EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 80
Issued by the authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy.
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (GEMFISH FISHERY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Paragraph 5(bc) of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 (‘the 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 1990 provides that the fishing capacity of the Gemfish Fishery shall be divided into units, which at the start of the season are defined as an entitlement to take one kilogram of gemfish.
The plan provides for the allocation of units of fishing capacity in the Gemfish Fishery. Unit holders are granted access to the fishery when levy has been paid.
The Fisheries Levy (Gemfish Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) specify 13.5 cents as the amount of levy payable in respect of the allocation of units of fishing capacity in the fishery.
The Regulations will take effect on 1 May 1990.