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Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• conservator of flora and fauna
• contravene
• disallowable instrument
• document
• function
• magistrate
• Magistrates Court
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• power
• reviewable decision notice.
"abalone" means blacklip and greenlip abalone and includes all other species of abalone.
"aquaculture" means—
(a) cultivating fish or marine vegetation for harvesting the fish or vegetation or their progeny for sale; or
(b) keeping fish or marine vegetation in a confined area for a commercial purpose;
but does not include—
(c) keeping anything in a pet shop for sale or in an aquarium for exhibition (including an aquarium operated commercially); or
(d) anything done in maintaining a collection of fish or marine vegetation that is not used for a commercial purpose; or
(e) an activity prescribed by the regulations.
"boat" means any kind of vessel, however navigated.
"commercial fishing licence" means a licence mentioned in section 20.
"commercial quantity" of fish of a priority species means the quantity prescribed by regulation as a commercial quantity of the fish.
"conservation officer" means a conservation officer under the Nature Conservation Act 1980.
"conservator" means the conservator of flora and fauna.
"corresponding law" means a law of a State that regulates fisheries.
"environment"—see the Environment Protection Act 1997, dictionary.
"executive officer", of a corporation, means a person, by whatever name called and whether or not the person is a director of the corporation, who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management.
"fin fish" means a marine, estuarine or freshwater fish of the class pisces.
"fish" means marine, estuarine or freshwater fish or other aquatic animal life, or any of their parts, at any stage of their history (whether alive or dead), and includes—
(a) abalone, oysters and other aquatic molluscs; and
(b) crustaceans; and
(c) echinoderms; and
(d) beachworms and other aquatic polychaetes;
but does not include—
(e) reptiles; and
(f) birds; and
(g) amphibians.
"fish dealer" means a person who receives fish, for resale or other commercial use, from a person whom he or she knows or suspects or ought to know or suspect to be a commercial fisher, but does not include a person who receives fish only for the purpose of transporting them on behalf of the owner of the fish.
"fishing closure"—see section 13.
"fishing gear" means equipment, other than a vehicle or boat, used for taking fish.
"fish of a priority species" means—
(a) abalone; and
(b) rock lobster; and
(c) fish of any other species prescribed by regulation as a priority species.
"import and export licence" means a licence mentioned in section 22.
"licence" means any of the following licences issued under section 25:
(a) a commercial fishing licence;
(b) a scientific licence;
(c) an import and export licence;
(d) a priority species licence.
"licensee" means the holder of a licence.
"net" includes anything attached to a net.
"newspaper" means a newspaper published and circulating daily in the ACT.
"noxious fish" means a species of fish declared to be noxious under section 14.
"occupier", of a place, for division 7.1 (Powers for places)—see section 53.
"possession" includes having a thing in the custody of someone else.
"priority species licence" means a licence mentioned in section 22A.
"private waters" means—
(a) waters of a dam, water storage or other water control structure that is not situated on a waterway; and
(b) waters used for aquaculture.
"processing" means break up, can, chill, cook, cut up, freeze, pack, preserve, purge, shell, shuck, skin or otherwise treat or process fish.
"public waters" means all waters other than private waters.
"receive" fish, means receive fish from someone else, whether by purchase or otherwise, for any purpose other than—
(a) personal or domestic consumption; or
(b) transportation.
"register" means the register kept under section 35.
"registered" means registered under this Act.
"reviewable decision", for part 10 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 107.
"rock lobster" means an animal of the genus Jasus.
"scientific licence" means a licence mentioned in section 21.
"sell" includes—
(a) sell by wholesale, retail, auction or tender; and
(b) barter or exchange; and
(c) supply for profit; and
(d) offer for sale, receive for sale or expose for sale; and
(e) consign or deliver for sale; and
(f) have in possession for sale; and
(g) cause or allow anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) to be done.
"species", of fish, includes a subspecies, domesticated forms or hybrids of a species.
"take" means to gather, catch, kill or remove fish from an aquatic habitat.
"vehicle"—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.
"waters" means public waters and private waters.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
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Fisheries Act 2000 A2000-38
notified 20 July 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 29)
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 July 2000 (IA s 10B)
remainder commenced 13 September 2000 (Gaz 2000 No 35)
as amended by
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 155
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 155 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Legislation Amendment Act 2002 A2002-11 pt 2.22
notified LR 27 May 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2002 (LA s 75)
pt 2.22 commenced 28 May 2002 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 A2002-30 pt 3.29
notified LR 16 September 2002
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))
pt 3.29 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2003 A2003-41 sch 3 pt 3.12
notified LR 11 September 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 September 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
amdt 3.266, amdt 3.269 commenced 10 December 2003 (s 2 (3))
sch 3 pt 3.12 remainder commenced 9 October 2003 (s 2 (1))
Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004 A2004-15 sch 1 pt 1.16, sch 2 pt 2.37
notified LR 26 March 2004
s
1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1
pt 1.16, sch 2 pt 2.37 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))
Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005 A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.21
notified LR 27 October 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.21 commenced 24 November 2005 (s 2)
Fisheries Amendment Act 2006 A2006-48
notified LR 28 November 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 29 November 2006 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 A2007-3 sch 3 pt 3.46
notified LR 22 March 2007
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2006 (LA s 75 (2))
sch 3 pt 3.46 commenced 12 April 2007 (s 2 (1))
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.43
notified LR 4 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.43 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)
Commencement
s
2 om R1 LRA
Objects
s
3 am A2007-3 amdt 3.244
Notes
s
4A ins A2005-54 amdt 1.143
Offences against Act—application of
Criminal Code etc
s 4B ins
A2005-54 amdt 1.143
Preparation of fisheries management
plan
s 6 sub A2001-44 amdt
1.1746
Consultation on draft
plan
s 7 sub A2001-44 amdt
1.1746
am A2003-41 amdt
3.260
Consideration of suggestions etc and
revision of draft plan
s 8 sub
A2001-44 amdt 1.1746
Formal changes to draft
plan
s 8A ins A2001-44 amdt
1.1746
Submission of draft plan to
Minister
s 9 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1747
Fisheries management plan disallowable
instrument etc
s 12 am A2001-44
amdt 1.1748, amdt 1.1749
Fishing closures and
declarations
pt 3 hdg sub
A2001-44 amdt 1.1750
Fishing
closures
s 13 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1751, amdt 1.1752
Declaration of noxious
fish
s 14 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1753, amdt 1.1754
Declaration of fish of a prohibited size or
weight
s 15 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1755, amdt 1.1756
Declaration of fish
quantity
s 16 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1757, amdt 1.1758
Declaration of fishing
gear
s 17 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1759, amdt 1.1760
Disallowable
instruments
s 18 om A2001-44 amdt
1.1761
Kinds of
licences
s 19 am A2006-48 s
4
Priority species
licences
s 22A ins A2006-48 s
5
Applications for
licences
s 23 sub A2001-44 amdt
1.1762
am A2003-41 amdt
3.261
Additional information may be
required
s 24 am A2003-41 amdt
3.262
Issue of commercial fishing
licences—relevant
considerations
s 26 am A2002-30
amdt 3.373
Import and export licences—relevant
considerations
s 28 am A2002-30
amdt 3.373; A2006-48 s 6
Issue of priority species
licences—relevant
considerations
s 28A ins A2006-48
s 7
Terms of
licences
s 29 am A2006-48 s
8
Licence
changes
s 31 am A2003-41 amdt
3.262
Surrender of
licences
s 33 am A2003-41 amdt
3.262
Cancellation of
licences
s 34 am A2002-30 amdt
3.373; A2003-41 amdt 3.262
Fish dealers to be
registered
s 37 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.144
Applications for
registration
s 38 sub A2001-44
amdt 1.1763
am A2003-41 amdt
3.263
Suspension of
registration
s 41 am A2003-41
amdt 3.264
Sale of fish by commercial
fishers
s 45 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.145
Commercial fishers, priority species licence
holders and fish dealers to make
records
s 46 hdg sub A2006-48 s
9
s 46 am A2001-44 amdt 1.1764, amdt
1.1765
sub A2005-54 amdt
1.146
am A2006-48 ss 10-12; ss renum
R10 LA
Keeping of records by commercial fishers,
priority species licence holders and fish
dealers
s 47 hdg sub A2006-48 s
13
s 47 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.146
am A2006-48 s 14; ss renum R10
LA
Production of records to conservation
officers
s 48 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.146
Commercial fishers, priority species licence
holders and fish dealers to supply
information
s 49 hdg sub A2006-48
s 15
s 49 am A2003-41 amdt 3.264;
A2005-54 amdt 1.147; A2006-48 ss 16-18; ss renum R10 LA
False records
etc
s 50 om A2004-15 amdt
2.85
Copying and keeping records
etc
s 52 am A2001-44 amdt 1.1766,
amdt 1.1767
Conservation officer's
powers
pt 7 note ins A2002-11
amdt 2.44
Powers on entry for routine inspection of
business premises
s 60 am
A2003-41 amdt 3.265
Powers on entry under a
warrant
s 61 am A2003-41 amdt
3.265; A2005-54 amdt 1.148
Power to require name and
address
s 64 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.149
Power to require gear to be removed from
water
s 65 am A2005-54 amdt
1.150; ss renum A2005-54 amdt 1.151
Obstruction of
investigation
s 70 om A2004-15
amdt 2.85
False or misleading
information
s 71 om A2004-15 amdt
2.85
False or misleading or incomplete
documents
s 72 om A2004-15 amdt
2.85
Legal professional
privilege
s 73 om A2002-11 amdt
2.45
Offences
pt
8 hdg sub A2005-54 amdt 1.152
Unauthorised
activities
div 8.1 hdg sub
A2005-54 amdt 1.152
Taking fish for sale without licence
etc
s 74 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Taking fish contrary to scientific
licence
s 75 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Importing or exporting live fish without
authority
s 76 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Trafficking in commercial quantity of fish
of priority species
s 76A ins
A2006-48 s 19
Taking commercial quantity of fish of
priority species
s 76B ins
A2006-48 s 19
Possessing commercial quantity of fish of a
priority species
s 76C ins
A2006-48 s 19
Possessing fish obtained
illegally
s 77 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Noxious
fish
s 78 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Release of
fish
s 79 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
General
offences
div 8.2 hdg sub A2005-54
amdt 1.152
Fishing closure
offences
s 80 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Prohibited size and weight
offences
s 81 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Quantity of fish
offences
s 82 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Beheading or filleting
fish
s 83 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Use of live fin fish as bait
etc
s 84 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Offences in relation to fishing
gear
div 8.3 hdg sub A2005-54
amdt 1.152
Use of fishing gear
generally
s 85 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Non-permitted fishing
gear
s 86 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Use and possession of commercial fishing
gear
s 87 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Protection of aquatic
habitats
div 8.4 hdg sub A2005-54
amdt 1.152
Spawning
areas
s 88 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1768, amdt 1.1769
sub A2005-54
amdt 1.152
Spawning
areas
s 89 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1768, amdt 1.1769
om A2005-54 amdt
1.152
Infringement notices for certain
offences
pt 9 hdg om A2003-41
amdt 3.266
Interpretation
div
9.1 hdg om A2003-41 amdt 3.266
Definitions for pt
9
s 90 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Infringement and reminder
notices
div 9.2 hdg om A2003-41
amdt 3.266
Purpose and effect of div
9.2
s 91 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Service of infringement
notices
s 92 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Contents of infringement
notices
s 93 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Additional information in infringement
notices
s 94 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Time for payment of infringement notice
penalty
s 95 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Extension of time to pay
penalty
s 96 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Effect of payment of infringement notice
penalty
s 97 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Application for withdrawal of infringement
notice
s 98 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Withdrawal of infringement
notice
s 99 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Reminder
notices
s 100 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Contents of reminder
notices
s 101 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Additional information in reminder
notices
s 102 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Disputing
liability
div 9.3 hdg om A2003-41
amdt 3.266
Disputing liability for an infringement
notice offence
s 103 om A2003-41
amdt 3.266
Extension of time to dispute
liability
s 104 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Procedure if liability
disputed
s 105 om A2003-41 amdt
3.266
Miscellaneous
div
9.4 hdg om A2003-41 amdt 3.266
Evidentiary
certificates
s 106 om A2003-41
amdt 3.266
Notification and review of
decisions
pt 10 hdg sub A2008-37
amdt 1.180
Meaning of reviewable
decision—pt 10
s
107 sub A2008-37 amdt 1.180
Reviewable decision
notices
s 108 sub A2008-37 amdt
1.180
Applications for
review
s 108A ins A2008-37 amdt
1.180
Delegation
s
109 sub A2003-41 amdt 3.267
Acts and omissions of
representatives
s 110 sub
A2004-15 amdt 1.18
Production of
licences
s 112 sub A2005-54 amdt
1.153
Guidelines
s
113 sub A2001-44 amdt 1.1770
am
A2006-48 s 20; pars renum R10 LA
Determination of
fees
s 114 sub A2001-44 amdt
1.1770
Approved
forms
s 115 am A2001-44 amdt
1.1771, amdt 1.1772; A2003-41 amdt 3.268
Regulation-making
power
s 116 sub A2001-44 amdt
1.1773
Regulations prescribing infringement notice
penalties
s 117 om A2003-41 amdt
3.269
Repeal
s
118 om R1 LRA
Meaning of commencement day for pt
12
s 119 exp 31 December 2001 (s
120 (3))
Transitional provisions and consequential
amendments
pt 12 hdg om R3
LA
Permits to take fish for scientific
purposes
s 120 exp 31 December
2001 (s 120 (3))
Amendments of Nature Conservation
Act
s 121 om R1
LRA
Amendments of the Nature Conservation Act
1980
sch om R1
LRA
Reviewable
decisions
sch 1 ins A2008-37 amdt
1.181
Dictionary
dict am
A2003-41 amdt 3.270; A2008-37 amdt 1.182, amdt
1.183
def abalone ins
A2006-48 s 21
def commercial
fishing licence ins A2003-41 amdt
3.271
def commercial quantity
ins A2006-48 s 21
def
conservator sub A2003-41 amdt
3.272
def determined
fee om A2001-44 amdt
1.1774
def environment
sub A2007-3 amdt 3.245
def
fish of a priority species ins A2006-48 s
21
def import and export
licence ins A2003-41 amdt
3.273
def licence sub
A2003-41 amdt 3.274
am A2006-48 s
22
def occupier ins
A2003-41 amdt 3.275
def
priority species licence ins A2006-48 s
23
def reviewable
decision ins A2008-37 amdt
1.184
def rock lobster
ins A2006-48 s 23
def
scientific licence ins A2003-41 amdt 3.276
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
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Effective |
Last amendment made by |
Republication for |
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R1 |
30 Sept
2000– |
not amended |
new Act |
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R1
(RI) |
30 Sept
2000– |
not amended |
reissue of printed version |
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R2 |
12 Sept
2001– |
A2001-44 |
amendments by A2001-44 |
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R3 |
31 Dec
2001– |
A2001-44 |
commenced expiry |
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R4 |
28 May
2002– |
A2002-11 |
amendments by A2002-11 |
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R5 |
17 Sept
2002– |
A2002-30 |
amendments by A2002-30 |
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R6 |
9 Oct
2003– |
A2003-41 |
amendments by A2003-41 |
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R7 |
10 Dec
2003– |
A2003-41 |
amendments by A2003-41 |
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R8 |
9 Apr
2004– |
A2004-15 |
amendments by A2004-15 |
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R9 |
24 Nov
2005– |
A2005-54 |
amendments by A2005-54 |
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R10 |
29 Nov
2006– |
A2006-48 |
amendments by A2006-48 |
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R11 |
12 Apr
2007- |
A2007-3 |
amendments by A2007-3 |
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