Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 (Vic)

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003

Act No. 56/2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section

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1.	Purpose	1
2.	Commencement	1
3.	Amendment to definition of "Secretary"	2
4.	Evidentiary matters	2
5.	Interpretation	2
6.	Consequential amendment	3
7.	New section 120—Further savings and transitionals	3

120.        Saving and transitional provisions—appointments

and delegations 3

8.	Amendments to definitions	4
9.	Annual reports	5
10.	New section 41—Transitional provision	6
41.	Transitional provision—annual reports	6
11.	Other consequential amendments	6

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SCHEDULE—Consequential Amendments

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Victoria

No. 56 of 2003

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003†

[Assented to 16 June 2003]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1. Purpose

The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Forests and Lands Act 1987 to provide for the responsibilities of the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industries under those Acts.

2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003

Act No. 56/2003

s. 3

3. Amendment to definition of "Secretary"

See:

In section 4(1) of the Fisheries Act 1995, for the	Act No.
definition of "Secretary" substitute—	92/1995. Reprint No. 3
' "Secretary" means the Secretary to the	as at 16 November

Department of Primary Industries;'.	2002 and
amending Act No.
80/2002. LawToday:
dpc.vic.
gov.au

4. Evidentiary matters

In sections 122(1)(g), 123(8), 124 and 124A of the substitute "signed by".

5. Interpretation

See:

(1) In section 3(1) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987—	Act No.
41/1987. Reprint No. 4

(a) in the definition of "Department", for	as at 1 January
"Natural Resources and Environment"	1999
substitute "Sustainability and Environment";	and amending
(b) for the definition of "Secretary" substitute— ' "Secretary" means—	Act Nos 70/1998, 66/2000,
44/2001 and 72/2001.

(a) in relation to the Fisheries Act	LawToday:
1995 in section 11(2) and Part 9	dpc.vic.
(except section 94), the Secretary	gov.au
to the Department of Primary Industries; and
(b)	in any other case, the body corporate established by Part 2;'.

(2) In section 3(2) of the Conservation, Forests and

Lands Act 1987 for "Natural Resources and Environment" substitute "Sustainability and Environment".

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(3) After section 3(2) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 insert—

"(2A) A reference in this Act to anything done or to be done by the Secretary by instrument under seal when referring to the Secretary to the

Department of Primary Industries is to be
taken to mean done or to be done by the

Secretary by instrument in writing.".

6. Consequential amendment

In section 98(2) of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, for "(e) or (f) the Secretary would, if it" substitute "(e), (f) or (g) the Secretary would, if the Secretary".

7. New section 120—Further savings and transitionals After section 119 of the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 insert—

"120. Saving and transitional provisions—

appointments and delegations

If immediately before the commencement of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003…