Fishing Levy (Bass Strait Scallop Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 370 1

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Fishing Levy (Bass Strait Scallop Fishery) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The 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 29 November 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. BEDDALL

Minister for Resources

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Fishing Levy (Bass Strait Scallop Fishery) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

2.1   Definition of “Bass Strait Scallop Fishery”:

Omit the definition, substitute:

“‘Bass Strait Scallop Fishery’ means the scallop fishery carried on in the part of the Australian fishing zone set out in the Schedule;”.

2.2   Definition of “fishing permit”:

Omit “for fishing for scallops in”, substitute “in relation to”.

2.3   Add at the end:

“(2)

The origin of geographical coordinates in the Schedule is the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66).”.

3.   Regulation 3 (Amount of levy)

3.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

“3.

(1) For the purposes of section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy prescribed for a fishing permit that is granted during the period beginning on 1 January 1996 and ending at the end of 31 December 1996 (except an extension permit) is $1,100.

“[NOTE: Under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989, a part (‘the research component’) of the levy imposed by the Fishing Levy Act 1991 is to be paid to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation for research and development activities relating to the fishing industry. It is proposed that, in respect of each fishing permit, an amount of $60 from the levy amount will be paid to the Corporation as the Fishery’s contribution to the research component.]

“(2)

In subregulation (1):

‘extension permit’ means a fishing permit that:

• (a)

  is granted during the period beginning on 1 December 1996 and ending at the end of 31 December 1996; and

• (b)

  is in force for no longer than 4 weeks; and

• (c)

  is granted to a person who held a fishing permit on 1 December 1996.”.

4.   Regulation 4 (When levy is due)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

“4.

For the purposes of section 110 of the Management Act, levy for a fishing permit must be paid within 28 days after the grant of the fishing permit.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 December 1995.

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 70 as amended by 1993 No. 299; 1994 No. 234; 1995 No. 66.