Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES REGULATIONS - REG 22

Where an area has been declared to be a quarantine area, a protected area or a restricted area under regulation 21, the Director may:

        (a)     regulate or prohibit all transportation of fish or aquatic life into, within or out of the area;

        (b)     regulate or prohibit the movement into, within or out of the area by people, vehicles, vessels or aircraft;

        (c)     nominate particular species of fish or aquatic life to which the notice applies;

        (d)     where the area has been declared a quarantine area or a restricted area – prohibit the release of water from an aquaculture facility other than with the permission of the Director; and

        (e)     order the treatment or destruction of diseased fish, aquatic life, feed, contaminated equipment, water or other things which, in the opinion of the Director, may transmit disease or an aquatic pest to areas outside the declared area.