Fish Resources Management Amendment Act 2000

 

Fish Resources Management Amendment Act 2000

CONTENTS

1.           Short title                                                                         1

2.           Commencement                                                               2

3.           The Act amended                                                             2

4.           Section 3 amended                                                           2

5.           Section 4 amended                                                           2

6.           Section 33 amended                                                          2

7.           Section 191 amended                                                        3

8.           Section 202A inserted                                                       3

202A.       Liability of person in charge of a fishing tour      3

9.           Section 239 amended                                                        4

10.         Section 257 amended                                                        5

11.         Section 258 amended                                                        5

 

 

Fish Resources Management Amendment Act 2000

No. 41 of 2000

An Act to amend the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.

 

[Assented to 2 November 2000]

 

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

 

1.           Short title

             This Act may be cited as the Fish Resources Management Amendment Act 2000.

2.           Commencement

             This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.

3.           The Act amended

             The amendments in this Act are to the Fish Resources Management Act 1994*.

              [* Act No. 53 of 1994.

                 For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, pp. 95-6.]

4.           Section 3 amended

             Section 3(2)(c) is amended by deleting “and aquatic eco‑tourism” and inserting instead —

             “ , aquatic eco-tourism and other tourism reliant on fishing ”.

5.           Section 4 amended

             Section 4(1) is amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical position the following definition —

“

    “fishing tour” means a tour a central purpose of which is to provide an opportunity for recreational fishing and may include the provision of fishing guidance, fishing gear, accommodation or transport;

”.

6.           Section 33 amended

             Section 33(2) is amended as follows:

                 (a)    by deleting “14” and inserting instead —

                         “ 15 ”;

                 (b)    after paragraph (c) by inserting —

“

   (ca)    one is to be a person appointed by the Minister who in the Minister’s opinion represents interests involved in fishing tours, aquatic eco‑tourism and charter boats used for recreational fishing;

”.

7.           Section 191 amended

             Section 191(1)(r)(ii) is amended by inserting after “aquaculture” —

             “ , fishing tours ”.

8.           Section 202A inserted

             After section 202 the following section is inserted —

“

202A.    Liability of person in charge of a fishing tour

    (1)    If a person (in this section referred to as “the principal offender”) commits an offence against this Act while taking part in a fishing tour, the person in charge of the fishing tour is taken to have committed the same offence.

    (2)    It is a defence in proceedings against a person in charge of a fishing tour for an offence against this Act (by the application of subsection (1)) for that person to prove that —

    (a)    he or she issued proper instructions and took reasonable precautions to ensure compliance with this Act;

    (b)    the offence was committed by the principal offender without the knowledge of the person in charge of the fishing tour; and

    (c)    he or she could not by the exercise of reasonable diligence have prevented the commission of the offence.

    (3)    A person in charge of a fishing tour may be proceeded against and convicted of an offence against this Act by virtue of subsection (1) whether or not the principal offender has been proceeded against and convicted of the offence.

    (4)    In this section —

    “fishing tour” means a fishing tour provided by a person who holds a licence under section 257(1)(g);

    “person in charge of a fishing tour” means the natural person in charge of the day to day operation of the tour, who is not necessarily the person who holds the relevant licence under section 257(1)(g).

”.

9.           Section 239 amended

             After section 239(3)(a)(iii) the following subparagraphs are inserted —

“

    (iv)    licences for charter boats used for recreational fishing; and

    (v)    licences for persons engaged in aquatic eco-tourism, or the provision of fishing tours;

”.

 

10.         Section 257 amended

             Section 257(1)(g) is amended by inserting after “eco‑tourism” —

             “ or the provision of fishing tours ”.

11.         Section 258 amended

     (1)    Section 258(c) is amended by deleting “charter boats used for aquatic eco-tourism” and inserting instead —

             “ boats used for aquatic eco-tourism or fishing tours ”.

     (2)    Section 258(n) is amended by inserting after “aquaculture” —

             “ , fishing tours ”.

     (3)    Section 258(o) is amended by inserting after “aquaculture” —

             “ , fishing tours ”.

     (4)    Section 258(p) is amended by inserting after “aquaculture” —

             “ , fishing tours ”.

     (5)    After section 258(w) the following paragraph is inserted —

“

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

”.

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