Fisheries Levy (Northern Prawn Fishery) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1988 No. 511

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Fisheries Levy (Northern Prawn Fishery) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

Dated 13 April 1988.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN KERIN

Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy

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Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Levy (Northern Prawn Fishery) Regulations.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“applicable number of Class A units” has the same meaning as in the plan of management;

“Class A unit”, “Class B unit” and “Class C unit” have the same meaning as in the plan of management;

“licensed boat” means a boat (within the meaning of the Fisheries Act 1952)in respect of which a licence under subsection 9 (2) of that Act is in force;

“plan of management” means the plan of management entitled “Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan” determined by the Minister on 13 February 1986 under subsection 7b (1) of the Fisheries Act 1952, as that plan of management is in force from time to time;

 

“surplus unit” has the same meaning as in the plan of management;

“the Act” means the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

Prescribed units of fishing capacity

3. The following units of fishing capacity are prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 5 (bc) and (bd) of the Act:

(a) a Class A unit that is allocated to a person in accordance with the plan of management for assignment to a licensed boat in respect of which the applicable number of Class A units is not greater than 375 and to which a Class B unit is also assigned;

(b) a Class A unit that is allocated to a person in accordance with the plan of management for assignment to a licensed boat in respect of which the applicable number of Class A units is greater than 375 and to which a Class B unit is also assigned;

(c) a Class A unit that is allocated to a person in accordance with the plan of management for assignment to a licensed boat in respect of which the applicable number of Class A units is not greater than 375 and to which a Class C unit is also assigned;

(d) a Class A unit that is allocated to a person in accordance with the plan of management for assignment to a licensed boat in respect of which the applicable number of Class A units is greater than 375 and to which a Class C unit is also assigned;

(e) a Class A unit that is a surplus unit.

Amounts of levy

4. (1) For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, the amount of levy imposed:

(a) by paragraph 5 (bc) of the Act on the allocation; or

(b) by paragraph 5 (bd) of the Act on the renewal of the allocation; of a Class A unit of fishing capacity to which paragraph 3 (a) applies is:

(c) in respect of the period commencing on 15 April 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1988—$6.50;

(d) in respect of the period commencing on 1 May 1988 and ending at the expiration of 31 August 1988—$12.50; and

(e) in respect of the period commencing on 1 September 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1989—$15.

(2) For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, the amount of levy imposed:

(a) by paragraph 5 (bc) of the Act on the allocation; or

(b) by paragraph 5 (bd) of the Act on the renewal of the allocation; of a Class A unit of fishing capacity to which paragraph 3 (b) applies is:

(c) in respect of the period commencing on 15 April 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1988—$6.50;

(d) in respect of the period commencing on 1 May 1988 and ending at the expiration of 31 August 1988—$22.50; and

(e) in respect of the period commencing on 1 September 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1989—$25.

(3) For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, the amount of levy imposed:

(a) by paragraph 5 (bc) of the Act on the allocation; or

(b) by paragraph 5 (bd) of the Act on the renewal of the allocation; of a Class A unit of fishing capacity to which paragraph 3 (c) applies is:

(c) in respect of the period commencing on 15 April 1988 and ending at the expiration of 31 August 1988—$3.25;

(d) in respect of the period commencing on 1 September 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1989—$15.

(4) For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, the amount of levy imposed:

(a) by paragraph 5 (bc) of the Act on the allocation; or

(b) by paragraph 5 (bd) of the Act on the renewal of the allocation; of a Class A unit of fishing capacity to which paragraph 3 (d) applies is:

(c) in respect of the period commencing on 15 April 1988 and ending at the expiration of 31 August 1988—$3.25;

(d) in respect of the period commencing on 1 September 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1989—$25.

(5) For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, the amount of levy imposed:

(a) by paragraph 5 (bc) of the Act on the allocation; or

(b) by paragraph 5 (bd) of the Act on the renewal of the allocation; of a Class A unit of fishing capacity to which paragraph 3 (e) applies is:

(c) in respect of the period commencing on 15 April 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1988—$6.50;

(d) in respect of the period commending on 1 May 1988 and ending at the expiration of 31 August 1988—$22.50; and

(e) in respect of the period commencing on 1 September 1988 and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1989—$25.

Repeal

5. Statutory Rules 1986 Nos. 18 and 397 and 1987 No. 1 are repealed.

 

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette