Seafood Safety Amendment Regulations 2018 (Vic)

Seafood Safety Amendment Regulations 2018

S.R. No. 51/2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Objective of Principal Regulations

6Application for exemption from licensing requirements

7Approval of exemption from licensing requirements

8New regulations 7 and 8 inserted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2018

S.R. No. 51/2018

Seafood Safety Act 2003

Seafood Safety Amendment Regulations 2018

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 8 May 2018

Responsible Minister:

JAALA PULFORD
Minister for Agriculture

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Seafood Safety Regulations 2014 to exempt from the licensing requirements under Part 3 of the Seafood Safety Act 2003 certain activities conducted by an abalone business and a rock lobster business.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 61 of the Seafood Safety Act 2003.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2018.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Seafood Safety Regulations 2014[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Objective of Principal Regulations

For regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"1   Objective

The objective of these Regulations is for the purposes of the Seafood Safety Act 2003—

(a)to exempt certain persons conducting a seafood business from the licensing requirements; and

(b)to exempt certain activities carried out by a person conducting a seafood business from the licensing requirements; and

(c)to prescribe other matters required to be prescribed.".

6Application for exemption from licensing requirements

In the heading to regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, after "requirements" insert "in relation to the sale of live yabbies".

7Approval of exemption from licensing requirements

In the heading to regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations, after "requirements" insert "in relation to the sale of live yabbies".

8New regulations 7 and 8 inserted

After regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"7   Exemption of activities conducted by seafood business from the operation of Part 3 of the Act—abalone

A person who conducts a seafood business in relation to the sale of abalone in accordance with an access licence within the meaning of the Fisheries Act 1995 is exempt from the operation of Part 3 of the Act in respect of the following activities—

(a)harvesting abalone;

(b)collecting abalone;

(c)maintaining abalone live for later processing;

(d)handling live abalone for later processing.

8Exemption of activities conducted by seafood business from the operation of Part 3 of the Act—rock lobster

A person who conducts a seafood business in relation to the sale of rock lobster in accordance with an access licence within the meaning of the Fisheries Act 1995 is exempt from the operation of Part 3 of the Act in respect of the following activities—

(a)harvesting rock lobster;

(b)collecting rock lobster;

(c)maintaining rock lobster live for later processing;

(d)handling live rock lobster for later processing.".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 136/2014.