Fisheries Management Regulations 1992

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Department of Agriculture

This item is authorised by the following title:

Fisheries Management Act 1991

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F2011C00644

04 August 2011 - 30 June 2013

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

For transitional provisions relating to the repeal of these regulations, see sections 117 to 119 of the Fisheries Management Regulations 2019.

Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Interpretation
4 Antarctic waters
4AA High seas fishing zone — Southern Bluefin Tuna
4AB Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources sub-area 58.5.2
4AC South Tasman Rise
4AD Further area to which the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources applies
4A Amendment of the Treaty
4B Described areas of waters within the AFZ
4C Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery — sectors etc
5 Auction for the grant of a fishing right
6 Ballot for the grant of a fishing right
7 Purpose of Division
8 Definitions for Division
8A Administration of the tender process
8B Applications under subsection 26 (1) of the Act
8C Opening outer envelopes
8D Application procedures if fishery is divided into sectors
8E Procedures for reserve price
8F Tenders — recording and ranking
8G Certain persons not to be placed on precedence list
8H Procedures if tenderer can acquire less than all available rights
9 Period for payment in relation to a fishing concession
9A Definitions for Part 3A
9B Nomination of eligible boat
9C Conditions
9D Concession holder to ensure that vessel monitoring system is operational
9E Conditions
9F Concession holder to ensure provision for observer and equipment to be carried
9G Concession holder to ensure observer enabled to perform functions
9H Conditions
9I Fish to be disposed of to fish receiver permit holder
Subdivision 1 Introductory
9J Definitions for Division 5
9K Interpretation
9L Conditions
9M Definitions for Division 6
9N Interpretation
9O Conditions
9P Crustaceans
9Q Molluscs
9R Finfish
9S Definitions for Division 7
9T Interpretation
9U Conditions
9V Crustaceans
9W Molluscs
9X Finfish
9Y Definitions for Division 8
9Z Interpretation
9ZA Conditions
9ZB Crustaceans
9ZC Molluscs
9ZD Finfish
9ZE Other species
9ZF Definitions for Division 9
9ZG Interpretation
9ZH Conditions
9ZI Crustaceans
9ZJ Molluscs
9ZK Finfish
9ZL Other species
9ZM Definitions for Division 10
9ZN Conditions
9ZO Prohibited ways of processing fish
9ZP Removal of shark liver
9ZQ Definitions for Division 11
9ZR Conditions
9ZS No interaction with protected organism
9ZT Recording and reporting interaction with protected organism
9ZU Reporting interaction with protected organism if protected organism injured
9ZV Reporting interaction with protected organism if protected organism killed
9ZW Conditions
9ZX Nominated boat used for trip
10 Principles for determination of pursuit costs
10A Interpretation
10AA Fish receiver permit holder to keep records
10AB Records — fish received
10AC Records — fish disposed of
10AD Records — scallop tags
10C Fish receiver — person who receives his or her own catch
10D Fish receiver — not person who transports fish
11 Approval for the presence of foreign boats in the AFZ
12 Identification code for a boat
13 Production of documents on a foreign boat
14 Reporting of a boat’s position
15 Identification of the call-sign of a foreign boat
16 Identification of the name of a foreign boat
17 Information relating to persons on board a boat
19 Sale or disposal of unclaimed equipment
19A Training for officers and detention officers
19B Personal identifiers
19C Personal identifiers detainees must provide
19D Personal identifiers officers must require non-citizens to provide by way of identification tests
19E Information to be provided before carrying out identification tests
19F Authorising access to video recordings — limitations
19G Providing video recordings — permitted provision
19H Providing video recordings — limitations
19I Authorising access to identifying information
19J Authorising disclosure of identifying information
19K Disclosure of identifying information to Australian bodies
19L Disclosure of identifying information to international organisations
19M Authorising disclosure of information relating to illegal fishing activities
20 Payment by instalments
21 Fees
21A Information to be included in Register of Statutory Fishing Rights
21B Information to be included in High Seas Register
21C Information to be included in Fishing Permits Register
22 Hours of operation of Registries of the Panel
23 Registrar must date and acknowledge documents
24 Application to the Panel for review of a decision to grant a fishing right
25 Notification by Principal Member that an application for review has been made
26 Notice of date, time and place of a hearing
27 Summons
28 Witness expenses
29 Replacement of documents
30 Return of documents
31 References to areas of the AFZ
37A Definitions
37B Meaning of closed zone
37C Navigating in area that is a closed zone for less than 24 hours
37D Navigating in area that is a closed zone for 24 hours or more
38 When can an infringement notice be served?
39 How is an infringement notice to be served?
40 What must be included in an infringement notice?
40A Reminder notices
41 What happens if the person pays the relevant penalty?
42 Certificate of officer — prima facie evidence
43 Can there be more than 1 infringement notice for the same offence?
44 What if the relevant penalty is paid by cheque?
45 This Part does not prevent a matter being prosecuted in a court and does not mean that an infringement notice must be served in all cases
46 What is the relevant penalty?
75 Application
76 When a person may discharge offal
77 Exemptions
78 Collection and disclosure of information
- Schedule 1A Described areas of waters within the AFZ
- Schedule 1 Forms
- Schedule 2 Fees
- Schedule 3 Short methods of reference to areas of the AFZ
- Schedule 4 Amendments of the Treaty
- Schedule 5 Catch limits — fishing for tuna in northern waters
- Schedule 6 Catch limits — Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian waters
- Schedule 7 Catch limits — prawn fishery waters

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