EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 423
Issued by the authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy.
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (KIMBERLEY COAST PRAWN
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 Kimberley Coast Prawn Trawl Fishery has been closed since 1987 because of the need to develop a policy that would allow its exploitation without adverse effects for the area’s pearl oyster stocks. The fishery will now be opened for a short-term trial period in two segments to a selected group of participants operating under tight conditions
The levies to be set by the proposed Fisheries Levy (Kimberley Coast Prawn Trawl Fishery) Regulations are to recover in full Government costs for conducting the trials for the two periods. The cost recovery forms part of the Government’s decision in view of the exploratory nature of the operations. The costs recovered include observor’s salaries, travel and equipment, boat charter and administrative and travel expenses incurred by the Commonwealth and State Departments in briefing observers and operators.
Details of the Regulations are set out below.
regulation 1 provides for citation of the Regulations as the Fisheries Levy (Kimberley Coast Prawn 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 $16,225 as the amount of levy payable for an endorsement to a licence.
The Regulation took effect on Gazettal.