EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1989 NO. 72
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (GEMFISH FISHERY) REGULATIONS
Paragraph 5(bc) of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 (the Levy Act) imposes levy on the allocation of units of fishing capacity, being units of fishing capacity prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph.
The Gemfish Fishery Management Plan (the Plan) provides that the fishing capacity for the Gemfish Fishery shall be divided into units, which are defined as an entitlement to take 1 kilogram of gemfish.
The Plan provides for the allocation of units of fishing capacity in the Gemfish Fishery. Unit holders are allowed access to the fishery when levy has been paid.
The Gemfish Fishery Regulations specify 2.5 cents as the amount of levy in respect of the allocation of units of fishing capacity in fishery.
The regulations will take effect on gazettal.