Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fisheries Act 1995 - SECT 19

Arrangement for management of certain fisheries

19. Arrangement for management of certain fisheries



(1) The State may, in accordance with section 74 of the Commonwealth Act, make
an arrangement referred to in section 71 or 72 of that Act for the management
of a particular fishery.

(1A) An arrangement may be varied as provided for in section 74A of the
Commonwealth Act.



(2) An arrangement may be terminated as provided by section 75 of the
Commonwealth Act.



(3) After an arrangement has been made but before the arrangement takes
effect-

   (a)  licences, permits and other instruments may be granted, issued,
        renewed, made or executed; and

   (b)  regulations and fisheries notices may be made-

for the purpose of providing for the operation of this Act as affected by the
arrangement in all respects as if the arrangement had taken effect but such a
licence, permit, instrument, regulation or fisheries notice does not have
effect before the arrangement takes effect.

(3A) After an arrangement has been varied in accordance with the Commonwealth
Act but before the variation takes effect-

   (a)  licences, permits and other instruments may be granted, issued,
        renewed, made or executed; and





   (b)  regulations and fisheries notices may be made-

for the purpose of providing for the operation of this Act as affected by the
variation of the arrangement in all respects as if the variation of the
arrangement had taken effect.

(3B) A licence, permit, instrument, regulation or fisheries notice under
subsection (3A) does not have effect before the variation of the arrangement
takes effect.

(3C) On the variation of an arrangement-

   (a)  each licence, permit and other instrument granted, issued, renewed,
        made or executed under this Act, that is in force immediately before
        the commencement of the variation; and

   (b)  any fisheries notice made under this Act, that is in force immediately
        before the commencement of the variation-

ceases to have effect, to the extent that it is inconsistent with the
arrangement as varied.

(4) On the termination of an arrangement, licences, permits and other
instruments granted, issued, renewed, made or executed and regulations and
fisheries notices made for the purpose of providing for the operation of
this Act as affected by the arrangement cease to have effect.

(5) After notice of termination of an arrangement has been given pursuant to
the Commonwealth Act but before the termination takes effect-

   (a)  licences, permits and other instruments may be granted, issued,
        renewed, made or executed; and



   (b)  regulations and fisheries notices may be made-

for the purpose of providing for the operation of this Act as affected by the
termination of the arrangement in all respects as if the arrangement had been
terminated.

(6) A licence, permit, instrument, regulation or fisheries notice under
subsection (5) does not have effect before the termination of the arrangement
takes effect.