Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 24

24 .         Functions of Joint Authority

        (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, the Joint Authority has the functions of —

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

            (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.