Fisheries Management (Continuation of Activities Relating to Southern Bluefin Tuna) Interim Order 2004 (NSW)

I, the Minister for Primary Industries, in pursuance of section 221IG of the Fisheries Management Act 1994, make the following interim Order.

Dated, this 21st day of September 2004.

Minister for Primary Industries

1Name of interim Order

This interim Order is the Fisheries Management (Continuation of Activities Relating to Southern Bluefin Tuna) Interim Order 2004.

2Commencement and duration

This interim Order:

• (a)

  takes effect on the day that it is published in the Gazette, and

• (b)

  ceases to have effect on the day that is 6 months after the day on which it takes effect.

3Continuation of existing activities

Recreational fishers may continue to take and possess Thunnus maccoyii (southern bluefin tuna), subject to compliance with any applicable fishing regulatory controls.