FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 24

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 24

24 .         Joint Authority, functions of

        (1)         If, in respect of a fishery, an arrangement is in force under which a Joint Authority has the management of the fishery and the fishery is to be managed in accordance with the law of the State (whether or not also in accordance with some other law), the Joint Authority has the functions of —

            (a)         keeping constantly under consideration the condition of the fishery; and

            (b)         formulating policies and plans for the good management of the fishery; and

            (c)         for the purposes of the management of the fishery —

                  (i)         exercising the powers conferred on it by this Act; and

                  (ii)         co-operating and consulting with other authorities (including other Joint Authorities within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act) in matters of common concern.

        (2)         A Joint Authority is to pursue the following objectives in the performance of its functions under subsection (1) —

            (a)         ensuring, through proper conservation, preservation and fisheries management measures, that fish resources are not endangered by over-exploitation; and

            (b)         achieving the optimum utilization of those resources; and

            (c)         generally acting consistently with, and in furtherance of, the objects of this Act.

        [Section 24 amended: No. 37 of 2009 s. 7.]