Fishing Levy (Southern Shark Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 364 1

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Fishing Levy (Southern Shark 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 (Southern Shark 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 used in these regulations is the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66).”.

3.   Regulation 3 (Amount of levy)

3.1   Subregulation 3 (1):

Omit “11 June 1994 and ends at the end of 10 June 1995 is $700”, substitute “11 June 1995 and ends at the end of 7 June 1996 is $765”.

3.2   Subregulation 3 (2):

Omit “11 June 1994 and ends at the end of 10 June 1995”, substitute “11 June 1995 and ends at the end of 7 June 1996”.

3.3   Paragraph 3 (2) (a):

Omit “$1,370;”, substitute “$1,160;”.

3.4   Paragraph 3 (2) (b):

Omit “$2,740.”, substitute “$2,320.”.

[NOTE:

 The following note is added at the end of regulation 3:

“[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 the following amounts will be paid to the Corporation as the Fishery’s contribution to the research component for the financial year ending on 30 June 1996:

 (a) in respect of a shark gillnet fishing permit referred to in subregulation 3 (1)—an amount of $45 from the levy amount of $765;

• (b)

  in respect of a shark hook fishing permit referred to in paragraph 3 (2) (a)—an amount of $68 from the levy amount of $1,160;

• (c)

  in respect of a shark hook fishing permit referred to in paragraph 3 (2) (b)—an amount of $136 from the levy amount of $2,320.]”.]

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

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

When is levy due and payable?

“4.

For the purposes of section 110 of the Management Act, levy for a shark gillnet fishing permit, or a shark hook fishing permit, is due and payable:

• (a)

  if the permit is granted before 2 March 1996—not later than 29 March 1996; and

• (b)

  if the permit is granted on or after 2 March 1996—not later than 28 days after the permit is granted.”.

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NOTES

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

2. Statutory Rules 1992 No. 457 as amended by 1993 Nos. 72 and 301; 1994 Nos 78 and 342.