Fisheries
No. 93 of 1970
An
Act to amend the Fisheries Act 1952–1968
in relation to the operation of certain State and Territory laws and to omit
references to Nauru.
[Assented to 2 November 1970]
BE
it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short
title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Act 1970.
(2.) The Fisheries Act 1952–1968 is in this Act
referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) The
Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Fisheries Act 1952–1970.
Commencement.
2.This Act shall come into operation on the day on which
it receives the Royal Assent.
Parts.
3.Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting
the words—
“Part
I.—Preliminary (Sections 1–5).”
and
inserting in their stead the words—
“Part I.—Preliminary
(Sections 1–5a).”.
Definitions.
4.Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting
from the definition of “Territory” the words “and includes the Territory of
Nauru”.
5.After section 5 of the Principal Act the following
section is inserted in Part I.:—
Operation
of certain State and Territory laws.
“5a.
This Act or any other law of the Commonwealth shall not be taken to exclude the
operation of a law of a State or of a Territory in so far as that law of a
State or Territory relates to the licensing of persons to use premises for the
preparation, processing, storage or examination of fish.”.
Certain
payments to be made by Commonwealth to Administrations of certain Territories.
6. Section 16a of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following
sub-section:—
“(1.)
This section applies in relation to the Territory of Papua, the Territory of
New Guinea and Norfolk Island.”.