FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 5
FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 5
5 . WA waters
In this Act, a
reference to WA waters —
(a) is a
reference to all waters within the limits of the State; and
(b)
except for purposes relating to a fishery that is to be managed in accordance
with the law of the Commonwealth under an arrangement under Part 3 and except
for purposes specified in paragraph (d), is a reference to any waters not
within the limits of the State that are on the landward side of waters
adjacent to the State that are within the Australian fishing zone; and
(c) for
purposes relating to a fishery that is to be managed in accordance with the
law of the State under an arrangement under Part 3, is a reference to any
waters to which the legislative powers of the State extend, with respect to
that fishery, whether under section 5 of the Coastal Waters (State Powers)
Act 1980 of the Commonwealth or otherwise; and
(d) for
purposes relating to recreational fishing, within the meaning of the
Commonwealth Act, other than recreational fishing —
(i)
carried on by the use of a foreign boat; or
(ii)
prohibited or regulated by a plan of management
determined under section 17 of the Commonwealth Act,
is a reference to any
waters to which the legislative powers of the State extend with respect to
such fishing.