Fish Resources Management Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2012 (WA)

2778 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 June 2012

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Fish Resources Management Act 1994

Fish Resources Management Amendment

Regulations (No. 3) 2012

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Fish Resources Management
Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2012.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

22 June 2012 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2779

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Fish Resources Management
Regulations 1995.

4.             Regulation 39 amended

In regulation 39(1):

(a) in paragraph (c) delete “net.” and insert:

net; or

(b)	after paragraph (c) insert:
(d) a single throw net that has a length not exceeding 3 m measured from the centre retrieval line to the lead line and a mesh of not more than 25 mm.

5.             Regulation 64OB amended

(1)	Delete regulation 64OB(1) and insert:
(1) A person must not fish in any waters of the Pilbara and Kimberley Region using —

(a) a haul net; or

(b) a set net.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

(2)	In regulation 64OB(2) delete “Subregulation (1)” and insert:
Subregulation (1)(a)
Note:  The heading to amended regulation 64OB is to read

Haul and set nets, restrictions on use of

6.             Schedule 9 amended

In Schedule 9 delete the item for Rock Lobster and insert:

Rock Lobster ................................. 50.00 25.00

Note:	The heading to regulation 64ZG is to read:
Ord River area waters, bag limit for barramundi

By Command of the Governor,

G. MOORE, Clerk of the Executive Council.