Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Amendment Act 2009

 

Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Amendment Act 2009

CONTENTS

1.           Short title                                                                         2

2.           Commencement                                                               2

3.           Act amended                                                                   2

4.           Section 3 amended                                                           2

5.           Section 8 amended                                                           2

6.           Section 9 amended                                                           4

7.           Section 10B amended                                                       4

8.           Section 14B amended                                                       4

9.           Section 14D amended                                                       5

10.         Section 14E amended                                                       6

11.         Schedule 1 amended                                                         6

 

Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Amendment Act 2009

No. 38 of 2009

An Act to amend the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987.

 

[Assented to 3 December 2009]

 

 

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

 

1.           Short title

             This is the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Amendment Act 2009.

2.           Commencement

             This Act comes into operation as follows —

                 (a)    sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

                 (b)    the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.

3.           Act amended

             This Act amends the Fisheries Adjustment Schemes Act 1987.

4.           Section 3 amended

             After section 3(3) insert:

 

    (4)    In subsection (3) —

    reducing, in relation to a number, amount or quantity, includes reducing the number, amount or quantity to zero.

 

5.           Section 8 amended

     (1)    In section 8(1) delete “every holder” and insert:

 

             the holder

 

     (2)    After section 8(1) insert:

 

 (2A)    Without limiting the Interpretation Act 1984 section 45, regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) in relation to a voluntary fisheries adjustment scheme may provide —

    (a)    that different fees are payable by different holders of authorisations;

    (b)    that specified holders of authorisations are not liable to pay fees.

 

     (3)    In section 8(3):

                 (a)    delete “each authorisation” and insert:

 

                         an authorisation

 

                 (b)    after “reference to” insert:

 

                         the entitlement under an authorisation, including

 

     (4)    After section 8(3) insert:

 

(3AA)   Without limiting subsection (3), fees may be fixed under this section for the purposes of a fisheries adjustment scheme that will allow recovery of expenditure that has been or is to be incurred in —

    (a)    the payment of interest and other outgoings associated with amounts borrowed under section 7 for the purposes of the scheme; and

    (b)    the administration of the scheme.

 

     (5)    In section 8(3a) delete “has not paid any fee referred to in subsection (1)” and insert:

 

            is liable to pay any fee referred to in subsection (1) and has not paid the fee

 

6.           Section 9 amended

             In section 9:

                 (a)    in paragraph (b) delete “applies; and” and insert:

 

             applies and have paid fees under section 8 in respect of those authorisations; and

 

                 (b)    after each of paragraphs (a) and (aa) insert:

 

                         and

 

7.           Section 10B amended

             In section 10B(2):

                 (a)    in paragraph (a) delete “scheme;” and insert:

 

             scheme, including, if applicable, the objective of enabling the surrender of all the authorisations relating to the fishery or fisheries; and

 

                 (b)    after paragraph (b) insert:

 

                         and

 

8.           Section 14B amended

             In section 14B(3):

                 (a)    in paragraph (a) delete “scheme;” and insert:

 

             scheme, including, if applicable, the objective of cancelling all the authorisations relating to the fishery or fisheries; and

 

                 (b)    in paragraph (e) before “specify” insert:

 

             if not all the authorisations relating to the fishery or fisheries are to be cancelled,

 

                 (c)    after each of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) insert:

 

                         and

 

9.           Section 14D amended

             In section 14D(2):

                 (a)    in paragraph (a) delete “scheme;” and insert:

 

             scheme, including, if applicable, the objective of cancelling all the authorisations relating to the fishery or fisheries; and

 

                 (b)    in paragraphs (d) and (e) after “if” insert:

 

             not all the authorisations relating to the fishery or fisheries are to be cancelled and

 

                 (c)    after each of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) insert:

 

                         and

 

10.         Section 14E amended

             Before section 14E(1) insert:

 

 (1A)    This section does not apply to a scheme under which all the authorisations relating to the fishery or fisheries are to be cancelled.

 

11.         Schedule 1 amended

             In Schedule 1 clause 5 delete “telegram or telex” and insert:

 

            telegram, telex, facsimile transmission, email or other similar means

 

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