Explanatory note (NSW)

New South Wales

under the

Justices Act 1902

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Justices Act 1902.

Bob Martin
for Attorney General

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to prescribe the short expressions that may be used in any information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document to describe the following offences under the Fisheries Management Act 1994:

(a)	the offence of failing to pay a recreational freshwater fishing fee when required or failing to be in possession of an official receipt for payment of the fee while taking fish for which payment of the fee is required (section 341 of the Act),
(b)	the offence of harming marine vegetation in a protected area without a permit (section 205 of the Act).

This Regulation is made under the Justices Act 1902, including section 145B
( 2 ) and section 154 (the general regulation making power).

Published in Gazette No 100 of 26 June 1998, page 5100 Page 1

Clause 1	Justices (Short Descriptions of Fisheries Offences) Amendment Regulation 1998
1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Justices (Short Descriptions of Fisheries

Offences) Amendments Regulation 1998.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 1998.

3 Amendment of Justices (Short Descriptions of Fisheries Offences) Regulation 1995

The Justices (Short Descriptions of Fisheries Offences)

Regulation 1995 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Justices (Short Descriptions of Fisheries Offences) Amendment Regulation 1998

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]        Schedule 1

Insert in appropriate order in the matter relating to the Fisheries
Management Act 1994:

Section 33I (1) (a)—fail to pay  fail to pay fishing fee

fishing fee

Section 34I (1) (b)—not in	fail to have official receipt in
possession of official receipt for	possession
payment of fishing fee while taking fish for which payment of fee is required

[2]        Schedule 1

Omit the matter relating to section 205 of the Fisheries Management

Act 1994.

Insert instead:

Section 205-harm marine harm marine vegetation

vegetation in a protected area
without a permit