New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 209B

209B Urgent declarations by Minister

(1) In the case of an emergency, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare any specified species of fish or marine vegetation to be noxious fish or noxious marine vegetation for the purposes of this Act.

(2) An order made by the Minister under this section may:

(a) limit the declaration to fish or marine vegetation located in any specified waters, and

(b) declare that specified provisions of this Division do not apply in respect of the relevant species of fish or marine vegetation or apply only in the circumstances specified in the declaration.

(3) An order has effect according to its terms and remains in force (unless sooner revoked by another order) for the period, not exceeding 6 months, specified in the order.