Fishing Levy Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1) (Cth)

Fishing Levy Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2001 No. 232

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Fishing Levy Act 1991 and the Fisheries Management Act 1991.

Dated 22 February 2001

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

WARREN TRUSS

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Fishing Levy Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Fishing Levy Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Fishing Levy Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1Amendments

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[1]After Part 1

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Part 2Bass Strait Scallop Fishery

2.1Definition

 In this Part:

BSSF fishing permit means a fishing permit for the Bass Strait Scallop Fishery.

2.2Amount of levy

 For section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy for a BSSF fishing permit in force on 1 March 2001 is $1 525.

Note   The proportion of this levy that is the research component of the levy will be specified in the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1991. It is intended that the amount of the research component will be $60.

2.3When levy must be paid

 For section 110 of the Management Act, levy for a BSSF fishing permit must be paid on or before the later of:

• (a)

  28 March 2001; and

• (b)

  28 days after the invoice date for the levy.

[2]Part 3, note following heading

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[3]Subregulation 3.2 (2)

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The amount of levy is

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The amount of levy is:

[4]After Part 16

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Part 17Southern Shark Fishery

17.1Definitions

 In this Part:

quota species means any of the following species:

• (a)

  school shark (Galeorhinus galeus);

• (b)

  gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus).

SSF fishing permit means a fishing permit for the Southern Shark Fishery.

17.2Amount of levy

 For section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy for an SSF fishing permit in force on or after

1 January 2001 and on or before 31 December 2001 is the total of:

• (a)

  $400; and

• (b)

  31 cents for each quota unit specified in an Attachment to the permit in relation to a quota species.

Note   The proportion of this levy that is the research component of the levy will be specified in the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1991. It is intended that the amount of the research component will be 0.014 cents for each quota unit.

17.3When levy must be paid

 For section 110 of the Management Act, levy for an SSF fishing permit must be paid on or before the later of:

• (a)

  31 March 2001; and

• (b)

  28 days after the invoice date for the levy.

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Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2000 No. 336.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette