Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fisheries Act 1995 - SECT 64AB

Sub-zone orders

64AB. Sub-zone orders



(1) The Minister may, by further order published in the Government Gazette-

   (a)  declare that a quota fishery includes a sub-zone; and

   (b)  set the portion of the total allowable catch for the quota fishery
        that applies in respect of a specified sub-zone; and

   (c)  determine the method for allocating that portion of the total
        allowable catch to the holders of access licences issued in respect of
        the quota fishery; and

   (d)  declare that individual quota units in respect of a sub-zone may only
        be transferred to a licence holder holding a licence in respect of the
        same sub-zone;

(2) The Minister may revoke or amend an order under subsection (1) at any time
by an order published in the Government Gazette.

(3) The Secretary must give the holder of an access licence in a quota fishery
a sub-zone notice setting out details of the allocation of the portion of the
total allowable catch in respect of the specified sub-zone that is applicable
to the licence holder as soon as is practicable after a sub-zone order under
this section is published.