Fishing Levy (North West Slope Trawl Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 368 1

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Fishing Levy (North West Slope Trawl 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 (North West Slope Trawl 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   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.

For the purposes of section 6 of the Levy Act, the amount of levy prescribed for a fishing permit granted during the period commencing on 1 July 1995 and ending at the end of 30 June 1996 is $1,902.

“[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 $424 from the levy amount will be paid to the Corporation as the Fishery’s contribution to the research component.]”.

4.   Regulation 4 (When levy is due and payable)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

“4.

For the purposes of section 110 of the Management Act, levy for a fishing permit referred to in regulation 3 is due and payable:

• (a)

  if the fishing permit is granted before the commencement of this regulation—on 15 January 1996; or

• (b)

  if the permit is granted on or after the commencement of this regulation—on the grant of the permit.”.

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NOTES

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

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 294 as amended by 1994 No. 71.