Queensland Consolidated Regulations

FISHERIES (SPANNER CRAB) MANAGEMENT PLAN 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      What is the spanner crab fishery
   3.      Application of plan
   4.      Objective of plan and its achievement
   5.      Interpretation

           Part 4--Commercial fishery (managed area A)

           Division 1--General

   13.     Application of pt 4
   14.     Who may take spanner crabs for trade or commerce
   15.     Restrictions on writing 'C2' fishery symbol on licence

           Division 2--How spanner crabs may be taken
           Subdivision 1--General

   16.     Permitted apparatus—dillies
   17.     Dillies—permitted number
           Subdivision 2--Requirements for dillies
   18.     Frame area
   19.     Net
   20.     Identification of dillies

           Division 3--Annual quota

   21.     Annual quota
   22.     Period for each annual quota

           Division 4--ITQs
           Subdivision 1--General

   23.     Issue of ITQ units
   24.     No ITQ units to be issued after 1 June 1999
   25.     ITQ units must be whole amounts
   27.     Meaning of entitlement of ITQ unit holder
   28.     When entitlement is used for a quota year
   28A.    Particular notice is evidence of unused entitlement
   29.     No carrying forward of unused entitlement
   30.     ITQ certificates
   30A.    Evidentiary provision for ITQ certificate
           Subdivision 2--Applications to register ITQ transfers
   31.     ITQ certificate changes required
           Subdivision 3--Entitlement of transferee under transferred ITQ units
   39.     Entitlement

           Division 5--Carrier boats

   40.     No more carrier boat licences
   41.     Person in control must identify spanner crabs

           Division 6--Miscellaneous

   42.     Use of primary boats
   43.     Use of tender boats
   44.     Permitted distance for an assistant fisher to be under direction

           Part 5--Commercial fishery (managed area B)

           Division 1--General

   45.     Application of pt 5
   46.     Who may take spanner crabs for trade or commerce
   47.     Restriction on writing 'C3' fishery symbol on licence

           Division 2--How spanner crabs may be taken
           Subdivision 1--General

   48.     Permitted apparatus—dillies
   49.     Dillies—permitted number
           Subdivision 2--Requirements for dillies
   50.     Frame area
   51.     Net
   52.     Identification of dillies

           Division 3--Daily quota

   53.     Daily quota
   54.     Prohibition
   55.     Exemption

           Division 4--Carrying spanner crabs
           Subdivision 1--Carrier boat licences

   56.     Restrictions on issuing
           Subdivision 3--How spanner crabs may be carried
   60.     Requirements for carrying
   61.     Person in control must identify spanner crabs

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   62.     Where spanner crabs may be brought ashore
   63.     Requirements for entering and leaving managed area B
   64.     Use of primary boats
   65.     Use of tender boats
   66.     Permitted distance for an assistant fisher to be under direction

           Part 9--Miscellaneous

   82.     Taking spanner crabs in more than 1 managed area
   83.     Buyer licences—conditions
   84.     Serious fisheries offences
   85.     Criteria for suspending certain authorities—convictions

           Part 10--Savings and transitional

           Division 1--Issue of ITQ units
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   87.     Definitions for div 1
           Subdivision 2--Issue of ITQ units
   88.     Chief executive must issue ITQ units
   89.     When ITQ units take effect
           Subdivision 3--Working out amount of ITQ units to be issued
   90.     Amount to be issued
   91.     Formula for amount
           Subdivision 4--Fixing reported catch
   92.     Purpose of sdiv 4
   93.     Logbook returns that must be used
   94.     Adjustment for transfers from 1990 to 21 January 1994
   95.     No adjustment for area or seasonal abundance

           Division 2--Provisions that commence on 1 June 1999

   96.     Fishery symbols (other than a 'C3' fishery symbol)
   97.     Approvals for fishery symbol (other than for a 'C3' fishery symbol)
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   99.     Approval for 'C3' fishery symbol
   100.    Existing carrier boat licences
           SCHEDULE 3 DICTIONARY
           Endnotes