Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016

Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016

made under the

Fisheries Levy Act 1984

Compilation No. 9

Compilation date: 20 December 2025

Includes amendments: F2025L01631

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20 December 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

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Contents

1 Name

3 Authority

5 Definitions

6 Prescribed units of fishing capacity

7 Prescribed licences

8 Amount of levy

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

1  Name

  This is the Fisheries Levy (Torres Strait Prawn Fishery) Regulation 2016.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

5  Definitions

 (1) In this instrument:

Levy Act means the Fisheries Levy Act 1984.

PNG unit has the same meaning as in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009.

Torres Strait Prawn Fishery means the fishery to which the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery Management Plan 2009 applies.

TSF Act means the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984.

 (2) A reference in this instrument to units of fishing capacity does not include a reference to PNG units.

6  Prescribed units of fishing capacity

  For the purposes of paragraphs 5(bc) and (bd) of the Levy Act, units of fishing capacity for the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery under the plan of management in force for that fishery are prescribed.

Note 1: See subsection 3(2) of the Levy Act for the meaning of unit of fishing capacity.

Note 2: The plan of management for the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery is determined under section 15A of the TSF Act.

7  Prescribed licences

  For the purposes of paragraphs 5(d) and (f) of the Levy Act, a licence that:

 (a) is granted under subsection 19(2) of the TSF Act; and

 (b) authorises the taking, carrying, or processing and carrying of prawn in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery; and

 (c) allows the boat in respect of which the licence was granted to be used for commercial fishing for prawn in the Fishery;

is prescribed.

8  Amount of levy

 (1) This section applies for the purposes of subsection 6(1) of the Levy Act.

Licences—grant

 (2) The amount of levy imposed on the grant of a licence prescribed by section 7 to a person is $2,047.31 plus $18.96 for each unit of fishing capacity prescribed by section 6 allocated to the person in respect of the licence.

Licences—renewal

 (3) The amount of levy imposed on the renewal of a licence prescribed by section 7 to a person is $2,047.31 plus $18.96 for each unit of fishing capacity prescribed by section 6 to be held by the person in respect of the renewed licence.

Units of fishing capacity—allocation

 (4) The amount of levy imposed on the allocation of a unit of fishing capacity prescribed by section 6 (other than a unit of fishing capacity referred to in subsection (2) or (3) of this section) is $18.96 for each unit of fishing capacity allocated.

Units of fishing capacity—renewal of allocation

 (5) The amount of levy imposed on the renewal of the allocation of a unit of fishing capacity prescribed by section 6 (other than a unit of fishing capacity referred to in subsection (2) or (3) of this section) is $18.96 for each unit of fishing capacity the allocation of which is renewed.

Note: See section 7 of the Levy Act for the person who is liable to pay the levy.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

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Misdescribed amendments

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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history