authorised officer may direct any person—

        (a)     to immediately leave the fisheries reserve;

        (b)     to cease engaging in prohibited activities in the fisheries reserve;

        (c)     to remove any matter or thing from the fisheries reserve—

if in the opinion of the authorised officer the person, activity or thing is contravening a fisheries notice, the regulations, an Order in Council or a permit issued in respect of the fisheries reserve.

    (6)     A person must comply with any direction given under subsection (5).

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

Pt 6 (Heading and ss 90–100) amended by Nos 5/1997
ss 16, 17, 17/2002 ss 12, 13, 108/2003 s. 40,
repealed by No. 35/2009 s. 36,
new Pt 6 (Heading and ss 90– 97B) inserted by No. 64/2013 s. 4.

Part 6—Fisheries Advisory Council

New s. 90 inserted by No. 64/2013 s. 4.