Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   2A.     Objects  
   3.      Repeals  
   4.      Interpretation  

   PART II--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--General administration

   5.      Director of Fisheries  
   6.      Delegation  
   7.      Fisheries Officers  
   8.      Identity cards  
   9.      Registers  
   9A.     Registration of third party interests  

           Division 2--Licensing

   10.     Taking, &c., fish, &c., without licence  
   11.     Licences  
   11A.    Review by Director  
   12.     Expiry and renewals  
   12A.    Temporary transfer of licence  
   12B.    Permanent transfer of licence  
   13.     Activities under licence or permit to be supervised  
   13A.    Licensee to exercise direct control  
   13B.    Temporary transferee to exercise direct control  
   13C.    Nominated person to exercise direct control  
   13D.    Short term operator to exercise direct control  
   13E.    Defence, &c., in relation to direct control offences  
   14.     Nominated persons  
   14A.    Short term operators  
   14B.    Licence not personal property  

           Division 3--Permits

   15.     Releasing fish, &c., or polluting waters, &c., without permit  
   16.     Permits  
   17.     Special permits  

           Division 4--Registration of vessels

   18.     Registration of fishing vessels  
   19.     Tenders  

           Division 5--Cancellation or suspension of licence or registration

   20.     Cancellation or suspension of licence or registration  

   PART III--FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANS

   21.     Purposes of Part  
   22.     Management areas and managed fisheries  
   23.     Management plans  
   24.     Fisheries management advisory committees  
   25.     Procedure in relation to plans  
   25A.    Amendments to plans  
   26.     Minister may make emergency amendments to plan  
   27.     Management plans enforceable as regulations  

   PART IV--CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Powers of Minister

   28.     General power of Minister  
   29.     Minister may impose emergency restrictions  

           Division 2--Powers of Fisheries Officers

   30.     Fisheries Officer may question and examine  
   31.     Search  
   32.     General matters relating to powers of Fisheries Officers  
   33.     Powers of seizure  

           Division 3--Records and returns

   34.     Records and returns  
   34A.    Movement of fish without proper documents prohibited  
   35.     Neglect or refusal to supply particulars, and improper divulging of information  
   36.     Confidentiality  

           Division 4--Offences and penalties

   37.     General offences and penalties  
   37A.    Infringement offences and notices  
   37B.    Withdrawal of infringement notice  
   38.     Regulatory offences  
   39.     Obstructing Fisheries Officers  
   40.     Liability of owner and person in control of vessel  
   41.     Falsely identifying fish, &c., for sale  
   42.     Buying, selling, or possessing fish, &c.  
   43.     Offences relating to aquaculture  
   43A.    Limitation of time for complaints  
   44.     Averments and evidence  
   45.     Liability of directors, managers, and licensees  
   46.     Forfeiture of property on finding of guilt  

           Division 5--Regulations

   47.     Regulations  
   48.     Special Regulations relating to aquaculture  
   49.     Certain notices to have status of regulations  

   PART V--MISCELLANEOUS

   50.     Review of decisions of Director  
   51.     Fishing Industry Research and Development Fund  
   52.     Fishing Industry Research and Development Fund advisory committee  
   53.     Aboriginals  
   54.     Research and development of fisheries  
   55.     Crown land leases for aquaculture  
   56.     Conversion factors for greenweight of fish  
   57.     Service  

   PART VI--FISHERIES ARRANGEMENTS

           Division 1--Joint Authorities

   58.     Powers and functions of Minister  
   59.     Judicial notice  
   60.     Functions of Joint Authority  
   61.     Delegation  
   62.     Procedure of Joint Authority  
   63.     Report of Joint Authority  

           Division 2--Arrangements with respect to the management of fisheries

   64.     Arrangements for management of fisheries  
   65.     Application of this Act to fisheries in accordance with arrangements  
   66.     Functions and powers, &c., of Joint Authority  
   67.     Joint Authority to exercise certain powers instead of Director  
   68.     Application of provisions relating to offences  
   69.     Presumption relating to certain statements  
   70.     Regulations and notices  

   PART VII--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL

   71.     Savings and transitional  
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