Fisheries (General) Variation Regulations 2004 (SA)

South Australia

Fisheries (General) Variation Regulations 2004

under the Fisheries Act 1982

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Fisheries (General) Regulations 2000

1. Variation of Schedule 1—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 41 of Act

2. Variation of Schedule 6—Undersize fish

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (General) Variation Regulations 2004.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 October 2004.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Fisheries (General) Regulations 2000

4—Variation of Schedule 1—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 41 of Act

1. Schedule 1, clause 66, table, entries relating to King George whiting, column 3—delete "60" and substitute:

   36

2. Schedule 1, clause 66, table, entries relating to King George whiting, column 4—delete "20" and substitute:

   12

5—Variation of Schedule 6—Undersize fish

1. Schedule 6—after clause 9 insert:

   9A—Whiting, King George

   (1)A King George whiting (Syllaginodes punctatus) is undersize if—

   (a)in the case of such whiting taken in waters of the State east of the meridian of longitude 136° east or in waters of Spencer Gulf west of that meridian—it is less than 31 centimetres in length; or

   (b)in any other case—it is less than 30 centimetres in length.

   (2)In subclause (1)—

   length, in relation to King George whiting, means the distance from the foremost part of the head to the end of the tail.

2. Schedule 6, clause 10, table, entries relating to Whiting, King George—delete the entries

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 23 September 2004

No 205 of 2004

MAFF 04/0021 CS