Fisheries Management Act 1994 - Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Amendment (Diseased Fish) Regulation 2001 (2001-765) [GG No 146 of 28.9.2001, p 8189] (NSW)

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Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) New South Wales

Amendment (Diseased Fish)

Regulation 2001

under the

Fisheries Management Act 1994

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Fisheries Management 1994.

The Hon EDWARD OBEID, M.L.C.,

Minister for Fisheries

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are as follows:

(a)	to declare white spot syndrome virus (a virus that infects crustaceans) to be a disease for the purposes of Division 4 of Part 6 of the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (so that it will be an offence to sell any fish known or suspected to be infected with the virus), and
(b)	to make further provision in respect of quarantine areas under the Act, including by allowing the Minister to require fish or marine vegetation that are taken in or from a quarantine area to be landed at specified locations or to be inspected, tested or cooked, or otherwise treated or handled in a specified manner.

This Regulation is made under the Fisheries Management Act 1994, including sections 182, 183, 187 and 289 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 146 of 28 September 2001, page 8189	Page 1
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Clause 1	Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Amendment (Diseased Fish) Regulation 2001

Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Amendment
(Diseased Fish) Regulation 2001

1. Name of Regulation

   This Regulation is the Fisheries Management (Aquaculture)
   Amendment (Diseased Fish) Regulation 2001.

2. Amendment of Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Regulation 1995

   The Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Regulation 1995 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Fisheries Management (Aquaculture) Amendment (Diseased Fish)

Regulation 2001

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

1. Clause 55 Diseases declared for purposes of Division 4 of Part 6 of the Act

   Insert at the end of clause 55 (2) (c):

• white spot syndrome virus.

1. Clause 56A

   Insert after clause 56:

56A Order declaring quarantine area

An order under section 183 of the Act declaring a quarantine area is authorised to contain the following provisions:

(a)	provisions that require all or any specified classes of fish or marine vegetation taken in or from a quarantine area to be landed at a location or locations in or near the quarantine area determined by the Minister and notified to the occupier of the quarantine area concerned,
(b)	provisions that require all or any specified classes of fish or marine vegetation taken in or from a quarantine area to be inspected, tested or cooked, or otherwise treated or handled, in any other specified manner before the fish or marine vegetation are sold, removed from a location or locations referred to in paragraph (a), or removed from the vicinity of the quarantine area.

BY AUTHORITY