Fisheries Management (Blue Crab Fishery) (Quota) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

Fisheries Management (Blue Crab Fishery) (Quota) Variation Regulations 2020

under the Fisheries Management Act 2007

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Fisheries Management (Blue Crab Fishery) Regulations 2013

4            Variation of regulation 10—Individual blue crab catch quota system

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Management (Blue Crab Fishery) (Quota) Variation Regulations 2020.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

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 Management (Blue Crab Fishery) Regulations 2013

4—Variation of regulation 10—Individual blue crab catch quota system

1. Regulation 10(2)—after paragraph (d) insert:

   (da)if the total catch of blue crab taken by the holder of a licence in respect of the Blue Crab Fishery subject to a condition fixing a blue crab quota entitlement in respect of a particular blue crab fishing zone during the quota period 2019‑2020 is less than the blue crab quota entitlement under the licence for that fishing zone and that quota period, the Minister may vary the conditions of the licence so as to increase the blue crab quota entitlement in respect of that fishing zone for the quota period 2020‑2021 by up to 1 kilogram of blue crab for each kilogram by which the catch fell short of the blue crab quota entitlement for the quota period 2019‑2020;

2. Regulation 10—after subregulation (3) insert:

   (4)In this regulation—

   quota period 2019‑2020 means the quota period that ended on 30 June 2020;

   quota period 2020‑2021 means the quota period ending on 30 June 2021.

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 27 August 2020

No 261 of 2020