EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 49
Issued by the authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy.
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (SOUTHERN SHARK FISHERY) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Paragraphs 5(bc) and 5(bd) of the Act provide for the imposition of levy upon 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 Southern Shark Fishery Management Plan provides for the allocation and renewal of the allocation of units of fishing capacity in that fishery. Each Unit represents an entitlement to use a gillnet of a designated size. Unit holders are allowed access to the fishery when levy has been paid.
The Regulation specifies the amount of levy in respect of each unit of fishing capacity for the 1990 southern shark fishery season. The amount of levy has increased from $350 to $570 due to the combination of marginal cost increases, a reduction in the number of unit holders contributing to the costs of managing the fishery and an increase in the percentage of costs recovered from the industry in line with government policy, from 75% to 90%.
The Regulation took effect on Gazettal.