EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 82
Issued by the authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy.
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (NORTHERN PRAWN FISHERY)
REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Paragraphs 5(bc) and (bd) of the Fisheries Levy Act 1984 (‘the Act’) impose levy on the allocation and the 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 of the Northern Prawn fishery shall be divided into units, which are defined as a measure of the engine power and hull size of 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 granted access to the fishery when levy has been paid.
The Fisheries Levy (Northern Prawn Fishery) Regulations (Amendment) specify amounts of levy in respect of different classes of units which authorise fishing in the Northern Prawn Fishery during different specific periods between 1 June in a year and 31 May in the subsequent year. The periods were previously 1 May to 31 August and 1 September to 30 April. Under the proposed regulations, the periods are 1 June to 31 October and 1 November to 31 May. As a result of the change, no levy will be payable for May 1990.
The Regulations will take effect on 1 May 1990