Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TORRES STRAIT FISHERIES REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 2

         (1)   In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

1 year licence means a licence the specified expiry date of which is in the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which the licence comes into force.

5 year licence means a licence other than a 1 year licence.

"licensing authority" means the Minister or the Protected Zone Joint Authority and includes, in relation to the exercise of a power or the performance of a function that has been delegated by the Minister or the Protected Zone Joint Authority to a person under subsection 9 (1) or subsection 38 (1) of the Act, as the case may be, that person.

"Protected Zone Joint Authority" has the same meaning as in Part V of the Act.

"the Act means the Torres Strait" Fisheries Act 1984 .

         (2)    The origin of geographical coordinates used in these regulations is the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66).