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Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 13/2010

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4Replacement of references to peak bodies

5New regulation 23A inserted

23AUse of levy for grants

6Schedule 2 amended

7Schedules 3 and 4 amended

8Schedule 5 substituted

SCHEDULE 5—Levies for Individual Abalone Quota Units

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STATUTORY RULES 2010

S.R. No. 13/2010

Fisheries Act 1995

Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2010

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 2 March 2010

Responsible Minister:

JOE HELPER
Minister for Agriculture

TOBY HALLIGAN

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008—

(a)to reduce certain levies for scallop (ocean) fishery access licences and individual abalone quota units; and

(b)to replace references to peak bodies; and

(c)to prescribe further purposes for which levies may be used; and

(d)to prescribe classes of commercial fishery licence in respect of which grants may be made.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 153 of the Fisheries Act 1995.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Fisheries (Fees, Royalties and Levies) Regulations 2008[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

4Replacement of references to peak bodies

(1)In regulations 17(2)(e), 18(2)(e) and 19(2)(e) of the Principal Regulations, for "funding peak bodies (if any)" substitute "making grants under section 151(5) of the Act".

(2)In regulation 20(e) of the Principal Regulations, for "funding peak bodies (if any)" substitute "funding grants".

5New regulation 23A inserted

After regulation 23 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"23A   Use of levy for grants

(1)For the purposes of section 151(4)(e) of the Act, a levy may be used for the purposes of—

(a)making a grant under section 151(5) of the Act; and

(b)making a grant, out of the proceeds of an individual abalone quota unit levy, to any person or body to which the individual abalone quota unit relates.

(2)For the purposes of section 151(5) of the Act, the classes of licence referred to in regulations 17(1), 18(1) and 19(1) are prescribed.".

6Schedule 2 amended

(1)In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, in the heading to Column 7, for "Peak Body Levy" substitute "Grants Levy".

(2)For item 19 in Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations substitute—

"19 Scallop (Ocean) Fishery Access Licence 1∙6 fee units Nil 7∙3 fee units 1∙5 fee units 32∙1 fee units 42∙5 fee units".

7Schedules 3 and 4 amended

In Schedules 3 and 4 to the Principal Regulations, in the heading to Column 7, for "Peak Body Levy" substitute "Grants Levy".

8Schedule 5 substituted

For Schedule 5 to the Principal Regulations substitute—

"SCHEDULE 5

Regulations 14, 20

LEVIES FOR INDIVIDUAL ABALONE QUOTA UNITS

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Class of Individual Abalone Quota Unit	Column 3 Management FMS1 Levy	Column 4 Compliance FMS1  Levy	Column 5 Research FMS1 Levy	Column 6 FRDC Levy	Column 7 Grants Levy	Column 8 TOTAL of Columns 3 to 7
1	Individual abalone quota unit (Western Zone)	15∙7 fee units	16∙2 fee units	29∙1 fee units	8∙7 fee units	31∙4 fee units	101∙1 fee units
2	Individual abalone quota unit (Central Zone)	10∙0 fee units	16∙6 fee units	26∙8 fee units	8∙7 fee units	29∙3 fee units	91∙4 fee units
3	Individual abalone quota unit (Eastern Zone)	31∙7 fee units	36∙1 fee units	28∙3 fee units	8∙7 fee units	4∙7 fee units	109∙5 fee units

Note 1: FMS means the fisheries management services provided by the Department.".

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[1] Reg. 3:  S.R. No. 4/2008 as amended by S.R. Nos 92/2008, 2/2009 and 3/2009.