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
   12C.    [Repealed]
   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

           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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           SCHEDULE 2