FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 258

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 258

258 .         Regulations, miscellaneous subjects for

        (1)         The regulations may do any of the following —

            (a)         prohibit or regulate the possession, unloading, transport, consignment, handling, labelling, delivery, receival, storage, packaging, purchase or sale of fish;

            (ba)         regulate customary fishing;

            (b)         regulate recreational fishing;

            (c)         prohibit or regulate recreational fishing on or from fishing boats, boats used for aquaculture or boats used for aquatic eco-tourism or fishing tours;

            (d)         determine the priority between persons engaged in fishing in the same area;

            (ea)         provide for methods of deciding to whom authorisations will be granted if the number of available authorisations is less than the number of appropriate applicants for those authorisations, including by way of public auction, public tender, ballot and lottery;

            (eb)         provide for the reseeding of fish stocks or the release of fish for the purpose of restoring or improving fish stocks;

            (ec)         provide for the labelling or other identification of fish that is the product of aquaculture;

            (ed)         prohibit or regulate aquaculture that has, or is likely to have, an incidental impact on aquatic fauna or flora;

            (ee)         apply, adopt or incorporate a provision of any code of practice, standard or other document relating to aquaculture —

                  (i)         with or without modifications; or

                  (ii)         as in force at a particular time or from time to time;

            (e)         prohibit or regulate the possession or consignment of —

                  (i)         flesh or parts only of any fish of a specified class; or

                  (ii)         any fish of a specified class if the fish has been mutilated or disfigured;

            (f)         provide for and regulate the identification of fish by tagging, marking or other specified means;

            (g)         prescribe measures to prevent the unnecessary destruction and wastage of fish;

            (h)         provide for the control of any species of fish not endemic to the State, or a particular area of the State, and in particular may —

                  (i)         prohibit or regulate the breeding, keeping or release of such fish;

                  (ii)         prohibit or regulate the bringing of such fish into the State or into a particular area of the State;

                  (iii)         require persons in specified circumstances to notify the CEO of the occurrence of such fish;

            (ia)         prescribe measures for the control, recapture and eradication of exotic fish;

            (ib)         prohibit or regulate the entry into or movement or use within, or direct the removal from, WA waters or an area of WA waters of boats or equipment on or attached to boats for the purpose of —

                  (i)         preventing organisms, as defined in section 177B, that pose or are likely to pose a threat to fish or other aquatic resources or to their habitats from entering WA waters or an area of WA waters; or

                  (ii)         preventing or controlling the spread of such organisms in WA waters or an area of WA waters; or

                  (iii)         eradicating or removing such organisms from WA waters or an area of WA waters;

                  (i)         prescribe measures for the control, recapture and eradication of noxious fish;

            (j)         prohibit or regulate the bringing into the State, or the export from the State, of any fish (whether processed or unprocessed);

            (k)         provide for the control of disease in fish or pearl oysters, and for that purpose may —

                  (i)         prescribe measures for the prevention or control of disease in fish or pearl oysters;

                  (ii)         require persons in specified circumstances to notify the CEO of the occurrence of any disease, or symptoms of disease, in fish or pearl oysters;

                  (iii)         prohibit or regulate the possession of fish or pearl oysters that may be affected by disease;

                  (iv)         require the destruction of fish affected by disease and any receptacle or container containing such fish or pearl oysters;

                  (v)         provide for the recovery of the cost of any measure for the prevention or control of disease in fish or pearl oysters;

            (la)         provide for the protection from, or the minimisation of incidental harm from, fishing activities of aquatic fauna or aquatic habitats, including by prohibiting or regulating specified fishing activities;

            (l)         regulate the use of any type of fishing gear or the use of any method of fishing;

            (m)         provide for the registration or identification of fishing gear;

            (n)         require specified gear or equipment to be installed in or carried on boats used for fishing, aquaculture, fishing tours or aquatic eco-tourism and require the gear or equipment to be used in a specified way;

            (o)         prohibit or regulate the possession or carriage on any boat of any specified type of fishing or aquaculture gear or gear or equipment used in connection with fishing tours or aquatic eco-tourism;

            (p)         prohibit or regulate the possession by any person in or on any waters or land adjacent to any waters of any specified type of fishing or aquaculture gear or gear or equipment used in connection with fishing tours or aquatic eco-tourism;

            (q)         prohibit or regulate the carrying of any firearm, explosive or noxious substance on any boat;

            (r)         prohibit or regulate the use of fish aggregating devices;

            (s)         require or regulate the marking and labelling of packages, receptacles or containers containing or used for holding fish (whether for storage, transport or otherwise) and regulate the dimensions of such packages, receptacles or containers;

            (t)         prohibit or regulate activities that interfere with, or obstruct, fishing or aquaculture;

            (u)         prohibit the deposit of any refuse or waste in any waters;

            (ua)         prohibit or regulate any other activity that might pollute any waters;

                  (v)         prohibit the use of any type of packaging, container or receptacle on a boat or regulate the disposal of any rubbish or material from a boat;

            (va)         prescribe measures to —

                  (i)         prevent cruelty to fish; and

                  (ii)         provide for the welfare, safety and health of fish;

            (vb)         provide for the adoption of codes of practice relating to the use, care, welfare, safety or health of fish either —

                  (i)         as modified by the regulations; or

                  (ii)         as they exist at a particular date; or

                  (iii)         as they are amended from time to time;

            (w)         regulate aquatic eco-tourism and other activities that might disturb fish;

            (wa)         regulate fishing tours provided for a commercial purpose, and the persons engaged or employed in providing such tours;

            (wb)         prohibit or regulate the possession of fish in, and the removal of fish from, designated areas (whether the fish was taken or otherwise obtained in those areas or elsewhere) and provide for the management of fishing and related activities in those areas;

                  (x)         regulate the taking of fish for scientific purposes;

            (y)         prohibit the taking of fish for genetic or chemical extraction or analysis unless a permit is obtained from the CEO;

            (z)         provide for the naming of fish and prohibit the sale of fish except under specified names;

            (zaa)         regulate the exchange of information for law enforcement purposes between departments or other agencies of the State and departments or other agencies of the Commonwealth, other States or Territories;

            (za)         require persons who are authorised to engage in fishing or the storage, transport, sale or purchase of fish to —

                  (i)         keep specified records; and

                  (ii)         submit or lodge specified returns at specified times;

            (zb)         prohibit a person from making an entry or statement that is false or misleading in a material particular in a record or return required to be kept or submitted or lodged under the regulations;

            (zc)         prescribe fees and charges for the purposes of this Act, including fees and charges payable in respect of —

                  (i)         applications, other than an application to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review; and

                  (ii)         the issue of authorisations; and

                  (iii)         the provision of any service or information;

            (zd)         allow the payment of any fee or charge to be made by instalments, and provide for the payment of a surcharge if the payment of any fee or charge is made by instalments.

        (2)         A fee prescribed under subsection (1)(zc)(ii) may include one or more of the following —

            (a)         an amount in respect of the extent or value of any authority conferred by an authorisation;

            (b)         an amount in connection with any purpose referred to in section 238(5) or 239(4) that is relevant to an authorisation;

            (c)         if the fee is for the issue of an aquaculture licence — an amount in respect of the area to which the licence relates;

            (d)         an amount in respect of the costs of administering this Act.

        (3)         To the extent that the regulations prescribe under subsection (1)(zc)(ii) a fee that includes an amount referred to in subsection (2) that is a tax, the regulations may impose the tax.

        [Section 258 amended: No. 41 of 2000 s. 11; No. 2 of 2002 s. 23; No. 33 of 2002 s. 96(3); No. 55 of 2004 s. 393; No. 28 of 2006 s. 236(1); No. 21 of 2011 s. 5; No. 22 of 2011 s. 5; No. 43 of 2011 s. 74.]