EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1989 NO. 164
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (NORTH WEST SHELF DEEP-WATER TRAWL FISHERY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Paragraph 5(b) of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 (‘the Act’) provides for the imposition of levy upon the endorsement, under the Fisheries Act 1952 of a fisheries licence, being a class of endorsements prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph.
Management costs for the North West Shelf Deep-water Trawl Fishery (NWSDWTF) are recoverable through levy imposed under the Act. The amount of levy is calculated by dividing the management costs for the fishery by the number of endorsements to be issued in accordance with the NWSDWTF Development plan, approved by an industry/government advisory committee and the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.
The Regulations specify $3,100 as the amount of levy for the 1989/90 season in respect of each endorsement of a fisheries licence authorising fishing in the NWSDWTF.
The regulations will take effect on Gazettal.