Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 6

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

Dated 14 February 2008

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

TONY BURKE

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulations 1998

  Schedule 1 amends the Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulations 1998.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 4

substitute

4 Amount of levy

 (1) For subsection 6 (1) of the Levy Act, the amount of levy imposed on the grant or renewal of a licence mentioned in regulation 3 is $2 786.78 plus $9.88 for each allocated fishing day.

 (2) For subsection 6 (1) of the Levy Act, the amount of levy imposed on the variation of a licence mentioned in regulation 3 is $9.88 for each additional allocated fishing day allocated to the holder of the licence before and during the season.

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