FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 64AB Sub-zone orders
FISHERIES ACT 1995 - SECT 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
S. 64AB(1)(c) amended by No. 108/2003 s. 35(1)(a).
(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
S. 64AB(1)(d) inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 35(1)(b).
(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.
S. 64AB(3) amended by No. 68/2016 s. 79.
(3) The Victorian Fisheries Authority 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.
S.
64B
inserted by No. 80/2000 s. 9.