Fisheries Management (General) Variation Regulations 2013 (SA)

South Australia

Fisheries Management (General) Variation Regulations 2013

under the Fisheries Management Act 2007

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2007

4            Variation of Schedule 6—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act

128         Taking fish using certain traces or hooks in certain waters

5            Variation of Schedule 10—Expiation fees

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries Management (General) Variation Regulations 2013.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 20 December 2013.

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 (General) Regulations 2007

4—Variation of Schedule 6—Classes of fishing activities prescribed for purposes of section 70 of Act

Schedule 6—after clause 127 insert:

128—Taking fish using certain traces or hooks in certain waters

(1)The taking of fish between 0500 and 2100 hours on any day using—

(a)wire trace; or

(b)monofilament trace exceeding 1 mm in diameter; or

(c)a fishing hook size exceeding 56 mm in length; or

(d)a fishing hook with a gape exceeding 23 mm; or

(e)a combination or gang of hooks that are joined by threading the point of 1 through the eye of another,

in the waters and adjacent foreshore areas contained within the area from the southern Outer Harbor breakwater (34°46'59.00" South, 138°28'40.45" East), to Lady Bay Shacks, south of Normanville (35°28'30.82" South, 138°17'05.26" East) from Mean High Water Springs to a distance of 500 metres seaward.

(2)In this clause—

gape of a fishing hook means the distance from the tip of the point of the hook to the inside of the shaft.

5—Variation of Schedule 10—Expiation fees

Schedule 10, table—after the item relating to clause 127 insert:

128 Taking fish using certain traces or hooks in certain waters between 0500 and 2100 hours on any day $315

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 19 December 2013

No 286 of 2013

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