Fisheries and Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2019 (Vic)

Fisheries and Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2019

S.R. No. 11/2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

Part 2—Fisheries Regulations 2009

4Regulation 11A substituted

Part 3—Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2017

5Schedules 3, 4, 5 and 6 substituted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2019

S.R. No. 11/2019

Fisheries Act 1995

Fisheries and Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2019

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 26 February 2019

Responsible Minister:

JAALA PULFORD
Minister for Fishing and Boating

PIETA TAVROU

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

Part 1—Preliminary

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)to amend the Fisheries Regulations 2009 to provide that, with some exclusions, members of a traditional owner group acting in accordance with an agreement under Part 6 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, are exempt from the operation of those Regulations; and

(b)to amend the Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2017 to amend levies for commercial fishery licences and individual quota units.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 151 and 153 of the Fisheries Act 1995.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 April 2019.

Part 2—Fisheries Regulations 2009

4Regulation 11A substituted

For regulation 11A of the Fisheries Regulations 2009[1] substitute—

11AApplication of these Regulations to traditional owners"

(1)If a traditional owner group entity has entered into an agreement, any of these regulations (other than a regulation specified in subregulation (2)) that provide for an offence to carry out an agreed activity under that agreement does not apply to a member of the traditional owner group—

(a)who is bound by the agreement; and

(b)who carries out the agreed activity to which the offence applies in accordance with the agreement and on land to which the agreement applies.

(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1), the following regulations are specified—

(a)regulation 88;

(b)regulation 90;

(c)regulation 101;

(d)regulation 102(2);

(e)regulation 102A.

(3)In this regulation—

agreed activity has the same meaning as in section 79 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010;

agreement means an agreement under Part 6 of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010;

traditional owner group has the same meaning as in the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010;

traditional owner group entity has the same meaning as in the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010.".

Part 3—Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2017

5Schedules 3, 4, 5 and 6 substituted

For Schedules 3, 4, 5 and 6 to the Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2017[2] substitute—

Schedule 3—Levies for access licences"

Regulations 17 and 19(2)

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Class of licence	Column 3 Levy for management services	Column 4 Levy for compliance services	Column 5 Levy for research services	Column 6 Levy for administration services
1	Abalone Fishery (Central Zone) Access Licence	15·3 fee units	Nil	Nil	Nil
2	Abalone Fishery (Eastern Zone) Access Licence	13·5 fee units	Nil	Nil	Nil
3	Abalone Fishery (Western Zone) Access Licence	31·2 fee units	Nil	Nil	Nil
4	Bait (General) Fishery Access Licence	8·8 fee units	21·2 fee units	Nil	25·5 fee units
5	Corner Inlet Fishery Access Licence	6·7 fee units	70·7 fee units	78·8 fee units	39·6 fee units
6	Eel Fishery Access Licence	31·3 fee units	56·6 fee units	Nil	52·5 fee units
7	Giant Crab Fishery (Western Zone) Access Licence	21·2 fee units	41·4 fee units	39·1 fee units	18 fee units
8	Gippsland Lakes (Bait) Fishery Access Licence	12·8 fee units	32 fee units	9·2 fee units	31·8 fee units
9	Gippsland Lakes Fishery Access Licence	66·4 fee units	50·9 fee units	241·2 fee units	52·4 fee units
10	Gippsland Lakes (Mussel Dive) Fishery Access Licence	52·3 fee units	Nil	Nil	26·3 fee units
11	Lake Tyers (Bait) Fishery Access Licence	115·8 fee units	Nil	99·7 fee units	22·9 fee units
12	Mallacoota Lower Lake (Bait) Fishery Access Licence	104·7 fee units	25·4 fee units	Nil	25·5 fee units
13	Ocean Fishery Access Licence	1·5 fee units	9·4 fee units	Nil	13·2 fee units
14	Port Phillip Bay (Mussel Bait) Fishery Access Licence	65·4 fee units	19 fee units	Nil	30·9 fee units
15	Purse Seine (Ocean) Fishery Access Licence	65·4 fee units	Nil	Nil	50·4 fee units
16	Rock Lobster Fishery (Eastern Zone) Access Licence	39·8 fee units	31·8 fee units	118·2 fee units	40·3 fee units
17	Rock Lobster Fishery (Western Zone) Access Licence	19·9 fee units	15·6 fee units	106·7 fee units	29·5 fee units
18	Scallop Dive (Port Phillip Bay) Fishery Access Licence	Nil	381·7 fee units	Nil	Nil
19	Scallop (Ocean) Fishery Access Licence	12·7 fee units	1·4 fee units	Nil	12·1 fee units
20	Sea Urchin Fishery Access Licence	53·5 fee units	28·3 fee units	Nil	35·7 fee units
21	Snowy River (Bait) Fishery Access Licence	52·3 fee units	8·3 fee units	41·5 fee units	26·3 fee units
22	Sydenham Inlet (Bait) Fishery Access Licence	52·3 fee units	36·9 fee units	41·5 fee units	44·8 fee units
23	Trawl (Inshore) Fishery Access Licence	9·8 fee units	7·1 fee units	6·4 fee units	12·2 fee units
24	Western Port/Port Phillip Bay Fishery Access Licence	4·9 fee units	46·3 fee units	26·3 fee units	23·9 fee units
25	Wrasse (Ocean) Fishery Access Licence	12 fee units	23·1 fee units	Nil	29·9 fee units

Schedule 4—Levies for fish receiver licences

Regulation 20(2)

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Class of licence	Column 3 Levy for management services	Column 4 Levy for compliance services	Column 5 Levy for research services	Column 6 Levy for administration services
1	Fish Receivers' (Abalone) Licence	Nil	80·2 fee units	Nil	238·9 fee units
2	Fish Receivers' (Scallop) Licence	Nil	29·8 fee units	Nil	14·2 fee units

Schedule 5—Levies for aquaculture licences

Regulation 21(2)

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Class of licence	Column 3 Levy for management services	Column 4 Levy for compliance services	Column 5 Levy for research services	Column 6 Levy for administration services
1	Aquaculture (Crown Land—Abalone) Licence	171 fee units	29·3 fee units	Nil	13·2 fee units
2	Aquaculture (Crown Land—Bivalve Shellfish) Licence	231·7 fee units	59·7 fee units	Nil	12·9 fee units
3	Aquaculture (Crown Land—Eels) Licence	48·2 fee units	11·3 fee units	Nil	86 fee units
4	Aquaculture (Crown Land—Offshore) Licence	77 fee units	14·9 fee units	Nil	9·3 fee units
5	Aquaculture (Crown Land—Other) Licence	59·2 fee units	10·8 fee units	Nil	11·4 fee units
6	Aquaculture (On-shore Abalone) Licence	213·8 fee units	6·7 fee units	Nil	8·9 fee units
7	Aquaculture (Private Land—Eels) Licence	15·8 fee units	Nil	Nil	11·4 fee units
8	Aquaculture (Private Land—Indoor Intensive) Licence	24·2 fee units	2·3 fee units	Nil	5·7 fee units
9	Aquaculture (Private Land—Marine) Licence	68·6 fee units	10·2 fee units	Nil	8·8 fee units
10	Aquaculture (Private Land—Ornamentals) Licence	7 fee units	15 fee units	Nil	7·7 fee units
11	Aquaculture (Private Land—Other) Licence	342·9 fee units	16·5 fee units	Nil	16 fee units
12	Aquaculture (Private Land—Salmonids) Licence	40·1 fee units	8·3 fee units	Nil	9·7 fee units
13	Aquaculture (Private Land—Tourism) Licence	36·4 fee units	7·8 fee units	Nil	6·4 fee units
14	Aquaculture (Private Land—Warm Water Finfish) Licence	60·5 fee units	8·3 fee units	Nil	7·7 fee units
15	Aquaculture (Private Land—Yabbies) Licence	3·5 fee units	7·1 fee units	Nil	10 fee units
16	Aquaculture (Private Land—Yabbies Multi-waters) Licence	36·5 fee units	10 fee units	Nil	7·4 fee units

Schedule 6—Levies for individual quota units

Regulations 17 and 22(2)

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Class of individual quota unit	Column 3 Levy for management services	Column 4 Levy for compliance services	Column 5 Levy for research services	Column 6 Levy for administration services	Column 7 Levy for grants
1	Individual Blacklip abalone quota unit (Central Zone)	4 fee units	5·9 fee units	22·4 fee units	6·8 fee units	24·6 fee units
2	Individual Blacklip abalone quota unit (Eastern Zone)	6·4 fee units	4·8 fee units	33·3 fee units	6·6 fee units	Nil
3	Individual Blacklip abalone quota unit (Western Zone)	9 fee units	2·2 fee units	33·6 fee units	6·3 fee units	26·7 fee units
4	Individual giant crab quota unit (Western Zone)	1·1 fee units	2·1 fee units	2 fee units	1 fee unit	Nil
5	Individual Greenlip abalone quota unit (Central Zone)	4 fee units	5·9 fee units	5·9 fee units	6·8 fee units	24·6 fee units
6	Individual Greenlip abalone quota unit (Western Zone)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	26·7 fee units
7	Individual rock lobster quota unit (Eastern Zone)	3·3 fee units	2·7 fee units	9·9 fee units	3·4 fee units	Nil
8	Individual rock lobster quota unit (Western Zone)	1 fee unit	1 fee unit	4·5 fee units	1·3 fee units	Nil

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 2/2009. Reprint No. 2 as at 1 July 2017. Reprinted to S.R. No. 58/2017.

[2] Reg. 5: S.R. No. 118/2017.

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Fee Units

These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.

The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.

The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2018 is $14.45. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.

The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.