EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO. 172
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.
FISHERIES LEVY ACT 1984
FISHERIES LEVY (WESTERN DEEP-WATER TRAWL FISHERY) REGULATIONS
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.
Management costs for the Western Deep-water Trawl Fishery (WDWTF) are recoverable through levy imposed under the Act. The amount of levy is calculated by dividing the management costs by the number of endorsements to be issued in accordance with the Development Plan, approved by an industry/government advisory committee and the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.
The regulations specify $980 as the amount of levy to be imposed on the endorsement of a fisheries licence authorising fishing in the WDWTF.
The regulations will take effect on gazettal.