Fishing Levy Act 1991
Act No. 156 of 1991 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 4 January 2011
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 137 of 2010
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1............ Short title [see Note 1]........................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1
3............ Interpretation....................................................................................... 1
4............ Application of Act............................................................................... 1
5............ Imposition of levy............................................................................... 1
6............ Amount of levy................................................................................... 1
7............ By whom is levy payable?.................................................................. 2
8............ Regulations......................................................................................... 2
Notes 3
An Act to impose a levy in respect of fishing concessions
1 Short title [see Note 1]
This Act may be cited as the Fishing Levy Act 1991.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
(1) Sections 1 and 2 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(3) If a provision mentioned in subsection (2) does not commence under that subsection within the period of 6 months commencing on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
fishing concession means a fishing concession within the meaning of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 other than a foreign fishing licence granted under Part 3 of that Act.
4 Application of Act
This Act extends to every external Territory and applies both within and outside Australia.
5 Imposition of levy
Levy is imposed in respect of a fishing concession.
6 Amount of levy
The amount of levy is such amount as is prescribed.
7 By whom is levy payable?
(1) Levy is payable by the person who, at the time at which the levy is due and payable, is the holder of the fishing concession.
(2) In this section, holder of a fishing concession means:
(a) the person to whom the fishing concession was granted; or
(b) if the fishing concession has been transferred—the person to whom the fishing concession was last transferred.
8 Regulations
The Governor‑General may make regulations for the purposes of section 6.