EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 466
Issued by the authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy.
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (NORTHERN FISH TRAWL FISHERY) REGULATIONS
Subparagraph 5(b) of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 (the Act) provides for the imposition of levy upon the endorsement of a licence granted under subsection 9(2) or 9(3) of the Fisheries Act 1952 being an endorsement included in a class of endorsements prescribed for the purposes of that subparagraph.
The Northern Fish Trawl Fishery consists of an area of waters in the parts of the Arafura and Timor seas in which Australian fisherman have started to show increased interest in recent years. The increased interest has necessitated controlled access to manage development of the fishery. The levy proposed is $7,500 in respect of endorsement to a licence to permit trawling in the fishery. The proposed levy is based on predicted costs and the small number of endorsements permitted under the development plan for the fishery.
Details of the Regulations are set out below.
regulation 1 provides for citation of the Regulations as the Fisheries Levy (Northern Fish Trawl Fishery) Regulations.
regulation 2 defines the phrases “the Act” and “the notice” for the purposes of the Regulations.
regulation 3 prescribes the endorsements referred to in the notice for the purposes of subparagraph 5 (b) of the Act.
regulation 4 specifies $7,500 as the amount of levy payable for an endorsement to a licence.
The Regulation took effect on Gazettal.