Aquaculture (Simplify No 2) Variation Regulations 2017 (SA)

South Australia

Aquaculture (Simplify No 2) Variation Regulations 2017

under the Aquaculture Act 2001

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Aquaculture Regulations 2016

4            Insertion of regulation 45

45          Exemption from requirement for ATAB to assess certain applications under section 36 of Act

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Aquaculture (Simplify No 2) Variation Regulations 2017.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation 4 months after the day on which they are made (see Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 section 10AA).

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Aquaculture Regulations 2016

4—Insertion of regulation 45

After regulation 44 insert:

45—Exemption from requirement for ATAB to assess certain applications under section 36 of Act

The Minister may determine that an application for a production lease and an accompanying application for a corresponding licence in relation to an aquaculture zone are exempt from the application of section 36(1) and (2) of the Act if—

(a)the class of aquaculture proposed to be carried on under the applications is the farming of prescribed wild caught tuna; and

(b)the applicant already holds an aquaculture lease in that zone authorising the farming of prescribed wild caught tuna; and

(c)the Minister considers it appropriate to do so in the circumstances.

Made by the Governor's Deputy

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 8 August 2017

No 219 of 2017

DPC17/041CS