FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 186
Reciprocal powers
FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 186
Reciprocal powers
186 Reciprocal powers
(1) This section has effect in relation to another State if— (a) the
Minister has entered into an agreement under section 185 with a Minister of
the other State; and (b) a law of the other State contains a provision
corresponding, or substantially corresponding, to this section. (2) To the
extent envisaged by the agreement— (a) an inspector may, in Queensland or
the other State, exercise a power in relation to a fisheries matter that is
conferred on— (i) inspectors under this Act; or (ii) interstate officers
under a law of the other State; and (b) an interstate officer may, in
Queensland or the other State, exercise a power in relation to a
fisheries matter that is conferred on— (i) interstate officers under a law
of the other State; or (ii) inspectors under this Act. (3) Anything done or
omitted to be done by an inspector under subsection (2) (a) is taken to have
been done under this Act as well as under the law of the other State. (4) A
regulation may make provision for the exercise of a power under this section.
(5) In this section—
"fisheries matter" means fishing , fisheries resources or fish habitat.
"interstate officer" means a person who holds a position, however called,
equivalent to an inspector under a law of the other State.
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