Western Australian Current Acts

AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 266A

266A .         Review of Act

        (1)         The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of this Act, and prepare a report based on the review, as soon as practicable after the 5 ^th anniversary of the day on which section 268 comes into operation.

        (2)         The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after it is prepared, but not later than 12 months after the 5 ^th anniversary.

        [Section 266A inserted: No. 14 of 2021 s. 16.]

[Parts 17-19 have not come into operation.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 Pt. 1 (s. 1- 5 and 8), Pt. 2, Pt. 3 (s. 12, 14(1) and (4), 15- 21, 23- 27 and 32- 40) and Pt. 16 (s. 253- 257)	53 of 2016	29 Nov 2016	Pt. 1 (s. 1 and 2): 29 Nov 2016 (see s. 2(a)); Pt. 1 (s. 3- 5 and 8), Pt. 2, Pt. 3 (s. 12, 14(1) and (4), 15- 21, 23- 27 and 32- 40) and Pt. 16 (s. 253- 257): 2 May 2018 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 May 2018 p. 1431)
Aquatic Resources Management Amendment Act 2021 s. 4-8 and 16	14 of 2021	24 Aug 2021	25 Aug 2021 (see s. 2(b))
Planning and Development Amendment Act 2023 Pt. 8 Div. 3	34 of 2023	11 Dec 2023	12 Dec 2023 (see s. 2(c))

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 Pt. 1 (s. 6 and 7), Pt. 3 (s. 13 and 14(2) and (3), 22, 28-31 and 41-50), Pt. 4-15, Pt. 16 (s. 258-266) and Pt. 17-19	53 of 2016 (as amended by No. 8 of 2017 s. 8; No. 14 of 2021 (other than s. 4- 8 and 16))	29 Nov 2016	To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))
Aquatic Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Pt. 2	40 of 2016	29 Nov 2016	Operative on commencement of the Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 s. 263 (see s. 2(b))
Directors’ Liability Reform Act 2023 Pt. 3 Div. 5	9 of 2023	4 Apr 2023	Immediately after the Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 s. 191 and 192 come into operation (see s. 2(c)(ii))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term         Provision(s)
Aboriginal body corporate         3(1)
Aboriginal person         3(1)
Abrolhos Islands reserve         3(1)
allocated catch         32
approved         3(1)
aquaculture         3(1)
aquaculture gear         3(1)
aquaculture lease         3(1)
aquaculture licence         3(1)
aquatic eco-tourism         3(1)
aquatic environment         3(1)
aquatic habitat protection area         3(1)
aquatic organism         3(1)
aquatic resource         3(1)
aquatic resource management strategy (ARMS)         3(1)
aquatic resource use plan (ARUP)         3(1)
ARMS         23
authorisation         3(1)
bed         3(1)
boat         3(1)
broodstock         3(1)
CALM Act         3(1)
CALM Minister         3(1)
catch         32
catch entitlement         3(1)
CEO         3(1)
commercial fishing         3(1)
commercial purpose         3(1)
Commonwealth Act         3(1)
compliance officer         3(1)
consultation period         12
customary fishing         3(1)
declared organism         3(1)
Department         3(1)
disease         3(1)
document         3(1)
draft strategy         12
engage         3(1)
entitlement         3(1)
exemption         3(1)
export         3(1)
fishery         3(1)
fishing         3(1)
fishing activity         3(1)
fishing boat         3(1)
fishing gear         3(1)
fishing period         3(1), 16(1)
fishing tour         3(1)
foreign boat         3(1)
honorary compliance officer         3(1)
managed aquatic resource         3(1)
managed fishery         3(1)
managed fishery licence         3(1)
management plan         3(1)
marine management area         3(1)
marine nature reserve         3(1)
marine park         3(1)
master         3(1)
notice         39(1)
noxious substance         3(1)
organism         3(1)
pearl         3(1)
place         3(1)
possession         3(1)
prescribed         3(1)
private land         3(1)
process         3(1)
protected aquatic organism         3(1)
purchase         3(1)
quantity         3(1)
recipient         36(1), 38(1)
record         3(1)
recreational fishing         3(1), 12
recreational fishing licence         3(1)
register         3(1)
registrable interest         3(1)
regulate         3(1)
relevant ARUP         32
resource         23
resource share         3(1)
risk assessment         12
security holder         3(1)
security interest         3(1)
sell         3(1)
share option         3(1)
species         3(1)
specified         3(1)
surety         3(1)
take         3(1)
temporary aquaculture permit         3(1)
total allowable catch (TAC)         3(1)
vary         3(1)
vehicle         3(1)
WA waters         3(1)
waters         3(1)

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