EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1989 NO. 63
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (NORTHERN PRAWN FISHERY) REGULATIONS
(AMENDMENT)
Paragraphs 5(bc) and (bd) of the Levy Act impose levy on the allocation and renewal of the allocation, respectively, of units of fishing capacity, being units of fishing capacity prescribed for the purposes of those paragraphs.
The Northern Prawn Fishery Management Plan (the Plan) provides that the fishing capacity for the Northern Prawn Fishery shall be divided into units, which are defined as a measure of the engine power and hull size of the boats in the fishery.
The Plan provides for the allocation and renewal of the allocation of units of fishing capacity in the Northern Prawn Fishery. Unit holders are allowed access to the fishery when levy has been paid.
The Fisheries Levy (Northern Prawn Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) specify amounts of levy in respect of a Class A unit as being; in the case of a Class A unit described in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(c) of the Principal Regulations, for the period 1 May to 31 August (period 1) $17.60 and for the period 1 September to 30 April (period 2) $17; and in the case of a Class A unit described in paragraphs 3(b), 3(d) and 3(e) of the Principal Regulations, for period 1 $27.60 and for period 2 $27.
The regulations will take effect on 1 May 1989.