Fisheries Management Act 1991 Fish Receiver Permits Declaration 2007 (Cth)

FISH RECEIVER PERMITS DECLARATION 2007

Fisheries Management Act 1991

I, Nick Rayns, Acting Managing Director, as delegate of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, make this declaration under section 91(1) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated    18 May 2007

NICK RAYNS

Acting Managing Director

Australian Fisheries Management Authority

1. Name of declaration

This declaration is the Fish Receiver Permits Declaration 2007.

1. Commencement

This declaration commences on 1 June 2007.

1. Definitions

In this declaration

Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery means the fishery defined in the Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery Management Plan 2002.

Coral Sea Fishery means commercial fishing authorised by a fishing permit in the area defined in Part 2 Schedule 1A of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992.

Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery means the fishery defined in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005.

Norfolk Island Offshore Demersal Finfish Fishery means commercial fishing authorised by a fishing permit in the area defined in Part 5A Schedule 1A of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992.

Small Pelagic Fishery means fishing authorised by a fishing permit in the area defined in Part 4 of Schedule 1A of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992.

Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery means the fishery defined in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery Management Plan 2003.

Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery means the SBT fishery defined in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.

Southern Squid Jig Fishery means the fishery defined in the Southern Squid Jig Fishery Management Plan 2005.

South Tasman Rise Fishery means commercial fishing authorised by a fishing permit in the area defined in Part 11A Schedule 1A of the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992.

Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery means the fishery defined in the Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery Management Plan 2005.

Note 1   Unless otherwise stated, a term used in this declaration and in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 has the same meaning in this declaration as in the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

1. Declaration

The Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery, Coral Sea Fishery, Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery, Norfolk Island Offshore Demersal Finfish Fishery, Small Pelagic Fishery, Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery, Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery, Southern Squid Jig Fishery, South Tasman Rise Fishery, and Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery are fisheries to which Division 2 (Fish Receiver Permits) of Part 6 of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 applies.

1. Revocation

The Fish Receiver Permits Declaration 2006 is revoked.