Fisheries (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (Vic)

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Fisheries (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

S.R. No. 18/1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Fees 1

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STATUTORY RULES 1997

S.R. No. 18/1997

Fisheries Act 1968

Fisheries (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 18 March 1997

Responsible Minister:

PATRICK McNAMARA

Minister for Agriculture and Resources

A. WILTSHIRE

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to increase the fees specified in relation to the administration and processing of various fishing registrations, licences and permits specified in the Fisheries Act 1968.

2. Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 15, 22 and 81 of the Fisheries Act 1968.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 April

1997.

4. Fees

In the Fisheries (Fees) Regulations 19921, for the
Schedule substitute—

Fisheries (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

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"SCHEDULE

Fees

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Type of Licence, Permit or Transfer Fee Payable
1001 First registration of a boat $69.00
1002 Subsequent registration of a boat $69.00
1003 A transfer of a boat registration $69.00
1004 A master fisherman's licence—

in the case of a person who has had not

less than 15 years experience as a

commercial fisherman and is an old
age or invalid pensioner under the
Commonwealth Act for the time being
in force relating to social services or is
a totally and permanently
incapacitated pensioner or service
pensioner under the Commonwealth
Act for the time being in force relating
to repatriation of discharged

$33.00

servicemen

1005 in every other case $181.00
1006 for each of the persons the number of
whom the applicant seeks to have
specified in the licence as his or her
authorised crew, an additional fee of $43.00
1007 in the case of a person who seeks an
endorsement on the licence permitting
the use of a longline in the waters of
Port Phillip Bay, an additional fee of $160.00
1008 in the case of a person who seeks an
endorsement on his or her licence
permitting the taking of fish in the
waters of Port Phillip Bay, Western
Port, Anderson's Inlet, Shallow Inlet,
any of the waters of Corner Inlet, the
Gippsland Lakes, Lake Tyers,
Tamboon Inlet and
Mallacoota Inlet, an additional fee of $160.00
1009 in the case of a person who seeks an
endorsement on his or her licence

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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Type of Licence, Permit or Transfer Fee Payable

permitting the taking of eels in inland
waters by the use of nets, an additional

fee of $160.00

1010

A consolidated master fisherman's licence endorsed for Port Phillip Bay and Western Port

$2000.00

1011 A consolidated master fisherman's licence
endorsed for Corner Inlet $3000.00
1012 A consolidated master fisherman's licence
endorsed for the Gippsland Lakes $5000.00
1013 A consolidated master fisherman's licence
endorsed for Mallacoota Inlet $2000.00

1014

A transfer of a master fisherman's licence endorsed for Port Phillip Bay and Western Port

$2000.00

1015 A transfer of a master fisherman's licence
endorsed for Corner Inlet $3000.00
1016 A transfer of a master fisherman's licence
endorsed for the Gippsland Lakes $5000.00
1017 A transfer of a master fisherman's licence
endorsed for Mallacoota Inlet $2000.00
1018 A transfer of a new master fisherman's
licence endorsed for Port Phillip Bay and
Western Port $2000.00
1019 A transfer of a new master fisherman's
licence endorsed for Corner Inlet $3000.00
1020 A transfer of a new master fisherman's
licence endorsed for the Gippsland Lakes $5000.00
1021 A transfer of a new master fisherman's
licence endorsed for Mallacoota Inlet $2000.00
1022 A bait licence $148.00
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Item Type of Licence, Permit or Transfer Fee Payable

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1023   in the case of a person who employs a

person referred to in section 13(4) of

the Act, an additional fee of $44.00

1024               A processor's licence to be held by a body

corporate $1256.00

1025               A processor's licence to be held by a trading

society under the Co-operation Act 1981 $457.00

1026               A processor's licence to be held by a

partnership $206.00

1027               A processor's licence to be held by an

individual $412.00
1028
An abalone storer's licence $525.00
1029
A marine harvesting licence $579.00

1030               A scallop licence to dredge for scallops in

the waters of Port Phillip Bay $1367.00

1031               A scallop licence to dredge for scallops in

Victorian waters east of longitude 146

degrees east $1367.00

1032               A scallop licence to dredge for scallops in

all Victorian waters $1764.00

1033               A crayfish licence2—the fee for each

crayfish pot, the total number of which the
applicant seeks to have specified in the licence to be the maximum permissible number of crayfish pots to be carried on and

used from that boat $16.00
1034
A trawl net licence $248.00
1035
A purse seine net licence $138.00

1036               A transfer of a licence to another fishing

boat $25.00
1037
A transfer of a licence to another person $25.00
Column 1
Column 2 Column 3
Item
Type of Licence, Permit or Transfer Fee Payable

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1038               An amateur fishing licence valid for a period

of not more than 28 days $ 10.003

1039               An amateur fishing licence valid for a period

of one year $20.00

1040               An amateur fishing licence valid for a period

of 3 years $60.00".

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Notes S.R. No. 18/1997

NOTES

1 S.R. No. 153/1992 reprinted to S.R. No. 17/1994 and subsequently

amended by S.R. Nos 16/1995, 37/1995 and 16/1996.

2 Under section 15(1)(g) of the Fisheries Act 1968, the minimum fee payable

for a crayfish licence is $100.00.

3 Under section 22(1A) of the Fisheries Act 1968, the fee payable for an

amateur netting licence is $35.00.

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