Fisheries Management Act 1994 Fisheries Management (General) Amendment Regulation 2002 Erratum (2002-114) [GG No 52 of 25.2.2002, p 1223] (NSW)

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ERRATUM

The version of this Regulation, Gazetted on 22 February 2002, was incorrectly numbered. The correct version is published in full below.

New South Wales

Fisheries Management (General)

Amendment Regulation 2002

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 Act 1994.

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

Minister for Fisheries

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Fisheries Management (General)

Regulation 1995:

(a)	to provide for industry members of the Marine and Estuarine Recreational Charter Management Advisory Committee to represent 8 instead of 9 regions of the industry by combining the Solitary Islands Reserve region and the Mid North Coast and Central Coast region into one region, and
(b)	to make transitional arrangements in relation to industry membership of the Management Advisory Committee (MAC) for the estuary prawn trawl restricted fishery.

The amendments described in paragraph (b) take account of the impending closure of Botany Bay to estuary prawn trawling. The Regulation reduces the number of members of the MAC and removes the need for an election in relation to the Botany Bay estuary prawn trawl restricted fishery representative. It provides instead

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for the current representative to continue as a member of the MAC until 1 May sections 231 and 289 (the general regulation-making power).

2002, the date of closure.

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Fisheries Management (General) Amendment
Regulation 2002

1. Name of Regulation

   This Regulation is the Fisheries Management (General) Amendment
   Regulation 2002.

2. Amendment of Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 1995

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

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Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

1. Clause 226Z Advisory Committee

   Omit “9” from clause 226Z (2) (a). Insert instead “8”.

2. Clause 226ZJ Regions for which members are to be elected

   Omit “9” from clause 226ZJ (1). Insert instead “8”.

3. Clause 226ZJ (1)

   Omit clause 226ZJ (1) (b) and (c). Insert instead:

(b) 1 member for the Mid North Coast and Central Coast region (the part of the State between 2940S and 3226S),

1. Clause 226ZJ (3)

   Insert after clause 226ZJ (2):

(3) The person holding office as an industry member for the Mid North Coast and Central Coast region under subclause (1) (c) as in force immediately before its repeal by the Fisheries Management (General) Amendment Regulation 2002 is taken to represent the Mid North Coast and Central Coast region for the duration of the term for which the person was appointed to hold office as an industry member.

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1. Clause 231 Composition of MAC

Omit from columns 1, 2 and 3 of Part B of the Table to clause 231 the
matter relating to “Estuary prawn trawl restricted fishery”.
Insert instead:

Estuary prawn trawl	4	1 member representing commercial fishers
restricted fishery	who hold an endorsement (including an endorsement for a further period) for which the fishers were eligible under clause 191V (1) (b) 1 member representing commercial fishers who hold an endorsement (including an endorsement for a further period) for which the fishers were eligible under clause 191V (1) (c) 1 member representing commercial fishers who hold an endorsement (including an endorsement for a further period) for which the fishers were eligible under clause 191V (1) (d) 1 member representing commercial fishers who hold an endorsement (including an endorsement for a further period) for which the fishers were eligible under clause 191V (1) (e) or (f)

1. Clause 279

   Insert after clause 278:

279 Provisions relating to closure of Botany Bay estuary prawn trawl restricted fishery

(1) Until 1 May 2002, clause 231 (2) (a) is taken to require 5 members to be appointed to the Management Advisory Committee for the estuary prawn trawl restricted fishery, including the Botany Bay industry member.

(2) Despite clause 263, the term of office of the Botany Bay industry member ends on 1 May 2002.

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(3) In this clause:

Botany Bay industry member means the person holding office under Part 11 immediately before the commencement of this clause as the estuary prawn trawl restricted fishery Management Advisory Committee representative for commercial fishers who hold an endorsement (including an endorsement for a further period) for which the fishers were eligible under clause 191V (1) (a).

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