Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES ACT 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Objects  
   4.      Dictionary  
   4A.     Notes  
   4B.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN

   5.      Content of fisheries management plan  
   6.      Preparation of fisheries management plan  
   7.      Consultation on draft plan  
   8.      Consideration of suggestions etc and revision of draft plan  
   8A.     Formal changes to draft plan  
   9.      Submission of draft plan to Minister  
   10.     Minister's powers about draft plan  
   11.     Referral back of draft plan to conservator  
   12.     Fisheries management plan disallowable instrument etc  

   PART 3--FISHING CLOSURES AND DECLARATIONS

   13.     Fishing closures  
   14.     Declaration of noxious fish  
   15.     Declaration of fish of prohibited size or weight  
   16.     Declaration of fish quantity  
   17.     Declaration of fishing gear  

   PART 4--LICENCES

           Division 4.1--Kinds of licences

   19.     Kinds of licences  
   20.     Commercial fishing licences  
   21.     Scientific licences  
   22.     Import and export licences  
   22A.    Priority species licences  

           Division 4.2--Issue of licences

   23.     Applications for licences  
   24.     Additional information may be required  
   25.     Decision on application  
   26.     Issue of commercial fishing licences—relevant  
   27.     Issue of scientific licences—relevant considerations  
   28.     Import and export licences—relevant considerations  
   28A.    Issue of priority species licences—relevant considerations  
   29.     Terms of licences  
   30.     Licence conditions and exemptions  
   31.     Licence changes  
   32.     Rights given by licences  
   33.     Surrender of licences  
   34.     Cancellation of licences  
   35.     Register of licences  
   36.     Inspection of register  

   PART 5--COMMERCIAL DEALING

           Division 5.1--Fish dealers

   37.     Fish dealers to be registered  
   38.     Application for registration  
   39.     Decision on application  
   40.     Term of registration  
   41.     Suspension of registration  
   42.     Cancellation of registration  
   43.     Register of dealers  
   44.     Inspection of register  

           Division 5.2--Commercial fishers

   45.     Sale of fish by commercial fishers  

   PART 6--RECORDS AND INFORMATION

           Division 6.1--Keeping records and giving information

   46.     Commercial fishers, priority species licence holders and fish dealers to make  
   47.     Keeping of records by commercial fishers, priority species licence holders and fish  
   48.     Production of records to conservation officers  
   49.     Commercial fishers, priority species licence holders and fish dealers to supply  

           Division 6.2--Powers in relation to records

   51.     Possession of records  
   52.     Copying and keeping records etc  

   PART 7--CONSERVATION OFFICER'S POWERS

           Division 7.1--Powers for places

   53.     Meaning of occupier for div 7.1  
   54.     Entry to places  
   55.     Consent to entry  
   56.     Routine inspection of business premises  
   57.     Warrants to enter  
   58.     Warrants—application made other than in person  
   59.     Powers on entry with consent  
   60.     Powers on entry for routine inspection of business premises  
   61.     Powers on entry under a warrant  
   62.     Identity cards must be produced  
   63.     Entry into waters, and along banks etc  

           Division 7.2--Other powers

   64.     Power to require name and address  
   65.     Power to require gear to be removed from water  
   66.     Seizure of fish etc  
   67.     Seizure and destruction of noxious fish  

           Division 7.3--Other enforcement matters

   68.     Procedure after thing seized  
   69.     Compensation  

   PART 8--OFFENCES

           Division 8.1--Unauthorised activities

   74.     Taking fish for sale without licence etc  
   75.     Taking fish contrary to scientific licence  
   76.     Importing or exporting live fish without authority  
   76A.    Trafficking in commercial quantity of fish of priority species  
   76B.    Taking commercial quantity of fish of priority species  
   76C.    Possessing commercial quantity of fish of a priority species  
   77.     Possessing fish obtained illegally  
   78.     Noxious fish  
   79.     Release of fish  

           Division 8.2--General offences

   80.     Fishing closure offences  
   81.     Prohibited size and weight offences  
   82.     Quantity of fish offences  
   83.     Beheading or filleting fish  
   84.     Use of live fin fish as bait etc  

           Division 8.3--Offences in relation to fishing gear

   85.     Use of fishing gear generally  
   86.     Non-permitted fishing gear  
   87.     Use and possession of commercial fishing gear  

           Division 8.4--Protection of aquatic habitats

   88.     Spawning areas  

   PART 10--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   107.    Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 10  
   108.    Reviewable decision notices  
   108A.   Applications for review  

   PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS

   109.    Delegation  
   110.    Acts and omissions of representatives  
   111.    Criminal liability of officers of corporation  
   112.    Production of licences  
   113.    Guidelines  
   114.    Determination of fees  
   115.    Approved forms  
   116.    Regulation-making power  
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           DICTIONARY
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